Your invite to a sing-along sea shanty evening

As a new singing group creates musical waves on a beach in Gozo, Times2 talks to organiser Jill Attewell to find out more

“There is a strong sea shanty tradition in the UK and similar songs have been sung by the sailors of other maritime nations. The most famous Maltese shanty, “The Ballad of Sammy’s Bar”, was written by English singer-songwriter and sailor Cyril Tawney when he was stationed in Malta. It tells the story of a young man in love with a Maltese girl but her head is turned by the Yankie car driven by his rival Johnny, with tragic consequences.”

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