Shanty 2, The

Dominic Dowsey-Magog sang with Chris Roche for 37 years (both with The Shanty Crew and as The Shanty 2).

Dom’s brother, Paul Dowsey-Magog, shared on Mudcat Café that Chris Roche took some of Dom’s ashes to the Baltic sea.

“And with real Tall Ship sailing experience we have The Shanty Crew who came into being in 1976 when Chris Roche the founder combined the words “shanty and crew” ships having crew, and crew singing shanties.

“Presently Chris is singing with Dominic Dowsey-Magog. Chris and Dom sometimes known as The Shanty 2 have sung together since at least the early 1980`s. They sing deep water shanties, and a further repertoire of general sea songs and fore-bitters. Both sing from the experience of having known the late Stan Hugill, the last of the deep water sailors to have sung as a shanty-man and the world’s greatest collector of them.

“Chris and Dom have both sailed in traditional ships Chris to Cape Horn and Dom in the great inland sea the Baltic and the Irish Sea. Salty tales abound when the lads sing. They have three published CD`s all complete with books of words histories and backgrounds. So no excuse for not joining in then!”

— From a 2015 post by the Gloucester Shanty Festival

“As you know, he performed with Chris Roche on the circuit for a few years [as The Shanty 2]. Steve Belsey was part of this for a while.”

— Anthony Goodenough