{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"194 Haakon Vatle of Storm Weather Shanty Choir","description":"Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter. Haakon Vatle leads Norway's Storm Weather Shanty Choir.  He's got some great tour stories and actually uses sea shanties on a ship he's the general manager for.   In this episode: How his time on a Norwegian tall ship taught him about the real life usefulness of sea shanties How a couple super hardcore fans made their first Japanese tour happen How accepting a gig as a wedding band turned into a unique first tour of the US. How he bent the rules in university to study the music he loves.   Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture.  Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more.    Today's show is sponsored by: Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http:\/\/www.underthecrossbones.com\/scuba Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http:\/\/www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com   For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http:\/\/www.UnderTheCrossbones.com\/194 Listen to "A Drop of Nelson's Blood" by Storm Weather Shanty Choir at https:\/\/youtu.be\/YjglpHClNMU    Important Websites: Storm Weather Shanty Choir -  https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shantychoir   Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http:\/\/www.thecomedypalace.com\/ and use the code "Phil50" for half off tickets.    Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http:\/\/www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com   Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com   Additional Show Notes: http:\/\/www.UnderTheCrossbones.com\/194   Support the show!: http:\/\/www.UnderTheCrossbones.com\/support    Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast\/id1039621331   Visit http:\/\/www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.   Facebook - http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/underthecrossbones Twitter - http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/undercrossbones       ","author_name":"Under the Crossbones The Pirate Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.underthecrossbones.com","html":"