Folk Carols in the Pub 2019

Glasgow Shanty Day

We sang at Folk Carols in the Pub! This is a great event every year. There was mulled drinks, music and festive merriment.

Glasgow Shanty Day was a great event. There were acts from all around the UK. Govanhill Voices gave a great showing.

We sang Lowlands, Barrett's Privateers and Shallow Brown.

Lowlands is an old song. It seems to be an Anglo-Scots sea shanty (or maybe a ballad) that became popular in the Southern USA. More information can be found here.

Barrett's Privateers is a shanty written by the late Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. Great song, great fun to sing.

Shallow Brown is a mournful song. Part sea lament, part slave song. More information on the song can be found here.