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Thread #113189   Message #2402907
Posted By: GUEST,doc.tom
01-Aug-08 - 05:15 AM
Thread Name: John Short's shanties come home
Subject: John Short's shanties come home
John Short - a.k.a. Yankee Jack was the shantyman who gave C# nearly sixty shanties - many in rare versions - and he was the sole source for Rosabella! He came from Watchet, in Somerset, and on 17th August Tom & Barbara Brown are presenting an evening all about John Short, his life history and his shanties, called SHORT, SHARP SHANTIES, actually in the Boat Museum at Watchet. Now that's what I call bringing it all back home! Admission free - but donations to the Boat Museum.