music at sea

[Lou Barron]

after the sinking of the gloucester castle and the suvivors off other ships was transfered from the raider to the tanker supply ship we where stuck down the hold it was not very nice being at sea for a couple of months we came up with the idea of having concerts and believe me it was very funny we had singers dancers even a stripper but every one had to give a item when came to my turn i sang maggie may and one of the american seaman got me to learn him the words it was to be a good thing for me as we became good friends in our days as pows one guy was a ex opera singer and he could really sing even the germans use to come and listen to him

[Louis the Amigo]

hi shipmates on a couple of ships, I remember we did have a party cabin with plenty of singing a Irish man who had a good voice ,and knew all the song would start it off after a few beers on the weekends mostly we had many a singsong never no trouble, can allso recall someone who played a tin flute and a banjoe{ not the same time} on another ship not sure the name of the shipmate he was from Malta {Happy ships}

[Keith at Tregenna]

No help or advancement to post, just an hello to my Amigo.

K.

[terry ryan]

i was on the sulima 1963, usual t chests biscuit tins and one guy named billy ? (name of our band) dick and the four skins,
the guy with the guitar ended up a captain