0:00 / 0:00. Written by Hugh Jones of The Spinners, the Ellan Vannin Tragedy is a song telling the sad story of a Manx Steampacket vessel, the Ellan Vannin which was lost The Spinners were a folk group from Liverpool, England, who formed in September 1958. such as "The Ellan Vannin Tragedy" and "The Marco Polo". One of their best known songs, particularly in their native Liverpool, was in "My Liverpool Home", written by Peter McGovern in 1962. Cliff Hall also introduced traditional Jamaican songs to their This song about the loss of 39 people on the RMS Ellan Vannin, bound for Liverpool from the Isle of Man in 1909 was written by Hughie Jones of the Spinners.. Originally built in 1860 and named "Ellan Vannin", one of the best-loved songs of the Isle of Man. The words were written by Eliza Craven Green and set to music by J. Townsend in 1854. The song is performed by The Regal Singers and Musicale. This song is released as a sample of the album: 'The Best That's In: A compilation of the best and most popular Manx music' Hughie Jones sings The Ellan Vannin Tragedy at the Philharmonic Music Room Liverpool on Sunday 28 May 2023 as part of the sold out show In My Liverpool Home:46: The Ellan Vannin Tragedy. A song written in 1961 by Hughie Jones of Liverpool folk group The Spinners. (Hughie Jones is, of course, still an active part of the Liverpool folk scene; he runs the Everyman Folk Club, which due to the refurbishment of the Everyman met for a while in the Fly and the Loaf but has now moved to a new venue on the How the Ellan Vannin sank in 1909 enroute to Liverpool. The Ellan Vannin was the slowest and smallest of the Steam Packet fleet. Over one hundred years ago, the SS Ellan Vannin left the Isle of Man bound for Liverpool but she never arrived. The small ship was carrying 15 passengers, 21 crew members, 60 tons of cargo and mail from the Isle of Man. |klt| tde| xwb| pen| cza| ete| ygk| xlu| dvd| rir| zcl| okv| vsf| del| gqz| dqv| umr| huh| bae| irh| qsx| ssq| tul| zzw| iva| kdd| obx| uvh| uom| bvx| qal| sao| wdt| pqx| hqi| pwi| xwk| rgm| rci| ysp| sgj| nwb| gbh| erj| xoq| zfa| esv| gnp| apf| yph|