Seán Dagher's Shanty of the Week 17 A Long Time Ago

[@robinm1626]

Lovely shanty singing! "Bluff bow" can mean a blunt bow like those on the ships designed for shallow coastal working, e.g. in the North Sea ports, as found on Thames, Humber and many Dutch barges.

[@chrisbelgen9405]

The first crew refrain is so similar to Paddy Doyle's boots that when I'm singing along I default to jumping up rather than down at the end of the refrain. I'm a huge fan of what your contribution to the Assassins Creed games and I love this content especially because there's hadfulls of shanties I have never heard before (including this one). Keep forging ahead, Seán

[@SeanDagher]

Yeah, they can sound pretty similar. Thanks for your support.

[@jacobchristiansen3697]

I love these shanties of the week. I recently discovered you due to Assassins Creed and I found your album with La Nef. Sea Shanties are a different type of music and listening to your work has gotten me through one of the worst times of my life. I am very grateful for work and I look forward to more shanty of the weeks.

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks for your message. I'm really glad that the music has been able to help you.

[@generalius883]

Cool shanty,it's good to hear it from your voice sir.And I loved your work back in Black Flag

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks. I'm glad you like the music.

[@TH3P41NT3DC0W]

Perfect after a long day out in the snow...great shanty :D

[@SeanDagher]

After a long day, eh? Where are you out in the snow? (And I'm glad you like the song.)

[@TH3P41NT3DC0W]

@@SeanDagher In the Swiss Alps at approx. 2000 m above sea level...literally taking the shanties to new heights (but softly of course due to the avalanche risks) ;)

[@fqidz]

thoughts on The Longest Johns? they were the ones who introduced me to sea shanties :)

[@SeanDagher]

Those guys sound fantastic! Their studio stuff is great and their live/pub performances are top notch. I'm very impressed.

[@Bagpipe13]

love this channel

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks bagpipe. This channel loves you too!

[@ausieborn]

Reminds me of Paddy Doyle's Boots ! Enjoyable as always!

[@SeanDagher]

I'm glad you like it.

[@sketchreemead6353]

I thought the same thing!!

[@RahandOmer1]

Great shanty. Thank you Mr. Dagher!

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks and you're welcome.

[@roycewaxenfelter3110]

Noah: the 1st Shantyman

[@SeanDagher]

He had quite a crew.

[@ryancastellanos5859]

Yet again another amazing shanty keep up the amazing work Sean Dagher

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks Ryan. I'm keeping on going as long as I can.

[@MFA-ef2hy]

Brilliant as always,sir

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks, AZ. Nice to hear it and happy new year.

[@YonnyYester]

Your voice is perfect for this stuff sir

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks Jonny!

[@danny284]

6k subscribers! Congrats! I cant wait to see what 2021 hold for the channel. Happy New Year Sean

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks, Daniel. Happy New Year to you as well.

[@felixvenne-deshaies2926]

Une des mélodies les plus complexes à date! Great job man! !

[@SeanDagher]

Merci Félix et bonne fête au petit.

[@felixvenne-deshaies2926]

@@SeanDagher hey merci! Très flatteur que tu t’en souviennes!!

[@edwardquigley9274]

Outstanding my friend as always

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks Edward. I'm glad you like it.

[@tango5091]

It's always great hearing new shanties from this channel, great video Sean

[@SeanDagher]

Well, it's pretty fun getting to make the music. Thanks for your support.

[@noutimbaler]

beautifull!

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

[@nico40820]

The shanty ! Wahé, the shanty wahé, the shanty of the week , WAHE !!

[@SeanDagher]

Indeed.

[@paddy_black]

What a great shanty!

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks Sabine.

[@pandito46]

The other day I was listening to all of AC4 shanties and noticed that there were 3 main voices, yours, Nils Brown, and someone else. Who was he if you could say? Great song as always as well

[@SeanDagher]

Michiel Schrey sang with us for most of the AC4 recordings. He has a distinctive voice that is perfect for this repertoire, as well as many others. He is on the La Nef album with us Sea Songs & Shanties.

[@Spineless-Lobster]

It’s so fun to hear new shanties every week!

[@SeanDagher]

It's pretty fun to sing them, too. I fell pretty lucky.

[@xShizuma]

big love, keep it up!

[@SeanDagher]

Thanks Shiz.

[@Joe-Fowler]

Hey shaun! I love the content. Please consider haul on the bowline for a future episode. It’s one of my favourite.

[@SeanDagher]

I don't want to give anything away, but it's like you're reading my mind.

[@chifleming6132]

If this is instructional - as how one should proceed [call and response], be more clear. Anyway, better than most I've seen.

[@SeanDagher]

I think it's pretty straight forward, but I'll be more clear in the future.

[@jarrythskeen8336]

Cool, like the different lyrics

[@SeanDagher]

There are dozens more verses in this Noah's Ark series. I could have sung it for an hour.

[@jarrythskeen8336]

@@SeanDagher I would enjoy it.

[@paprikabushcraft7597]

Yaaaaay shantyyyyyy

[@SeanDagher]

That's exactly how I feel.

[@paprikabushcraft7597]

Highlight of my week :)

[@freyafoxmusic]

Can you do drunken sailor next ?

[@SeanDagher]

It's on the list.

[@vikingseagull2575]

Great shanty of the week! What is the name of that instrument behind you, that uses only half the fretboard?

[@SeanDagher]

I'm not sure I understand "uses half the fretboard". The instruments in this video are (left to right) Irish bouzouki (Tobin LBB 2018), Irish bouzouki (Foley 2000), and banjola (Pollman style 1978).

[@vikingseagull2575]

@@SeanDagher Sorry, what I meant was the banjola. It seems really cool! Do you plan on playing instruments in future videos?

[@SeanDagher]

@@vikingseagull2575 The banjola is pretty cool. It's a cross between Irish bouzouki/mandola and 5-string banjo. It sounds great for finger style banjo playing but doesn't work as well for clawhammer. When I have been through all of the shanties that I like I will start doing general folk songs. I will play the instruments for those. In the mean time you can hear me playing either with Skye Consort & Emma Björling or with La Nef.

[@pandito46]

Last night a pipe broke in my house and it flooded and it felt just like the lower deck of a ship

[@SeanDagher]

I hope everything is ok.

[@yagurainuzuka]

@@SeanDagher Were you pirate on your past life. Or is it just me.

[@pandito46]

@@SeanDagher we all good,we just started pumping it out while singing South Australia

[@nathanderbyshire2428]

Was this in Black Flag? It sounds familiar

[@SeanDagher]

Maybe. I really can't remember all of the songs. Some of them I literally sang for the first and last time on the recording that you hear in the game. Some of them I knew for years before and have continued to sing ever since.

[@Burvedys]

Jiggy bugs might be fleas. Especially if one is bringing some fur animals like dogs. :)

[@SeanDagher]

Probably.

[@brianvernon7754]

jiggers are larvae that bore into you- normally called chiggers ?

[@OXVentura956]

Hey Sean Dahger next shanty of the week can you sing General Taylor

[@SeanDagher]

Stormalong is the version of General Taylor that I did here. I'll eventually get to the other version. Eventually.

[@schizoidfortune7568]

I can't believe I've been coming back every week for a couple months now thanks for the shanties they always make my week

[@SeanDagher]

Well, I'm glad that you have been.