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The Longest Johns are an English folk musical group from Bristol, England, [1] [2] consisting of Andy Yates, Jonathan "JD" Darley, and Robbie Sattin. They are known for performing folk music and sea shanties in the English tradition, and they also compose and record their own music. [3]
On Board of the Kangaroo also known as On Board the Kangaroo, Aboard the Kangaroo, Good Ship Kangaroo and Bristol Sea Shanty is generally regarded as an English shanty. [1] It was composed by Londoner Harry Clifton, reviewed in the press in July 1864, and published as sheet music in 1865.
In 2013, the Wellington Sea Shanty Society released a version of the song on their album Now That's What I Call Sea Shanties Vol. 1. [3] A particularly well-known rendition of the song was made by the Bristol-based a cappella musical group the Longest Johns on their collection of nautical songs Between Wind and Water in 2018. [16]
If you’re not already singing along to a bunch of 19th-century songs about whale hunting, then dive into this sea of shanties. British group The Longest Johns helped the digital revival of sea ...
They are known for performing folk music and sea shanties in the English tradition, as well as composing and recording their own songs in similar styles. Lupine Howl: Rock band (1999–2003). Formed by Sean Cook (vocalist, bassist), Mike Mooney (guitarist) and drummer Damon Reece, when they were sacked from Spiritualized by Jason Pierce. Two ...
William Boultbee Whall (1846 – 1917) was a master mariner, who compiled one of the first collections of English sea songs and shanties in 1910. [1] He joined the Merchant Navy as a boy of 14 and learned the songs during 11 years aboard East Indiamen.
Cooped-up sailors who felt the same way on long ocean journeys broke up the tedium with work songs called sea shanties. TikTok helped sea shanties surge into the mainstream. People began using the ...
The Cape Verdean islands lie about 500km (310 miles) off the coast of West Africa. They are mostly arid, with limited arable land and prone to drought.