tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63120607338344098302024-03-05T16:54:54.649+00:00Tavy TarsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-58694931099899218492023-03-29T15:00:00.000+01:002023-03-29T15:00:14.692+01:00Cockwood Shanty Festival<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMd9UYA02NtSOxmEM4p6nf8ovLTu5YWWQTGWjMa06lx98n8hBEAXSPt7y0hkSzK9K_UFHyuU7fnEYz1DtcLlMpK7QtQg7YaIlQJirSV7dOKeGb944rtU3mQ5QpPJyKBS4dbDb3ecwzujrKzm0NgF6QTHrUjQdWf1q2ip7tSEPKC_ATRwjaoHQz3cLGg/s622/IMG_9149.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="622" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMd9UYA02NtSOxmEM4p6nf8ovLTu5YWWQTGWjMa06lx98n8hBEAXSPt7y0hkSzK9K_UFHyuU7fnEYz1DtcLlMpK7QtQg7YaIlQJirSV7dOKeGb944rtU3mQ5QpPJyKBS4dbDb3ecwzujrKzm0NgF6QTHrUjQdWf1q2ip7tSEPKC_ATRwjaoHQz3cLGg/w400-h308/IMG_9149.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Congratulations to the tiny village of Cockwood for organising their first Shanty Festival-six friendly venues and more than thirty shanty crews. <p></p><p>An enjoyable event. Well done Cockwood!<br /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-15628013856248684942023-02-03T16:40:00.005+00:002023-02-03T19:46:06.579+00:00What we've been up to...and 2023 outlook!<p>We have been quite active during the autumn and winter. We sang at the Festival of Remembrance at Bere Ferrers in November and we have done a number of school visits, two more retirement home visits (with excellent RNLI fundraising), a private party and the Wassailing evening in Bere Ferrers. A planned session at Cotehele at Christmas had to be cancelled due to the weather as did a planned visit to the Cargreen Yacht Club Regatta due to the mourning period for the late Queen.</p><p>We suffered a great loss with the passing of Robin who was a founding member of the Tars. We are very fortunate that Jane continues to be a major part of the Tars to organise us and keep us in order!</p><p>Plans are shaping up well for 2023 with the next event being a singalong event in the <b>Olde Plough on 17 February. </b>More school visits and events are in the pipeline along with visits to Shanty Festivals at Cockwood Harbour and of course Falmouth.</p><p>We continue to have practice sessions most Wednesdays at either the Bere Ferrers Social Club and the Stannary Arms in Tavistock. Everybody is welcome to come along and listen any time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPK_NCm2k2Wcx3Jfi94U9evOuzQ5Sc8x4KfnkUwK840-qHKq4JmyuFf2eT0fl9uOwwE6ZouIgT2Q6rdq7rka8JCQC9WegkXt95JLMd1mEz2nCv7HvqkVg0vmeANrZXxv6fsNgyMNywkNhbxOCxl8jxhXD9911vm-LF121nuBGioXML9SxRlxeOs5N_g/s2048/Singalong.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1436" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPK_NCm2k2Wcx3Jfi94U9evOuzQ5Sc8x4KfnkUwK840-qHKq4JmyuFf2eT0fl9uOwwE6ZouIgT2Q6rdq7rka8JCQC9WegkXt95JLMd1mEz2nCv7HvqkVg0vmeANrZXxv6fsNgyMNywkNhbxOCxl8jxhXD9911vm-LF121nuBGioXML9SxRlxeOs5N_g/w280-h400/Singalong.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-50690869224568385742022-09-04T20:17:00.000+01:002022-09-04T20:17:11.115+01:00Fundraiser at Lamerton Church<p> In early September the Tars did a fund raiser at Lamerton Church. It was a well attended evening and £300 was raised for the RNLI as well as money for the church funds.</p><p>The organisers did a good job generating support for the event as well as keeping Tars fed and watered-thank you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2CsaM81aW4FRIVL1R5OtXN_YFyjQeVuWo8n63Bckfd8_nz8kduTiOz5sl3viXuZTUK3L6rhs7_HSrhBOSmeJFqPWACIBnFwZQjRaWWQxdU5O2_lvQ83YuHT87ggK1t-sFpawc1_LAXsFEiMBN35iv9-V3biIHaAodYNbjq91yXMkYaEmRW3ypZlWUw/s4047/tavytars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="4047" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2CsaM81aW4FRIVL1R5OtXN_YFyjQeVuWo8n63Bckfd8_nz8kduTiOz5sl3viXuZTUK3L6rhs7_HSrhBOSmeJFqPWACIBnFwZQjRaWWQxdU5O2_lvQ83YuHT87ggK1t-sFpawc1_LAXsFEiMBN35iv9-V3biIHaAodYNbjq91yXMkYaEmRW3ypZlWUw/w400-h210/tavytars.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-22726173782157666672022-09-04T20:09:00.001+01:002022-09-04T20:09:45.318+01:00Tavistock Sensory Garden Party<p> At the end of July, Tars were delighted to be asked to perform at the Sensory Garden Party.