The Longest Johns
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** In Partnership with United Talent Agency UK
- Folk, Sea Shanty
Having met and bonded over sea shanties across a kitchen table in their native Bristol a decade ago, The Longest Johns – Jonathan ‘JD’ Darley, Andy Yates and Robbie Sattin – have reimagined many of folk’s classic songs while adding their own unique style of song writing to the melting pot to keep the flame of the tradition alive. In doing so, they have graced the stages of international folk festivals and toured the UK, Europe and North America.
The Long Players – Robbie Sattin, Dave Robinson, Andy Yates and Jonathan Darley – formed by singing a sea shanty for a bit of a laugh at a barbecue a friend held to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee in June 2012. But, after a couple of personnel changes, it was only a year ago that the final one of the group was able to commit to going full-time – just before a pandemic hit and scuppered all music artists’ main bread and butter – singing live.
The Longest Johns aren’t exactly gnarly old fishermen, and are more at home on social media than on a ship. And that has held them in good stead in their mission to spread the world of sea shanties to a younger generation.
