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SHANTY
RELATED
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FESTIVALS
FOLK MUSIC
OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
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OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
WEIRD STUFF
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WAREHAM
& PURBECK BRANCH
OF THE MS SOCIETY
OF THE MS SOCIETY
Among
others, this is Wareham Whalers' main charity.
The branch sets out to improve the circumstances of all those affected by Multiple Sclerosis.
REG.CHARITY 207495
The branch sets out to improve the circumstances of all those affected by Multiple Sclerosis.
REG.CHARITY 207495
SHANTY
RELATED SITES
THE
BITTER END
The
site for news and links for shantymen both at home and abroad.
INTERNATIONAL
SHANTY & SEASONG ASSOCIATION
Here
you will find information about the ISSA, about shanties and about member
choirs and groups.
SEASONGS
The
meeting place for webbed shantymen.
SHANTIES
& SAILOR SONGS
Words,
some with the melody, of many songs of the sea.
SHANTIES
& SEA SONGS
A
place to share lyrics to traditional maritime songs, particularly sea
shanties, also to find relevant books and CDs.
SHANTY
CREWS
BAGGYRINKLE
This
Swansea shanty group has formed in April 1994. Since then they have performed
at festivals in Germany , Holland and the UK
THE
BILGE PUMPS
From
the USA they claim to be:
'A group of low down, scurvy, flea-bitten macho men'.
'A group of low down, scurvy, flea-bitten macho men'.
COBBLER'S
MONDAY
The
group was formed in 1996 in readiness to perform sea songs and shanties
for the visit to Whitby of the replica HM Bark Endeavour in 1997.
JOHNNY
COLLINS
Based
in London, he is a performer specialising in the singing of shanties,
sea songs and maritime ballads.
FALMOUTH
SHOUT
Keeping
the traditions of shanties and Cornish community songs alive and thriving.
At the same time they raise money for the RNLI and other local causes.
HANGING
JOHNNY
A
group of nine singers based in East Cornwall and Plymouth who specialize
in presenting Shanties and Sea Songs.
STAN
HUGILL
A
Tribute to the World's Last Great Shantyman
MONKEYS ORPHAN
Sea
songs, salty stories and up tempo instrumentals.
PORTSMOUTH
SHANTYMEN
The
Portsmouth Shanty Men were originally formed in 1978, at the request of
the organisers of Christchurch Folk Festival.
SHANTY
CREW
Shanty
Crew sing in the traditional manner, acapella without instruments.
SHANTY
JACK
For
the past two decades, no maritime or shanty festival has been complete
without Pete 'Shanty Jack' Hayselden.
STORMALONG
JOHN
Formed
in 1984 Stormalong John are a Liverpool shanty group, based at the Mersey
Maritime Museum.
CYRIL
TAWNEY
Hampshire-born
Cyril Tawney earned his living as a full-time professional folksinger
and songwriter for 45 years, at the time of his death this was longer
than anyone else in Britain.
MARINE
SITES
BBC
WEATHER
BBC
weather forecasts and observations for UK inshore coastal waters.
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
OF CAPE HORNERS
OF CAPE HORNERS
For
those who have rounded Cape Horn under sail
NAVAL
TERMINOLOGY
Explanations
of many naval expressions.
NATIONAL
MARITINE MUSEUM
With
link to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich.
RNLI
Royal
National Lifeboat Institution,
24 hour lifesaving
24 hour lifesaving
THE
ROYAL NAVY
NAVAL SLANG
NAVAL SLANG
The
official site of the Royal Navy.
ROYAL
YACHTING ASSOCIATION
The
main association for all yachtsmen.
SHIPPING
FORECAST
The
Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime
and Coastguard Agency.
STORMY'S
LOG
The
ramblings of an old sea dog.
TIDE
TABLES
Tidal
predictions for the next seven days, this page is set for Wareham in Dorset,
but you can change it to any UK port.
TRINITY
HOUSE
Trinity
House, responsible for a range of general aids to navigation, 'signs of
the sea', from lighthouses to radar beacons.
WHALER
A
page about whaling ships.
FESTIVAL
SITES
WAREHAM
MUSIC FESTIVAL
The
first annual Wareham Music Festival will take place during the first weekend
of September 2009.
CHIPPENHAM
FOLK FESTIVAL
Around
the last week of May
DARTMOOR
FOLK FESTIVAL
South
Zeal, Okehampton, Devon
August
August
PLYMOUTH
FOLK FESTIVAL
ROGER'S
RANT
Three
days of music in Milborne St Andrew
SIDMOUTH
FOLK WEEK
August
SWANAGE
FOLK FESTIVAL
All
over Swanage during the weekend in September.
TEIGNMOUTH
FOLK FESTIVAL
Around
the second half of June.
WAREHAM
WAIL
A
weekend of unaccompanied singing in a variety of styles, suiting all tastes
of traditional song.
WESSEX
FOLK FESTIVAL
"Our
aim is to encourage, promote and support (without prejudice) live performance,
especially that which is rooted in the traditions of the area."
FOLK
MUSIC SITES
BROADSIDE
MAN
News,
reviews, dairy & more about folk music in the South.
DEVON
FOLK
What's
happening in Devon
DORSET
BUTTONS MORRIS
The
Ladies Morris Side was formed in 1978 and dance in the Northwest tradition.
The name originates from the hand made buttons that were widely made in
Dorset.
DORSET
BUTTONS RAPPER
The
Men’s Rapper Sword Dance team was formed in 1991 and performs dances that
originate from the mining villages of Northumberland.
FOLK
FOR MS
Folk
for M.S. exists to help those suffering from multiple sclerosis with money
raised through running Folk based events.
FOLK
& ROOTS
Lots
of folk info
MUDCAT
CAFE
Digital
Tradition Folk Song Database.
SAD
FOLK
Somerset
and Dorset folk diary
OTHER
SITES OF INTEREST
WAREHAM
TOWN COUNCIL
Wareham
area information
WAREHAM
COURT LEET
A
once powerful feudal court of law originating in the century following
the Norman Conquest
WAREHAM
CARNIVAL
Fun,
frolics & fireworks with music, dance & beer.
ST.
GEORGE'S DAY
An
evening at Purbeck School Wareham. Many acts on stage
PEQUOD
THE WHALER
Relaxing
boat trips on the River Frome at Wareham in Dorset.
WEIRD
STUFF
INTERACTIVE
BLUE WHALE
Navigate
over a life size Blue Whale.
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SCYLLA
& SUMI'S CAT CHANTY PAGE
The
only page on the web that features songs written entirely by cats !
WHALE
BURGER
A
Japanese fast-food restaurant thinks this is a good idea.
ORIGAMI
WHALE
Make
your own whale.
Page last updated Wednesday, May 21, 2008
