As Show Of Hands once mentioned, ‘branch, stem, shoot; they need roots’ and The Longest Johns are certainly drawing on deep roots once again in Smoke & Oakum. The album flows effortlessly from a capella vocal compositions to accompanied songs, much like their previous long-player, Cures What Ails Ya. From the wise choice of opener, […]
Featuring Seth Lakeman, ‘The Workers Song’ is our final preview before The Longest Johns’ new album, Smoke and Oakum, hits our speakers on 28th January. So, what can you expect when you hit play on this single? This is one of those astute folk songs, which seems to remain relevant no matter what century and […]
Joined by Skáld’s Justine Galmiche, The Longest Johns supply us a big stomping French/English shanty that pays tribute, as I understand it, to a ship named the Santiano. This is no ordinary ship, it’s a three-master with a sleek speedy design and tons of cannons. Musically, we have just the stomping of feet and five […]
In a phenomena that has psychologists reaching for an explanation of “collective isolation”, Sea Shanties are in the spotlight right now. The Longest Johns, though, have been in this since 2015 and laid down the now famous ‘Wellerman’ on their 2018 Between Wind and Water LP. Now, sea shanties have some specific facets that make […]