Oyez, oyez! The town crier still exists!
January 4, 2025 8:34 AM   Subscribe

“I don’t plan on giving it up until they have to bury me. Go down crying, as I say.”

archive link here if you can't access the Globe & Mail link

Full disclosure: Chris Whyman is my city's town crier. He's a nice man; I've run into him on occasion. That outfit looks hella hot when he does his thing during the summer tho.
posted by Kitteh (3 comments total) 7 users marked this as a favorite
 
We were visiting Halifax, NS when the town crier did his thing. It's hard to describe how loud he was.
posted by tommasz at 10:34 AM on January 4


I have experience dressing in historical garb and being loud. I want this job.
posted by Faint of Butt at 11:35 AM on January 4 [3 favorites]


Elcid Barrett cried the town
For twenty brave men etc.

There's actually an Ontario Guild of Town Criers. Chris Wyman is a member.
There's a map showing towns in Southern Ontario which have a designated town crier
posted by yyz at 1:05 PM on January 4 [1 favorite]


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