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  • 23 Sept 1991 Peter Bellamy Dies
    Peter Bellamy
    Peter Bellamy

    Peter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition and also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He is noted for his ballad-opera The Transports, and has been acknowledged as a major influence by performers of later generations including Damien Barber, Oli Steadman, and Jon Boden.

    Bellamy died by suicide on 24 September 1991 in Keighley, an event that baffled many in the folk music community. At the time, he was working with Fellside Records on a project to record major British unaccompanied singing talents. However, according to a thread called 'Boring, Bleating Old Traddy' on the online Mudcat Café folk music forum, several of his friends had found him depressed at the way his folk club bookings had unaccountably fallen away after the respect with which The Transports had been received.

    Read the complete Wikipedia biography here.

Featured Group or Solo Performer

Bois Y Bryn is a Sea Shanty Band based in Cwmbran, South Wales formed by singers from local choirs and bands.  They enjoy performing a foot-tapping, audience-engaging yet harmonious range of primarily shanty but with a spattering of folk, including Welsh sounds. The group hosts Sea Shanty Night at the Barry… Read more…


Groups and Solo Performers

Song of the Lakes
  • Dean
  • 2022/07/26

Song of the Lakes

Eight Bells
  • Dean
  • 2024/02/15

Eight Bells

Pirate Shantyman and Bonnie Lass
  • Dean
  • 2022/07/26

Pirate Shantyman and Bonnie Lass

Sämi Moor
  • Sämi Moor
  • 2023/06/05

Sämi Moor

Sons of the Buccaneers, The
  • Dean
  • 2023/07/21

Sons of the Buccaneers, The


Venues and Events

Stichting Shantyfestival Rotterdam
  • Dean
  • 2022/07/25

Stichting Shantyfestival Rotterdam

Bermuda Sailing Assocation
  • Jon Peterson
  • 2022/10/10

Bermuda Sailing Assocation

Beaufort Pirate Invasion
  • Dean
  • 2022/08/23

Beaufort Pirate Invasion

U.S. Lighthouse Society
  • Dean
  • 2022/07/25

U.S. Lighthouse Society

Dancing on the Deck
  • HeatherClarke
  • 2023/04/27

Dancing on the Deck