Hello everybody. Just to let you know that we are no longer posting to this blog. Instead, we have created a new website at https://audeshantymen.fr
Please come and visit us there, for up to date information about our activities.
We are also on Facebook.
We recently went to Port Leucate for a charity event, in support of the SNSM, sea rescue organisation, similar to the function of the RNLI in the UK. We sang and they collected money. It was a hot day, but we enjoyed it.
We are making plans for 2023. We have lost a couple of crew members due to their moving away, so we are looking for new members. With that in mind we are holding an open evening in February 2023, to see whether anybody is interested in having a go at what we do.
We have made a short promotional video for our recently released CD of 18 tracks. To purchase this much sought after item, please contact us via this group. The link to the video is at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMj3XWpSwyc
Over the Easter weekend, 12th to 18th April 2022, we were delighted to be asked to perform, yet again, at the Escale a Sete. It was a great weekend.
On the 10th April 2022, we took part in a Charity World Music Event, held in Esperaza, Aude, France, joining other performers with raising money for Ukraine.
The shantymen will be appearing at midday on Sunday 10th April at the Espace Alibert, Salle Maroc, Espéraza, as part of a fundraising event for Ukraine. It will be market day, and there will several other performers too. So, if you are going to the market anyway, come and give us a look. Our new '2022 Collection' music CD will be on sale too.
We are preparing for taking part in the maritime event in Sete in April 2022.
https://escaleasete.com/
As we have done before, we will be performing there and we are currently working on rehearsals for a programme of our songs. We will give more information as plans progress.
On the 12th December 2021, we were invited, by the good folk of Villelongue, to sing a few Christmas songs, to accompany a talk being given by the village elders about the traditions and stories of Christmas.
On the 10th September 2021, we were invited to put on a concert at the bar in Villelongue.
We will be performing in Mirepoix on the 30th July, a free concert to bring some life back to Mirepoix's events calendar, which, like other places across France, has taken a severe knock due to the Covid uncertainties.
Please come along, if you are able, and perhaps join in with some of the choruses.
This was the first public event that we had engaged in this year and it felt good to be back in the swing of things. We have other events lined up for later in the year and we will continue to meet weekly, as we have been doing these past weeks (since lockdown relaxations) to practice our songs.
Each year we assess the songs that we have in our song book and we entertain other new (to us) songs that we may wish to add. As a result of this year's vote, we have added a further 20 songs, which we are busy getting to know.
We will keep you informed of developments.
The Shantymen met today for their weekly singing session. Sadly, we have to report that we must cancel our forthcoming event at Capies, planned for the 25th September (this week). We have had some people saying that they are too concerned about Covid to come along. Also, the weather forecast is looking very bad. We have spoken with the restaurant owners, and they fully understand the difficulties and they have suggested that we postpone the event, until better circumstances prevail, perhaps in April 2021.
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