</p><p>An enthusiastic audience joined us for a rousing set of songs of the sea. We got this nice thank you poster too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZFdlOyglQ0l8OiATiY6eD3YQMRT2cA7kFyrknwWA8Aeuf3TnnXolRg6GGSv3RwAwN1Gc1mqwmlH1h9Mx3y8T6SpCnJvB1BumRMXle-PVUGHo22bchEL4a_4e_aC91SI0ZFV6APgOSk2bFfXmJrSY3A5ASK12WrXsb9Am_5ExjI2iQPn5mU4T0wGhuQ/s2338/Tavy%20Tars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2338" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZFdlOyglQ0l8OiATiY6eD3YQMRT2cA7kFyrknwWA8Aeuf3TnnXolRg6GGSv3RwAwN1Gc1mqwmlH1h9Mx3y8T6SpCnJvB1BumRMXle-PVUGHo22bchEL4a_4e_aC91SI0ZFV6APgOSk2bFfXmJrSY3A5ASK12WrXsb9Am_5ExjI2iQPn5mU4T0wGhuQ/w400-h283/Tavy%20Tars.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-88247651963079109232022-05-08T19:27:00.001+01:002022-05-08T19:29:07.856+01:00Sunny RNLI Fundraiser at Noss Mayo<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tars were delighted to return once again to the river Yealm for an RNLI fund raising event on 5th May. It was a perfect evening in the warm sunshine outside the Swan Inn at Noss Mayo. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The event was a complete sellout. Not sure of the final figure but plenty of money was raised and Tars were delighted to donate their fee to the evening too. Congratulations to the Swan Inn and the Yealm YC for a successful evening.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwU1oNmHo0H9bvWQ7PN7aZjBRowgwNbPwit9XKzsf-2hjK6pIgi2Lw5sQAIVuSeYl_RID9HInPSz_zlvYlfKa1W4_mXKlsJhhlkMGKt9oausB8rBjS1E6D-HnmnfUiDwa3M0zQC_jJk4enhhErQQcdSnUPhWZAPLm0omsr9doSMEbn3OK_-2Qj_xS0g/s1707/Tars%20at%20The%20Swan%20-%20Noss%20Mayo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="1707" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwU1oNmHo0H9bvWQ7PN7aZjBRowgwNbPwit9XKzsf-2hjK6pIgi2Lw5sQAIVuSeYl_RID9HInPSz_zlvYlfKa1W4_mXKlsJhhlkMGKt9oausB8rBjS1E6D-HnmnfUiDwa3M0zQC_jJk4enhhErQQcdSnUPhWZAPLm0omsr9doSMEbn3OK_-2Qj_xS0g/w400-h290/Tars%20at%20The%20Swan%20-%20Noss%20Mayo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by Rosie Hinge</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-57848620276580098302021-11-20T17:54:00.000+00:002021-11-20T17:54:20.095+00:00 Tavy Tars Big Gig at Hyde Park Junior School<p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.28cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">On
November 4, the Tavy Tars were sang for the largest and most
appreciative audience they have had for some while! We paid a visit
to Hyde Park Junior School in Plymouth. Year 2 at the school have
been working on topics about the sea, and the Tars were invited to
join them to sing a few shanties and also tell them a bit about
shanty singing.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.28cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Tars were really impressed how well-behaved all the 90 children were
– but also that they were all so enthusiastic in joining in some of
the choruses and actions. All credit to teacher Hannah Brown and her
colleagues at Hyde Park School. </span>
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.28cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some
of the children gave us their ideas about ‘what <u>they</u> would
do with the Drunken Sailor’. So the misbehaving seaman might face a
lion, a hamster and being licked all over by a puppy (why not? That
could be a salutary lesson for some sailors…). </span>
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.28cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">According
to Hannah “t<span style="color: black;">he children (and adults)
absolutely loved it and haven't stopped talking about it. It was
great to see them all engaged, laughing and enjoying themselves after
such a tricky year or so.” </span>So a fun time was had by all
– including the Tavy Tars. Who needs the Albert Hall when you’ve
got 90 keen 6 and 7 year olds singing along with you?</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.28cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We
cannot show photos of the event, but we love some of the thank you
letters we have been sent. </span>
