Music

#252: Haakon Vatle // Storm Weather Shanty Choir

#252: Haakon Vatle // Storm Weather Shanty Choir

#252: Haakon Vatle has, as far as we can tell, the world's ONLY master's degree in sea shanties. He's the founder and leader of the Storm Weather Shanty Choir, who fans of the show will know as the group of Norwegian musicians who have mastered the art of the modern sea shanty. And Haakon is a REAL sailor - he's heavily involved with Norway's tallship Statsraad Lehmkul and has sailed her trans-Atlantic 4 times, practicing his shanties in real life aboard the ship. I traveled to Bergen to meet Haakon for this interview and to see the Shanty Choir live.

50: Adam Buxton's Drunken Sailor

50: Adam Buxton's Drunken Sailor

Sometimes doing the right thing pays off. I was going to just publish this, but in the middle of the night one night decided I'd better ask Dr. Buckles himself if I could use it. I'd want others to do the same with my work. So, not expecting a reply from a comedian of Adam Buxton's stature, I asked anyway, on Twitter. He immediately responded and said it'd be fine to use it! So thanks Adam! Check him out, one of my favorite comedians, on adam-buxton.co.uk or on Twitter @adambuxton, and enjoy his version of the classic Drunken Sailor song on today's Essay Friday!