Overview
The Shanty Crew was an offshoot of the Vancouver Folk Song Society from 1984 until 2004. For two decades, they performed sailors’ working songs at the Vancouver Maritime Museum, welcomed crowds at the Richmond Tall Ships Festival, and appeared at Vancouver’s Cityfest and Seattle’s Folklife Festival. The Crew recorded a CD titled Blow the Man Down: Tall Ships in the Fraser, complete with detailed historical notes on local maritime history.
In 2009, members of the VFSS formed a new shanty group, The Lazy Jacks, to carry on this tradition of singing maritime music.
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General Information
1984
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Folk_Song_Society
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada