Pete Morton | Talking Blues | Ghost of a Sailor Talking Blues

What's it all about?

The talking blues was a style made famous by Woody Guthrie and later by Bob Dylan on his early recordings. The show is a freewheeling unruly mix of comedy and storytelling, interspersed with popular singalong chorus from the last 400 years!

What's the format?

The show is flexible and available in various performance formats -from 15 mins slots to 90 mins concert.

Why the Ghost?

The ghost is a 17th century sailor who died in a shipwreck. He now spends eternity in a harbour pub influencing the patrons with silliness, satire and song.

The Ghost of A Sailor's Forthcoming Spirited Performances!!

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Saturday 16 August -

The Home of Unpopular Music, Toft House, Middleborough

https://fatso.ma/106f SOLD OUT!

Whitby Folk Week

Including 'The Ghost of a Sailor's Talking Blues'

Tuesday 19 August -Flowergate Hall 3pm

whitbyfolk.co.uk

Wednesday 3 September -

House Concert, Manchester

tom@tomkitching.co.uk

Thursday 4 September -

Bijou Sessions, Bijou Cinema Southport PR9 0US

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/southport-bijou-cinema/t-lnllkmg

Friday 12 September -

The Rose and Crown, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2SG

https://billetto.co.uk/e/the-ghost-of-a-sailor-s-talking-blues-tickets-1387693?utm_source=organiser&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_content=1

Thursday 18 September -

The Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate CT9 2LB

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Sunday 21st September -

Music Without Borders, Green Table Cafe, Dartington Estate, Devon TQ9 6EE

Friday 26th September -

Quorn Village Hall, Leicestershire, LE12 8BB

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ghost-of-a-sailor-talking-bluesstarring-pete-mortonsupport-pete-kenny-tickets-1462273632799?aff=oddtdtcreator

Saturday 27th September -

The George, 1 church lane, Alstonefield, Ashbourne DE6 2FX

https://wegottickets.com/af/70/event/667067

Friday 10th October -

Other Arts Space, Windsor SL4 1SE

www.otherspacearts.com

Friday 17th October -

House Concert, Castle Douglas, Dumfries

mamacath@me.com

Saturday 18th October -

Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria

Saturday 22nd November -

Bishops Castle, Shropshire

bishopscastletownhall.co.uk/music-entertainment

Sunday 23rd November -

Bishops House, Sheffield

www.bishopshouse.org.uk

Tuesday 2nd December -

The Bell Inn, Bath BA1 5BW

thebellinnbath.co.uk

Wednesday 3rd December -

Costa Festival, Alvaston Hall, Cheshire

www.costafestival.co.uk/costa-winter-festival-2025

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Friday 16th January -

Cambridge Folk Club

cambridgefolkclub.co.uk

Thursday 5th February -

Railway Roots Folk Club, Portslade

www.facebook.com/groups/51995129457/?locale=en_GB

Friday 6th March -

Pickering Book tree, Pickering

www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk

Saturday 8th March -

The Queens Head, Belper

mjones572@hotmail.co.uk

Saturday 14th March -

Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue, Queensbury, W.Yorks

www.blackdykemills.org/whatson.html

Wednesday 6th May -

The International (Musician 2) Leicester

'The Ghost of a Sailor's Talking Blues'

www.the-international.co.uk

21st-23rd August (day tbc)

Moira Furnace Folk Festival, Leics

'The Ghost of a Sailor's Talking Blues' plus Songwriter show

www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk

Friday 4 December -

Milkmaid Folk Club, Bury St Edmunds

https://milkmaidmusic.co.uk

The Ghost of a Sailor's talking blues is a new show of singing together, comedy and storytelling. The 17th century ghost is a shipwrecked sailor, who has remained resident in a harbour tavern to the present day, telling his tales in an unruly mix of stand up, tales and popular chorus. The show is primarily a community singalong that crosses the centuries with well known traditional ditties, music hall and modern day popular classics, with songs for all generations.

The sailors ghost winds his way back and forth through time, interacting with the audience, observing the world and history, whispering to famous characters, dancing with revellers and falling in love. The show is wrapped in the style of the talking blues -a simple guitar and spoken word technique invented by Woody Guthrie, and later made famous by Bob Dylan in his early recordings).