Recording Earth

Author: Oliver Burton

Recording Earth is an online traditional music channel, consisting of Olly Burton and Alex Blogg, who travel around the world looking for interesting music to record and film. This podcast, recorded on our Friday afternoons, explores songs, instruments and genres which we've sent to each other that week. All our recordings are available on our YouTube channel.
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Language: en

Genres: Music, Music Commentary

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RE: Behind the Wellerman and other Shanties
Episode 1
Thursday, 21 January, 2021

Ahoy! We're Olly and Alex from Recording Earth, the traditional music channel, and this is our first podcast! We've loved watching the Wellerman song doing the rounds on Tiktok, and thought it would be fun to dive into the origins, history and myths behind the Wellerman and other shanties. We hope you enjoy it! CREDITS Olly Burton - Producer/Host Alex Blogg - Host Recommended Listening Fisherman’s Friends - South Australia (Home From The Sea) The Longest John’s - Wellerman (Between Wind and Water) Portsmouth Shantymen - Outward Bound, (Harwich International Shanty Festival) A. L. Lloyd - Doodle Let me Go (Yaller Girls) (An evening with A. L. Lloyd) Canoldir Male Voice Choir - Drunken Sailor (the Cornwall International Male Choral Festival)