Latest News from the Shantymen 2009 - 2010

Hi all,

I have been reminded that the web site has sat here perfectly happily since the 15th Feb 2008 and it’s about time we summarised last year’s events and took a little look into the future.

I have to say that 2008 was a great year for us but it’s difficult to say what the highlight of the year was. As far as the ‘long stay’ gigs go it would be a toss up between Holland and Falmouth but they are so different that you cannot really compare them but we did have a lot of fun and I must say some great support from the general public. The ‘daily’ gigs offer an enormous variety for us singing at a private wedding one day and the Royal Norfolk Show the next.

We made our new CD in St Peters Church Sheringham, and really tried to stretch ourselves adding a couple of numbers which tested our ‘a cappella’ ability and we hope you like it. We made the CD with Clovelly Recordings, a splendid recording and distribution company formed initially to assist the Royal National Institution record its special music. I really hope that their recording skills and our determination to make a quality recording have paid off. The CD is called ‘All at Sea’ and has nineteen tracks.

We are in the process of developing our gig list for 2009 which is coming along nicely. Later this year we will be travelling down to the Falmouth festival again to renew old friendships and to support the Falmouth Branch of the RNLI with their festival of the sea. We have enjoyed our previous gigs at Falmouth where we have become experts at judging the quality of the Cornish Pasties as well as testing the products of the local brewery.

We have also been developing the detail of one particular weekends events with our Friends of Freshwater Lifeboat John and Margaret Steggles on the Isle of Wight. We are planning to help them fund raise for their new lifeboat over the weekend of 25^th to 28^th September 2009 and we are very much looking forward to our first gig on the Island.

All in all we are looking forward to 2009 and trying some new ventures.

Take care, and I'll be seeing you.

Brian J Farrow.

Musical Director ~ 3^rd April 2009

Sheringham Shantymen - Norfolk UK