Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011

Subject: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 06:44 AM

After the resounding success of the inaugural Easter Maritime Festival in Ellesmere Port, the focus of attention moves across the water to the other bank of the Mersey. Despite the cancellation of the Liverpool Boat Show there will still be a Shanty Festival in Liverpool over two weekends according to the Bitter End website.

There will be a daily schedule of performances from 11am to 6pm in and around the Albert Dock on 29 & 30 April, and 1 & 2 May, and again on 7 & 8 May. The line-up apparently includes Armstrong's Patent, Staten Island Ferrymen (Hughie Jones and Trans-Atlantic friends), The Boat Band, Kimber's Men, The Young Un's, Monkey's Orphan, Richard Grainger and the Steel River Band, Portsmouth Shanty Men, Liverpool Packet, Four 'n' Aft, Trim Rig & a Doxy, The Liverpool Shanty Kings, Three Sheets to the Wind, Monkey's Fist and The Liverpool Crew.

There should also be evening singarounds at the Baltic Fleet.

It sounds very promising, and I hope to get to some of the events. I hope Derek and Julia can be persuaded to supply more of the sunshine they laid on in Ellesmere Port!

Matthew

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 07:08 AM

Excellent line up. Sorry to miss this but will be at Upton.

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 07:58 AM

Coming right up this weekend, I see. Bit of a stretch to get there from Maine but I'd love to hear what happened.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 04:02 PM

It's all a bit confusing. It mentions the Shanty Festival on both weekends but doesnt say who's on what weekend or whether everyone is on both weekends if you see what I mean. I shall ask around! Lots of activities either way.

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 04:21 PM

I have visited the sites of several of the listed artists and can only see them being booked for the first of the 2 weekends-how odd!

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 05:48 PM

As I haven't seen much publicity for this event I was hoping that this thread might prompt one of the organisers to give a bit more information about who is appearing when and where. I'm quite happy to just turn up and listen to whoever is performing on the day as I live nearby anyway, but I would like to catch the Young Uns and the Boat Band if at all possible.

Matthew

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: GUEST,blowz sans cookie
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 05:59 PM

Matthew - you are assuming that the organisers are Mudcat visitors / perusers / contributors and I don't think that they are.

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 06:08 PM

You're quite right Blowz; it was a big assumption on my part but usually I find that by posting here I can sometimes attract the attention of somebody who can get in touch with somebody who knows somebody else who knows something and maybe they'll get back to me sometime!

Matthew

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 06:09 PM

No but lots of the artists visit Mudcat so there is a vague hope that a contact can be made I suppose.

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: GUEST,Doxy
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 02:14 PM

Hi All,
Derek is on his knees again praying for the sun. Bernie Davis is organising this event.
We only have program for 30/04/11 and 01/05/11 but what we have is:-

Floating Stage 50 minute spots from 11am to 5.30pm running order Four n Aft, Staten Island Ferrymen, Monkey's Orphan, Liverpool Community Choir, Three Sheets to the Wind, Liverpool Community Choir, Armstrongs Patent, Staten Island Ferrymen.

Museum LB1 40 min spots.
12.30 Trim Rig and a Doxy
14.00 Staten Island Ferrymen
15.30 Four n Aft

Inland Waterways Marquee
12.00 Armstrongs Patent
16.00 Trim Rig and a Doxy

Zebu
12.00 Armstrongs Patent
13.30 Bernie Davies and Armstrongs Patent
15.30 Bernie Davis and Monkey's Orphan

Kerne
14.30 Trim Rig and a Doxy

Anchor Court
11.30 Monkey's Orphan
13.00 Four n Aft
16.00 Three Sheets to the Wind

Here you go folks. Can anyone who is on after these dates please post the program ?

