ABOUT THIS EVENT

Pressgang Mutiny and friends present…. The Shanty Sessions, at the Dakota Tavern!

The Shanty Sessions are a monthly musical event showcasing and exploring the connections between shanties and other musical forms. Each month, Toronto's Shantymen, Pressgang Mutiny, will team up with some of their favourite artists from Toronto and beyond for an interactive and participatory afternoon of song, tacos, and pushing the musical boundaries of what shanties can be. One set shanties; one set something else; one set musical mayhem!

This month’s special guest is Ori Shalva, a singing family with Georgian origins who will take you on a sonic travelogue of the country and culture.

About the artists

PRESSGANG MUTINY are Toronto's Shantymen, dedicated to traveling the globe to discover shanties and work songs and the people who sing them. A quartet of dynamic musicians and tall ship sailors, they have toured extensively across the East Coasts of Canada and the US and performed at festivals in the UK and Europe.

With their dedication to showcasing and sharing the full breadth of one of the world's first truly multicultural music, Pressgang Mutiny have collaborated with and learned from sea shanty singers from around the globe. They are currently producing a record and Bear Away Yankee, Bear Away Boys, an accompanying documentary film with traditional shanty singers and whalermen from the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Whether performing a rollicking set of shanties from around the world, leading educational workshops for new and experienced shanty audiences, or interviewing other artists as part of their ongoing podcast The Shanty Show, the lads of Pressgang Mutiny are guaranteed to entertain, educate, and delight.

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…& special guest:

Prepare for a transformative, visceral experience with traditional toasting songs, work songs, dance songs, and songs reflecting on the fleeting and eternal from Sakartvelo (also known as Georgia) - a small, ancient, mountainous country located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. ORI SHALVA, otherwise known as the Makharashvili family, is the first singing family with Georgian origins performing, teaching, and living outside the country. With their exquisite harmonies and singing skills, Ori Shalva’s authentic performance of this millennia-old tradition will take you on a sonic travelogue of the country and culture, its strength and courage to survive, its excessive generosity and inspiring hospitality, and its love for life!