Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter on a tall ship

Folk on Foot

Matthew Bannister

Music Interviews, Performing Arts, Music, Nature, Arts, Science

4.8 • 526 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Ahoy there! A folk supergroup – The Sea Song Sessions - playing and singing on board a tall ship in Fowey Harbour in Cornwall as the water laps the hull. A discussion of the role of seafaring music in our island history. And a tour of the good ship Anny of Charlestown from her skipper. Shiver me timbers – it’s a great listen!

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0:00.0	We're in Foy Harbour on the south coast of Cornwall and we have come for a very special treat.
0:13.8	We're surrounded by boats of all shapes and sizes, trees on one side and the houses of Foy Village climbing up the hills.
0:23.9	But there's one star of the show, and that is Annie of Charlestown.
0:29.0	And she is a tall ship, and we're going to go on board this tall ship
0:33.5	and hear some songs of the sea from a folk supergroup. John Bowden, Seth Lakeman, Emily Portman, Jack Rutter, Ben Nichols have got together to make
1:05.1	Seasong sessions and they're coming on board the ship to tour from gig to gig along the Cornish coast all this week.
1:13.2	And folk on foot could not resist the invitation to join them.
2:01.1	Hello. Good afternoon, good evening and welcome. Hello, I'm Matthew. Matthew, very pleased to meet you. Hi. I'm Phil. I'm a skipper. This is Alex. He's the co-skipper. And somewhere lurking, hopefully putting the kettle on if he knows what he's good for him. Here's the Bocene. There he is. There's our man. Hi. We are the three crew of Annie. Would you like to come aboard? We'd love to come aboard. There's a ladder. There's a ladder there. Where's the little step? Just coming. It's OK to hang on to me. Yeah, yeah. And not do anything you like. Okay. Wonderful.
2:03.1	What a wonderful vessel this is.
2:03.8	Welcome aboard.
2:04.5	Thank you.
2:05.6	Yeah, you're very welcome. Hello. Hello, welcome aboard.
2:20.3	Who care to join me?
2:22.3	Hello, I'm Matthew.
2:25.3	Hello, nice to meet with you.
2:27.3	Follow me, how long have you come for?
2:29.3	Can I take the guitar case?
2:31.3	A bit, mate.
2:32.3	Are you keen to say that?
2:35.0	Uh, I think travel.
2:37.0	Welcome on board, Seth.
2:45.0	Thank you.
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