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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS3k9XqCMNo/YTUUBTUSthI/AAAAAAAAC1A/EpIiEt3TSAUq7Ez39bccNmJ4b8X3YlTqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/Tars%2Bat%2BTeign%2BShanty%2BFestival%2B2021%2B%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS3k9XqCMNo/YTUUBTUSthI/AAAAAAAAC1A/EpIiEt3TSAUq7Ez39bccNmJ4b8X3YlTqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Tars%2Bat%2BTeign%2BShanty%2BFestival%2B2021%2B%25283%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Rosie Hinge</div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tars were definitely the lite version for this festival on Saturday 4 September for several different reasons. Nevertheless the sun shone, the crowds turned out and we got good audiences. The festival was very well organised and thanks are due to the organizers for their planning efforts in a difficult Covid climate. As we wandered around we were reminded that Teignmouth is a really pleasant seaside town with loads of facilities to enjoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-80967307877984929552021-08-28T16:46:00.000+01:002021-08-28T16:46:20.253+01:00Singing at 125th Birthday of Tamar Barge 'Lynher'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0JhSYCuvNo/YSpUR45bk1I/AAAAAAAAC0w/PFLXc2YpLjML2L7licOtp3rGzH_7nfy7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Mel%2BPeters_Tavy%2BTars_%2BLynher_Cotehele%2B8-Edit.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0JhSYCuvNo/YSpUR45bk1I/AAAAAAAAC0w/PFLXc2YpLjML2L7licOtp3rGzH_7nfy7QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Mel%2BPeters_Tavy%2BTars_%2BLynher_Cotehele%2B8-Edit.tif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hnjnUgvzgEg/YSpWA2lfydI/AAAAAAAAC04/kB2wbc0BurMtzjfYXJSu-rtpFSrgYJzSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Mel%2BPeters_Tavy%2BTars_%2BLynher_Cotehele%2B1-Edit.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hnjnUgvzgEg/YSpWA2lfydI/AAAAAAAAC04/kB2wbc0BurMtzjfYXJSu-rtpFSrgYJzSwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Mel%2BPeters_Tavy%2BTars_%2BLynher_Cotehele%2B1-Edit.tif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images courtesy of Mel Peters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Tamar barge the Lynher has been moored at Cotehele Quay for a week with public access and entertainment. This was to celebrate her 125th birthday very close to where she was built in Calstock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weather was fair, visitors were out in force and the Tars were proud to do an afternoon set on board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Lynher has a great local history and you can learn much more<a href="https://tamarbarge.org.uk/"> here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our thanks to the owners and in particular for their help for some in negotiating the narrow gang plank with gear without mishap😀.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-18887757893182032342020-07-22T19:23:00.000+01:002020-07-23T07:40:45.701+01:00Tars on the QuayThis evening the Tars did a socially distanced practice session on Bere Ferrers Quay. A socially distanced group of local supporters turned out. Being such a beautiful evening with HW at 20:00 there were a lot of boats on the water. Whilst we were singing ‘Take me in Your Lifeboat’ a load of kayakers came along to listen and clap along! No kayakers were in trouble at this time and thankfully no lifeboat needed.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Some of my favourite Tars sessions have
been on board ships. It’s been a privilege to sing (and even dance)
on board some wonderful classic vessels (although see below under
‘Scillonian III!).</span></div>
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are some of the ships and boats on which the Tars have ranted and
roared – in no particular order.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><b>Shamrock
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One of the two surviving Tamar barges; she lives up at Cotehele on
the Tamar. We’ve visited her for a shanty session at least twice.
