Overview
Our hometown of Southend-on-Sea in Essex is steeped in fishing and cockling industries, which has drawn us naturally to sea shanties, the sailors’ working songs. We love the story-telling aspect to shanty-singing and we are passionately committed to ensuring that these songs remain in the public domain and not lost at sea!
Our hometown of Southend-on-Sea in Essex is steeped in fishing and cockling industries, which has drawn us naturally to sea shanties, the sailors’ working songs. We love the story-telling aspect to shanty-singing and we are passionately committed to ensuring that these songs remain in the public domain and not lost at sea!
The crew:
CAPTAIN DARLING – Enjoys whipping this motley crew harmonically-shipshape.
GRACE DARLING – Steers the crew steady amidst the turbulent seas of bad harmonies and bum notes.
BABY DARLING – The youngest EVER member of an all-female sea shanty crew in the world. Probably.
SALTY DARLING – Possessor of a fiercely dry sense of humour, making us chuckle with her escapades and unique observations.
VIKING DARLING – The Nordic one, keeps us howling with laughter with her comic timing and theatricality.
CAULKHEAD DARLING – Historian, custodian of all facts nautical, and general lanky show-off.
RANDY DANDY DARLING – Jack(ess?) of all trades musical – especially if it involves hitting something hard.
Video
General Information
2021
Yes
Band Members
Ali Cater Laura Tanner Yael Bebb Kate Wight Sam Johnson Emily Barnes
Contact Information
Ali
Cater
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
United Kingdom