David Coffin Market Square.mp4

Shot at the 2010 Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. David Coffin leading the crowd and some folks from the audience in "Haul Away Joe"
Shot by videographer Stephan Smith of
Piscataqua Productions

[davidian]

He's telling a lesson. He teaches the folk to do a "long haul" shanty they pull in time after 30 secs training through a song.. That's how they rolled, or pulled back in the day.
"What shall we do with the drunken sailor, " is a short haul shanty.. Different rhythms for different jobs. All about keeping time. I love this.

[cuftamaster]

what booming voice this man has, just stunning

[isaactalisman]

I've never seen such a perfect baritone.

[MickMaanski]

2:28 When you have an English essay due tomorrow but someone started playing sea shanties

[JonathanToolonie]

Honestly, He has an amazing pair of pipes I'm almost jealous.

[TheMissbambi]

aw come one guys the woman was really sweet I think for actually participating like HE WANTED TO. He asked and no one answers, so she just volunteered and now everyone says 'she annoys them.' That's so odd to me. And her not actually 100% pulling the rope is probably because of back problems, at one point in the video she I think tells him she can't do it like that so 'she will do it like this.' She just acts confident, but thats totally fine, more power to her.

[Chris-qtcb]

Your man with the notepad at 2.25 makes me die. Yep. I'm hauling, I'm hauling. Hold on, I'm just writing this shit down. 'Dear Aunt Louise, since you moved to Australia, things have picked right up here in Portsmouth. Kevin is feeling much better and Sarah has a new job. Hold tight. *does hauling arms.*
So yeh, it's all good news. How's Adelaide? Working on the suntan? It's a bit grey here back in Blighty. Oop. Hold on. Two secs. *does hauling arms*

[phuben]

watching this clip for years. Still love it <3

[danaondrackova]

I love this guy!!:D:D I saw in in the"Roll the old chariot" and I want to visit such festival from now on :D

[Later_Nerd]

This man is amazingly charismatic. I saw his Roll The Old Chariot performance and am on the hunt for more like it. You can put this guy just about anywhere in the world with a crowd and everyone would be having a good time. Would love to be walking down the street and see this. It just makes you want to be apart of it.

[eatsleepraverepeat]

I would love to go to one of these. All the excited energy would make me giddy

[datdrummyboi]

I'm using this for my boy scout camp skit with my troop... thank you David Coffin

[kyleskidmore]

Brilliant in many more ways than one. Welldone⚓️😎⛵️

[joshdecaux]

Why couldn't I have discovered this at more social hours

[sharonstclair]

Love every part of this! David Coffin is the guy everyone wants to know and the participants great sports. Any criticisms written below are people who have lost their Joie de vie!

[jsass]

song starts at 1:55 if you want to skip to it, but I'd recommend watching the first part, its really interesting

[adamb]

the guy in the background, with the white beard and red shirt is in everyone of these and as killing it

[IronBear]

sea shanties 2021 and no one can deny it

[LaJoBa]

This is something I would of loved to And Mr. Coffin has a hellava voice !

[jeffreylink]

Woops I clapped and cheered sitting in my living room :))))