Member of parliament AND a shanty singer? (Pressgang Mutiny's Shanty Show E19 - repost)

Michał is a member of the Polish shanty group Perły i Łotry and a sitting Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. Shanties play a special role in the Polish music scene, which is surprising given the country is largely land-locked! Michał talks to us all about how shanties came to be so popular in his country and what makes shanty singing in Poland different from anywhere else in the world. We also get his on-the-ground perspective on the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

⚓︎ Shanties featured:
Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
Live song: Donkey Riding, trad. arranged by Michał Mrozik and Pressgang Mutiny
Live song: Burza (Bully in the Alley), trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry
Live song: Northwest Passage (Polish), English version written by Stan Rogers, arranged by Perły i Łotry feat. Chris Ricketts
Recorded song: My Mother Told Me, trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry
Recorded song: My Mother Told Me, trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry and L. B. One
Closing credits: Cape Breton Lullaby, trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry

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