[Football] Sussex day tomorrow

[zefarelly]

Some of the WW should know, ask Mike Green, a local sailor as well. He's the loudest one!

Something I was wondering yesterday - are there any decent modern folk songs about Sussex?

This weekend I've been at the "Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival" down here in Cornwall. It's basically a pub crawl, with dozens of groups singing, and Fishermens Friends probably aren't in my top five. Plenty of traditional shanties, and not all about drunken sailors. But there's also a rich seam of modern songs about Cornwall and the local pride in the heritage and culture, even comparing the granite cliffs to our chalk ones.

I couldn't think of anything similar, even of any Sussex shanties. The brilliant Wellington Wailers (with their Martlets flag) are here again from Shoreham, so I shall try to ask them today.

Any ideas?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Something I was wondering yesterday - are there any decent modern folk songs about Sussex?

This weekend I've been at the "Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival" down here in Cornwall. It's basically a pub crawl, with dozens of groups singing, and Fishermens Friends probably aren't in my top five. Plenty of traditional shanties, and not all about drunken sailors. But there's also a rich seam of modern songs about Cornwall and the local pride in the heritage and culture, even comparing the granite cliffs to our chalk ones.

I couldn't think of anything similar, even of any Sussex shanties. The brilliant Wellington Wailers (with their Martlets flag) are here again from Shoreham, so I shall try to ask them today.

Any ideas?

Mary Stanford Rye RNLB
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2LUMxinFP-o

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x5PiW3fn6uQ

 

[Fungus]

Some of the WW should know, ask Mike Green, a local sailor as well. He's the loudest one!

Still waiting for some of them to turn up! But asked two of them, but they didn't know any. They did know it was Sussex Day, though.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NXFaLDp-fWg

Something I was wondering yesterday - are there any decent modern folk songs about Sussex?

This weekend I've been at the "Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival" down here in Cornwall. It's basically a pub crawl, with dozens of groups singing, and Fishermens Friends probably aren't in my top five. Plenty of traditional shanties, and not all about drunken sailors. But there's also a rich seam of modern songs about Cornwall and the local pride in the heritage and culture, even comparing the granite cliffs to our chalk ones.

I couldn't think of anything similar, even of any Sussex shanties. The brilliant Wellington Wailers (with their Martlets flag) are here again from Shoreham, so I shall try to ask them today.

Any ideas?

 

[Norman Potting]

Mum also used to make the pudding with rabbit instead of bacon. I can also heartily recommend drip pudding when roasting lamb. I mean what is not to like about a suet pudding roasted in dripping?!

Is it Vegan ?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Is it Vegan ?

I’m sure you can substitute a vegan for lamb.

Think of it like road kill.

 

[PTC Gull]

It’s Sussex Day here in the Deep South.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

You couldn't have a town called Brighton in the USA without it being in the County of Sussex could you?

 

[Fungus]

Mary Stanford Rye RNLB

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x5PiW3fn6uQ

Caught up with this last night, thanks. Didn't know the story, but have been reading about the tragedy - worse than the Penlee disaster. As this weekend's shanty festival was in aid of the RNLI, it would have been great to hear this performed.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Caught up with this last night, thanks. Didn't know the story, but have been reading about the tragedy - worse than the Penlee disaster. As this weekend's shanty festival was in aid of the RNLI, it would have been great to hear this performed.

Still remembered in the area as all local families.

 

[VAL1850]

Regarding Sussex flag - have been a little confused on its origins in terms of colour - am I right in saying::

The Blue flag is the Sussex Flag but only adopted around 2010/2011 ??

The Red flag is the East Sussex flag which is the one most often to be seen flying over here in the East

West Sussex generally use the blue variant but a variant which I have not seen of blue with a yellow band across the top??

Many years ago in my teens I am sure the only Sussex flags I saw were the red variant


Any local historians out there define what is correct??

 

[Hamilton]

Regarding Sussex flag - have been a little confused on its origins in terms of colour - am I right in saying::

The Blue flag is the Sussex Flag but only adopted around 2010/2011 ??

The Red flag is the East Sussex flag which is the one most often to be seen flying over here in the East

West Sussex generally use the blue variant but a variant which I have not seen of blue with a yellow band across the top??

Many years ago in my teens I am sure the only Sussex flags I saw were the red variant


Any local historians out there define what is correct??

This may help...

https://britishcountyflags.com/2013/04/15/sussex-flag/

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