Sons of Town Hall

Whilst crossing the Atlantic on a raft of their own making, Sons of Town Hall crafted songs of wonder and woe, heartbreak and hope. Jump aboard.

Part balladry, part performance art, and totally cool…complete with Victorian-era costumes, sing-alongs, and meditations about the seafaring life….Think Simon & Garfunkel lost at sea, and you get a sense of the mythic world at play here.
– Philadelphia Inquirer

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Madmen Cross the Water is out now. Watch the trailer and meet host, Elias B. Worthington, armchair historian, failed musician, and lifelong bachelor. Elias has dedicated his adult life to studying the Sons of Town Hall. Each episode takes listeners around the world and back through time describing the trials and triumphs that led to the creation of the boys’ magical music.

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Sons of Town Hall’s saga about the sweet singers of the sea featured in the latest episode of Madmen Cross the Water is out now.

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George Ulysses Brown

George Ulysses Brown hails from the South of England and a long line of butchers. At 16, he ran away from the family business and his abusive father and never looked back. George spent the better part of the next decade in and out of prisons and public houses. The only steady labor he managed to hold was as a singing waiter in the West End. He eventually met Josiah at the Old Star and the two set out for the New Land, new livelihoods, and new adventures.

Josiah Chester Jones

Josiah Chester Jones was born outside of Lexington, Kentucky, the son of a former Confederate general. Josiah was disowned by his family after denouncing the Southern cause. He was a stowaway on a merchant vessel bound for England and found his voice singing himself to sleep to ward off seasickness and keep the rats away. The streets of London were not kind to Josiah, and it wasn’t until he met George that his fate changed forever, though not exclusively for the better.

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