As you can see Trim and I willbe there and we have a couple of lonely spots so all who wish to come and support us will be most welcome,

Cheers
Doxy

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 07:28 PM

Well done Julia x

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: plastic cod'ead
Date: 28 Apr 11 - 06:58 AM

Here's sunday 1st

Floating stage

11am Richard Grainger & Steel River Band
11.50 - Armstrongs Patent
12.40 - Staten Island Ferrymen
1.30 - Kimbers Men
2.20 - Staten Island Ferrymen
3.10 - Trim Rig & a Doxy
4.00 - the Young'Uns
4.50 - Richard Grainger & SRB

Museum

12.30 - Young'Uns
2 - Richard Grainger &SRB
3.30 - Armstrongs Patent

Inland Waterways Marquee

12.00 Kimbers Men
4.00 - Staten Island Ferrymen

Zebu

12.00 - Trim Rig & a Doxy
1.30 - Bernie Davis & Armstrongs Patent
3.30 - Bernie Davis & Kimbers Men

Kerne
2.30 - Young'Uns

Anchor Court

1.20 - Trim Rig & a Doxy


MONDAY 2ND

Floating Stage

11 - Armstrongs Patent
11.50 - Richard G & SRB
12.40 - Kimbers Men
1.30 - Liverpool Packet
2.20 - Young'Uns
3.10 - Richard G & SRB
4.00 - Armstrongs Patent
4.50 - Staten Island Ferrymen
5.40 - All hands

Museum

12.30 - Young'Uns
3.30 - Kimbers Men

Inland W marquee

12.00 - Staten Island ferrymen
4.00 - Young'Uns

Zebu
12.00 - Liverpool Packet
1.30 - Richard G and SRB
3.30 - Staten Island Ferrymen

Kerne

2.30 - Armstrongs Patent

Anchor Court

11.30 - Kimbers Men
4.00 - Liverpool Packet



sean

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 28 Apr 11 - 08:21 AM

Thanks Sean x

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 28 Apr 11 - 02:24 PM

Thanks a lot to Julia and Sean for the programme details; I can't get there on all of the days, but it should be nice to wander across the water to the Albert Dock area and enjoy some good performances.

Matthew

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Ross Campbell
Date: 29 Apr 11 - 10:41 PM

If I don't get there till late, I'll try the Baltic Fleet.
Ross

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 30 Apr 11 - 03:06 AM

I saw some of the Shanty Festival yesterday morning while over in Liverpool, and enjoyed a visit to the Chantey Cabin, but didn't notice whether any copies of Plastic Cod'eads were on sale. Hope the weather stays sunny.

Anyway, courtesy of Liverpool City Council, here is the programme for the second weekend:-

Saturday May 7th

Floating Stage
1100 Monkey's Fist
1150 Liverpool Shanty Kings
1240 The Boat Band
1330 Portsmouth Shanty Men
1420 The Liverpool Crew
1510 Hughie Jones
1600 Portsmouth Shanty Men
1650 The Boat Band

Museum LB1
1230 Hughie Jones
1530 The Boat Band

Inland Waterways Marquee
1200 Bernie Davis
1600 Liverpool Shanty Kings

Zebu
1200 Portsmouth Shanty Men
1330 Monkey's Fist
1530 The Liverpool Crew

Kerne
1430 Liverpool Shanty Kings

Anchor Court
1600 Monkey's Fist

Sunday May 8th

Floating Stage
1100 Portsmouth Shanty Men
1150 Three Sheets to the Wind
1240 Monkey's Fist
1330 Liverpool Community Choir
1420 The Boat Band
1510 Liverpool Community Choir
1730 Liverpool Packet, Hughie Jones & all hands

Museum LB1
1230 Portsmouth Shanty Men
1400 Hughie Jones
1530 Monkey's Fist

Inland Waterways Marquee
1200 The Boat Band
1600 Three Sheets to the Wind

Zebu
1200 Liverpool Packet
1330 Three Sheets to the Wind
1530 Portsmouth Shanty Men

Kerne
1430 Liverpool Packet

Anchor Court
1130 Monkey's Fist
1600 The Boat Band

Also informal shanty session & singaround from 8:30pm in the Baltic Fleet.

Matthew

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Richard from Liverpool
Date: 30 Apr 11 - 08:42 PM

I went to the Baltic Fleet tonight. Some very good singing and great songs, although hard to hear the talky part from the back, so I didn't really hear who was who. The guy who sang Jolly Bold Robber did a great job, I thought.

I have to say, because there was talk of a singaround, I was expecting it to be a little more of an actual singaround. That's not to criticise what was done, it was definitely a not-especially-formal celebration in which we heard a variety of the people involved with the shanty festival. Nevertheless, when something's advertised as a singaround, you do kind of expect more of a general involvement, going around the room and listening to a range of different people, and that's not what we got. It was more of what I'd call an informal concert; people standing behind a PA (necessary because of the noise level), with performers and audience congregating as separate groups.

