Ahoy Land Lubbers !!!!!

Welcome to our brand new home on the web  http://gu-10.co.uk .

Many thanks to Janice – a friendly wench we’ve befriended, who knows a fair bit about the interweb, and has helped the cabinboy beyond belief in his quest to keep everyone abreast of the crew’s movements.

Pop along to the Ship’s Voyage section of the site, where you’ll find some great news about our fundraising concert for the RNLI, and a few more ramblings too !!!

Got to go and feed the ship’s cat – so catch you soon…..

The Cabinboy.

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It’s been a while since we found a piece of parchment to scrawl down some random jottings in the Captain’s Log, and now we’ve hit calmer waters I can actually hold the quill steady enough to write proper, eh !!

Take a look in the Ships Voyage section of the site, and you’ll see that we have plans to sail afar this year – well at least to Sark and Falmouth !

We’re also fulfilling a long held ambition, to put on a concert in the splendid St James Concert Hall here in Guernsey, and joined by some of our musically talented friends, we hope to raise some funds for the local lifeboat station.

Oh dear – better run – the Captain’s practising walking the plank himself again – he’ll be the ruin of us all…..

Catch you soon shipmates !

The Cabinboy.

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2009 has crept up upon us and YES we’re STILL here !!!!  When you stop to think that we only got together for (in the Capt’n's words) a handful of gigs for SeaGuernsey in 2005, it seems we just didn’t know when to stop…….

We’re all set to get up to no good once again – and already rehearsing (yes we DO rehearse – honest!) some new material.  John is still making good rhythm with his cajun drum (looks like a wooden crate to me), and Neil is making rude noises with what he claims is a didgeridoo and whips his mouth organ (sorry – harmonica) out with great regularity !!!!!!

As for our adventures, well we’re sticking to local waters for the summer – maybe heading further afield in 2010 – watch this space!).  You may rememmber that at the beginning of last year Fraser walked the plank (!) and Martin gathered his worldly possessions to join us – well we are now 11 !!!!!!!!   Nick Dove joins the merry band – and brings his rather full book of shanties with him too.

Gotta go – the ship’s cat needs feedin’ – and you don’t want to upset the ship’s cat…………..

The Cabin Boy

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6th, 7th & 8th October 2006

Les Bordees

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Wave Telecom has helped the musical group get their hands on a much-needed sound system to set them up for a number of gigs this summer.

GU10 takes its name from a Guernsey registered fishing vessel and was launched last year to coincide with the Year of the Sea. The ten members have already proved a great hit at a number of local events where they have performed various sea shanties and songs about the sea.

Wave heard they needed help in obtaining a new sound system and so have sponsored some new equipment, including microphones, a mixer and powered speakers. ‘Captain’ Peter Falla, one of the founding members of GU10, said they are hugely grateful for Wave’s support…

“The company has enabled us to obtain a sound system that will suit a variety of gigs, at a variety of venues. Last year we soon became conscious that with the broad range of events we were asked to perform at, combined with the very vocal sound we produce, a suitable sound system needed to be found,’ he said.

GU10 have a hectic summer tour… The first event will be on Liberation Day at the Wave World of Freedom on the Albert Pier. Then later in the year they will be present at Alderney Week in August and Sark’s Celebration of the Sea event in September.

( www.channelonline.tv 03/05/06)

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As well as some more ‘standards’ for the 2006 season, we’ve also included some challenging material – with a shanty in french, and a few songs we’ve adapted to suit a local audience – listen out for some subtle changes in the lyrics !!!!!!

One of the songs, “Coming Home” is somewhat of a milestone for the band. Written and arranged by Richard Collas, it tells the tale of a team of fishermen, and their love for the job and the sea. It’s hoped that this will be the first of a number of original songs from the band – so keep an ear out throughout the year…….

(POSTED MAY 2006)

A variety of entertainment will be on offer in the harbour area with the focal point on the Albert Pier with a tented bar, restaurant and stage. Music sessions will be held daily between noon and 2.00pm and from 7.30pm.

GU10 was one of the first acts to take to the stage with their mixture of shanties and songs of the sea. Spokesman Neil Archer described the unit as a ‘manufactured boy band’. ‘We don’t take ourselves too seriously’ he said.

The band was formed earlier this year as part of SeaGuernsey and the response at its shows has been good. ‘It’s been phenomenal,’ said Mr Archer. ‘We were expecting initially to do about half-a-dozen shows but it will probably be closer to double that’. GU10 is working up to next month’s Trafalgar Ball at Beau Sejour, which will mark the last of the SeaGuernsey 2005 events.

Many took time out to enjoy the festivities on Saturday and make the most of the fine weather.

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Festival du Chant de Marin

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