Really loved this! It reminds me of some of the stuff I’m involved with. I’m part of a community singing group singing sea shanties and work songs mainly from the north east. We get asked to do the occasional Christmas ‘gig’ and sing some carol’s and winter songs and such like. We are mix of voices most of us can just about hold a note... and it’s all unaccompanied call and response songs mainly, as I listened it brought the reality of that to my mind. It’s raw and real. Thank you!
Hello Rob. Sorry for the slow response, I've been in a hole of flu and taxes. I so love sea shanties but I've never sung any. My favourite is Barret's Privateers sung by Stan Rogers. I have no idea why it completely unmakes me every time. In any case, yes, give me living community music that can only just hold a note over anything that comes through earphones.
"We didn't want to ‘make it.’ We wanted encounter." Ah. Yes. That's why I'm here. On Substack. Online. On the job. On the planet. Season's blessings to you and yours.
This is so good. I had goosebumps harmonising along, despite my usual aversion to both accordions and whistling... So glad I pressed play, you just blew away encroaching self-indulgent midwinter moping, thank you!
Really loved this! It reminds me of some of the stuff I’m involved with. I’m part of a community singing group singing sea shanties and work songs mainly from the north east. We get asked to do the occasional Christmas ‘gig’ and sing some carol’s and winter songs and such like. We are mix of voices most of us can just about hold a note... and it’s all unaccompanied call and response songs mainly, as I listened it brought the reality of that to my mind. It’s raw and real. Thank you!
Hello Rob. Sorry for the slow response, I've been in a hole of flu and taxes. I so love sea shanties but I've never sung any. My favourite is Barret's Privateers sung by Stan Rogers. I have no idea why it completely unmakes me every time. In any case, yes, give me living community music that can only just hold a note over anything that comes through earphones.
Ah bless ya brother!
Loved the harmonising ✨
That was great
"We didn't want to ‘make it.’ We wanted encounter." Ah. Yes. That's why I'm here. On Substack. Online. On the job. On the planet. Season's blessings to you and yours.
And to you too Alice 🙌🏻
Totally delightful in every way. THANK YOU!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is so good. I had goosebumps harmonising along, despite my usual aversion to both accordions and whistling... So glad I pressed play, you just blew away encroaching self-indulgent midwinter moping, thank you!
Ha! That's wonderful to hear. Accordions tend to find their way around my better judgement too.
A truly, deeply, beautiful listen ✨