'Haul Away Joe' by The Inflatable Seagulls Shanty Men

The Inflatable Seagulls Shanty Men make their glorious debut at the Anchor Folk Club 'Songs of the Sea' night on 27 October 2011 in aid of the Jubilee Sailing Trust 'Tall Ship Tenacious' appeal. If you can donate a couple of quid for this very worthy cause, please click here http://www.justgiving.com/treasurethetenacious
Simon Cowell? Here's what has been said about them; 'The group formed after being shipwrecked, and saved only by clinging onto their cargo of inflatable dolls they made landfall on a desert island somewhere in the Thames estuary. Over the next few years, to relieve the boredom they perfected their unique sound, blending neo-classical finger in the ear wailing folk, rockabilly salty wet punk rap and dodgy knee scrotum shanty. Some say their impromptu singing was the main reason the Mary Celeste was found abandoned - the crew could take no more. Others say that lovesick whales, having mistaken the group's harmonising for a calling mate, ended their days beached'. Tonight the air was thick with testosterone. Or rotting fish, one or the other...

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Music

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• Haul Away Joe
• Songs of the Sea
• Singing
• Anchor Folk Club
• Byfleet
• Surrey