Coblers
Monday
Whitby’s Sea Song and
Shanty Group
March 2010
HM Bark Endeavour
Coblers Monday, Whitby’s Sea Song and Shanty group
was formed in 1996 by three stalwarts of Whitby
Folk Club in readiness to perform sea songs and
shanties for the visit to Whitby of the replica
HM Bark Endeavour in 1997.
The group name Coblers Monday was derived from the
custom of some Whitby coble fishermen not to put to
sea after a weekend's over indulgence.
The practice of returning to the Towns hostelries for
a reviving 'hair of the dog', was known locally as a
'Coblers Monday'.