Hope that doesn't sound too much like I'm having a gripe - just wanted to comment that perhaps singaround wasn't the best term to use.

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Ross Campbell
Date: 30 Apr 11 - 09:47 PM

I went to the Baltic Fleet for a pie and a pint (excellent as usual) and was pleasantly surprised to be asked to give a couple of songs. As far as I could tell, Pete Hayselden (Shanty Jack) only had the singers who turned up to choose from, ie no pre-set list. If you had made yourself known to him as a singer, I'm sure you would have had your chance - as inded did our enthusiastic Swedish/ Norwegian (never did establish which!) friend who wasn't afraid to show his appreciation for an excellent range of music and songs. Sorry I can't get back for more.

Ross

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Richard from Liverpool
Date: 30 Apr 11 - 10:08 PM

Ah, you're probably correct in that it was my own failure to grasp the protocol. I'm actually not all that experienced in these kind of things - I've only been to a handful of different singarounds/ events and I guess I don't know when it's appropriate and inappropriate to stick your oar in. I think because I had an idea of this being a singaround (and now I think about it, perhaps it wasn't widely billed as such) my understanding was that it would have been a little more informal and open in invitational style.

But I'd like to reemphasise that I did enjoy going, and joining in choruses etc. - I'm not around the next couple of days but I will probably turn up again next week, even if it is the same kind of set up, because the music was very good.

Also, the Baltic Fleet is a great pub!

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Ross Campbell
Date: 30 Apr 11 - 10:21 PM

The Baltic Fleet is a gem - now even more surrounded by unsympathetic high-rises than it was on my last visit a few years back - but still maintaining its reputation for great beers and great atmosphere.

Ross

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: GUEST,Blowz sans cookie
Date: 01 May 11 - 05:48 AM

We couldn't make it down there, unfortunately. For me, I prefer, by far, to hear my shanties in the atmosphere of a good boozer, where I can feel the vibrations in my belly - LOVE the Baltic Fleet and much prefer that sort of setting to outdoor stages usually.

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 04 May 11 - 05:29 AM

I got there for a few hours on the Friday, and for the day on Monday, and I thought the whole festival on the waterfront was a great success with the public. I enjoyed hearing shanties sung aboard a real ship by Bernie Davis with the Liverpool Packet. I didn't get to any of the sessions in the Baltic Fleet so I can't comment on what went on there, other than to say that the Baltic Fleet is indeed a real gem, and I'm sure there were some fine performances. It was great to finally get to hear the Young'uns perform although I felt it was a shame that they had to flood the pit to protect them from their fans! :-)

There's more to come this weekend, including an Arts & Crafts Fair;- see this website for more information On the Waterfront.

Anyway congratulations to Bernie Davis and everyone else involved in organising this, and to Liverpool City Council for supporting it.

Matthew

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Richard from Liverpool
Date: 08 May 11 - 10:07 AM

Hear hear... so disappointed not to get to anything this week (stuck down south), but so much exciting stuff was going on last week, and well done to all of the organisers and performers for bringing the docks to musical life.

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: GUEST,Blowzabella sans cookie
Date: 08 May 11 - 05:13 PM

Very much wanted to get down to Liverepool this weekend, esp to see Portsmouth Shantymen and have a pint or two in the Baltic Fleet but, alas, it wasn't to be :(

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 08 May 11 - 06:54 PM

I went over for a couple of hours on the final day this afternoon, and was in time to catch the Boat Band perform on the floating stage in Salthouse Dock. There had been some heavy showers earlier on, but it brightened up a lot in the afternoon. The Boat Band naturally played both of the tunes known as the Liverpool Hornpipe, and finished their set with 'Sloop John B' performed very faithfully to its Bahamian origins. As they sang the canal barges which had been moored in the dock began a series of manoeuvres around the stage which was a lovely touch.

Once again, well done to the City Council and the organisers!

Matthew

Subject: RE: Shanties in Liverpool: May 2011
From: GUEST,AEOLA
Date: 09 May 11 - 06:08 PM

Managed to get down there on Saturday,( in Upton previous w/e) bit wet about lunch time but did clear up for the afternoon. Plenty of action all around and more people than I would have expected with the change in weather. Great day. Well done Bernie and gang. Good to see Geoff Speed cruising round!!