It would be great to return once her current major refurbishment is
complete.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.grayhoundluggersailing.co.uk/">http://www.grayhoundluggersailing.co.uk/</a> Superb replica of a three-masted Customs lugger, built at Millbrook
and launched in 2012. We were able to sing aboard when she was in
Sutton Harbour, Plymouth. </span>
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A wonderful survivor of the great fleet of sailing vessels that were
so common around the shores of the West Country until the earlier
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century. Launched at Bridgwater in 1907, she has had a remarkable and
colourful history. The Tars were able to sing aboard her at Bristol
in 2011 and in Sutton Harbour, Plymouth in 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><b>Kaskelot</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
- <a href="http://www.lefrancais.info/en/">www.lefrancais.info/en/</a>
A fine three-masted barque. She was built in Denmark, worked in
Greenland and the Faeroes before becoming part of the Square Sail
fleet at Charlestown. She was sold to France in 2018, and now sails
as ‘Le Français’. We sang (and danced!) on board when she
visited Sutton Harbour, Plymouth in 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><b>Kathleen and May</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
- <a href="http://kathleenandmay.co.uk/">http://kathleenandmay.co.uk/</a>
We were lucky enough to sing on the Kathleen and May back in 2011,
when she visited the Bristol Harbour Festival. A particular
favourite, as the Tars sing the song that celebrates her survival
(‘Kathleen and May’). Like the ‘Irene’, Kathleen and May is a
beautiful survivor of Britain’s coastal sailing fleet. She was
moored in Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, for part of the 1970s but is now
resides at Liverpool.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/">www.ssgreatbritain.org/</a>
Brunel’s pioneer steamship in Bristol is a wonderful example of
maritime heritage and conservation. It was a great privilege for the
Tars to sing on deck and down below during the 2011 Bristol Harbour
Festival.</span></div>
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The Tars have enjoyed singing vessels without sails as well as those
with more authentic shanty credentials.. In 2012, we sang on one of
the river boats on the Dart. Just enough headroom, although we didn’t
need the shelter as it was a fairly sunny day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><b>Scillonian
III</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> -
<a href="http://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/scillonian-iii/">www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/scillonian-iii/</a>
The Tars took day trips to St.Mary’s aboard the Scillonian III
three years running, singing aboard to raise funds for the RNLI.
Generally a pleasure - apart, perhaps, from one grimly memorable
crossing, when a combination of sea state and café aromas proved a
tad too challenging for this particular Tar… </span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><b>James
Craig</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> –
<a href="http://www.shf.org.au/explore-the-fleet/our-operational-vessels/james-craig-1874-tall-ship/">www.shf.org.au/explore-the-fleet/our-operational-vessels/james-craig-1874-tall-ship/</a>
The song ‘James Craig’ is a favourite in the Tars repertoire (the
song was written by Rudi Sunde, late of Auckland’s ‘Maritime
Crew’). The James Craig was built in Sunderland in 1874 as the
‘Clan Macleod’. She was eventually sold into the Tasman trade
under her present name. Although she became a hulk in Tasmania, she
was rescued and brought back into superb sailing condition, and is
now based at Pyrmont Harbour, Sydney. Tars member Clive was able to
sing her namesake song on board in 2016.</span><br />
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Although the Tars haven’t been able to sing aboard yet, we came
close in the July 2019. While we singing on the quay at Calstock, the
Tamar barge Lynher crept up the adjacent river behind us. She was
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-63872195528045218522020-03-05T09:11:00.000+00:002020-03-05T09:11:47.023+00:00Event CancelledPlease be aware that the Shanty Fundraiser planned for 7 March at Bere Alston has been cancelled by the organiser.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-37734167907430030852020-02-01T15:51:00.000+00:002020-02-01T15:51:33.019+00:00Support for WQSC Cadets<span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="color: #17181a; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(23, 24, 26);">Today the Tars sang a couple of songs and donated a cheque at the Bere Ferrers Community Shop. This was to help support the WQSC cadets in their sailing trip on Johanna Lucretia in April 2020. We wish them well with their adventure.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The song that captivated them was “Sammy’s Gone Away”, even though I did manage to start in the wrong key! They loved it, and then the mother explained that her son’s name was Sammy, and where could they buy a CD?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The weather was kind on the outward sailing to Scilly in September 2015 and we were able to sing on the deck - an exhilarating experience. But our return crossing later in the day was a different story, the wind had got up and the sea was unfriendly..! Unable to stand steadily, we wedged ourselves to a handrail at the front of the lounge, and sang as lustily as we could to an unhappy captive audience. It worked for me, never a good sailor, I was too focused on staying upright whilst playing and singing to feel sick. I think we did a good service for our fellow passengers that day - the RNLI benefitted from a good collection as they alighted in Penzance.