Weigh, Hey and up She Rises

Weigh Hey, and Up She Rises

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Nigel Crowle explores the centuries-old musical tradition of the sea shanty.

Sea shanties have been sung for centuries. Writer Nigel Crowle meets the shanty groups and people who work at sea, all of whom enjoy this rich musical tradition.

Nigel Crowle explores and celebrates the enduring popularity of the Sea Shanty.

Nigel joins The Shantyjacs - Lesley Beynon and Kit Elliott – for their regular Songs of the Sea session with members of Swansea’s University of the Third Age. 
In a Cwmbran rehearsal room, Nigel then meets shanty singing group Bois-y-Bryn, where choir organisers Malcolm Gough and Peter Cox explain how they set up Wales’ first sea shanty festival at Barry Island.

Nigel also meets sea song enthusiasts who’ve always worked on the sea, such as former RNLI Coxswain Malcolm Gray MBE, and his daughter, Gill, Marine Pilot at the Port of Milford Haven. Dr Alan Sandry discusses historical aspects of this maritime tradition. And a Year 2 class at a Treforest primary school show just how much fun you can have when you’re singing a sea shanty…

Producer: Nigel Crowle for Pithead Productions
Sound Design: Chris Harding

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