Overview
Stormalong John was a Liverpool shanty group, based at the Mersey Maritime Museum. We came together in 1984 for the Tall Ships visit to the Mersey and through various changes of line up have continued to sing at concerts, festivals and maritime events throughout Britain, in Brittany, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
During that time, we sang regularly with our great friend and mentor, the late Stan Hugill, the last English shantyman. The group was Arthur William Garnett, Tony Molyneux, Charlie Scott, Shay Black (who eventually moved to the USA), Harry Lowry, and Jack Coutts. [Garnett, Lowry and Coutts were previously together as a trio known as Black Dog.]
The group took our name from Stormalong John – Old Stormy – Mister Stormalong, a mythical figure in sailors’ lore, the idealized skipper who treated his crew decently.
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Recordings:
General Information
1984
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Band Members
Arthur William Garnett Tony Molyneux Charlie Scott Shay Black Harry Lowry Jack Coutts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8gnnhDFMvs
Contact Information
Arthur William
Garnett
Liverpool
Lancashire
United Kingdom