</span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-13952451139197805342019-03-09T11:42:00.001+00:002019-03-09T11:42:18.432+00:00Mayhem in CalstockA great night was had by all at Calstock Hall on Friday evening when the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/The-Kit-Hillbillies-159272544141176/">Kit Hillbillies </a>and Tavy Tars got together for a 'Songs of Mayhem' concert. This was a fundraiser for <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj8qtSF-vTgAhXjRRUIHVsjCScQFjAAegQIBBAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.calstockhall.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw08FEoCNzJzEUAdM-QHcRUS">Calstock Village Hall</a> and was well attended.<br />
The Tars sounded off with a shanties and songs of the sea set, followed by the KHB with an old timey, bluegrassy set.<br />
The two groups teamed up for a great finale of KHB songs. The stage seemed to flex a bit, but stood up to the onslaught!<br />
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Cadets from Weir Quay Sailing Club are holding a number of fund raising events to pay for a 5 day sailing trip on the sail training vessel 'Leader' arranged by <a href="http://www.weirquaysailingclub.co.uk/">Weir Quay Sailing Club</a>. On Saturday the Cadets were selling cakes at The Bere Ferrers Community shop and the Tavy Tars dropped by to sing a song and present a cheque. The picture shows treasurer Ian presenting the £300 cheque to the cadets.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-6059100325126826062019-02-14T10:17:00.002+00:002019-02-14T10:22:25.699+00:00Tavy Tars and Kit Hillbillies Joint Rehearsal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Kit Hillbillies joined Tavy Tars at a joint rehearsal last night in Bere Ferrers for our previously mentioned joint show. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-17426446349489540202019-01-24T15:24:00.000+00:002019-01-25T07:24:58.663+00:00Shanty Singers meet Bluegrass- Advance NoticeTars are looking forward to an evening shared with the Kit Hillbillies at Calstock Village Hall on Friday 8th March.<br />
The Tars will be performing their own set as will the Kit Hillbillies. This will be followed by a joint session where both groups come together to perform some rousing numbers.<br />
This promises to be a great evening-don't miss it!<br />
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The Kit Hillbillies play a great mix of bluegrass, Americana, country and old time music.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_6cvnuV9sg">Watch</a> them here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-57200717869425684332018-10-16T19:54:00.000+01:002018-10-16T19:56:35.141+01:00Tavy Tars at Bere Ferrers Social Club<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A last minute cancellation on 13th October by the visiting Shanty Crew, Press Gang, from Mevagissey could have meant disaster but for the timely intervention by local Bere Ferrers musicians. The Tavy Tars kicked the evening off with their usual rollicking sea shanties combined with contrasting lyrical songs from the sea. They were followed by local harp builder Tim Hamson who gave a wonderful performance of early Vivaldi music written for the mandolin. He was playing a replica he had built of an 18th century Welsh triple harp. Later in the evening, Ferrers Reel gave us a lively delivery of various jigs and reels. The evening closed with the Tavy Tars leading a vigorous singalong, the audience raising their voices with gusto.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A purpose of the event was for the Tavy Tars to present money they had raised over the past two years to their chosen charities. This included over £1500 being shared between the RNLI, TASS, St Luke’s Hospice and Help For Heroes.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312060733834409830.post-13658802470662704812018-09-30T19:24:00.000+01:002018-10-16T19:33:29.492+01:00Teignmouth Shanty Festival29th September saw us at the first Teignmouth Shanty Festival. We did a couple of venues, one at the Teignmouth Corinthian YC and another over the water in Shaldon at the London Inn.<br />
This festival was very well organised and the hospitality was excellent. Thank you to all concerned.<br />
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We passed something of a milestone at the Falmouth
International Sea Shanty Festival this year in that it was our tenth
consecutive appearance! Once again the sun shone and an estimated 50,000 revellers
packed the streets to enjoy a wide range of talent from all over the world. The
crowd included scores of visitors from a very large cruise liner berthed at
County Wharf very close to the Skinners Stage on Custom House Quay. Beer and
pasties were enjoyed by all the crew between performances at the Skinners Stage,
<i>5 Degrees West</i>, <i>The Grapes</i>, <i>Toast </i>and <i>The Games Room</i>. Many junior members of
the audience on Custom House Quay joined in and danced with us in front of the
stage. They really seemed to enjoy the rollicking rhythms of <i>Take me In Your Lifeboat</i>, our version of
<i>Whip Jamboree</i>, <i>Johnny Come Down To Hilo, Yankee Clipper </i> and many other of our favourite songs. We in
turn, thoroughly enjoyed many of the less familiar songs reverberating around
the town from venues indoors and outdoors, large and small. A wonderful weekend
shared with some wonderful folks!<o:p></o:p></div>
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