Salt Sea Ballads Richard R. Terry J. Curwen & Sons Ltd., London, 1931 Collected and edited, with Pianoforte Accompaniment, by Richard Runciman Terry, with a Foreword by Morley Roberts. Admiral Benbow Andrew Carr Antigallican Privateer, The Blaw the wind southerly Bobby Shafty Bosun's Warning, The Cawsand Bay Chesapeake and Shannon, The Chinee Bumboatman, The Cruise of the Calabar, The Don't forget your old shipmate Doo me ama day From Boston Harbour Golden Vanitee, The Here's the tender comin' High Barbaree Hob-a-derry dando Homeward bound I drew my ship into a harbour John Dory Liberty for the sailors Lion man-o'-war, The Ma bonny lad Rolling home Saucy Arethusa, The Spanish ladies Time for us to go When the boat comes in When the stormy winds do blow I obtained this book through interlibrary loan and now have a photocopy of it. Terry was from Northumberland, and this collection contains 10 songs from that region; he states in his introduction: "I have obtained them either aboard ship or from the mouths of seamen ashore." For those 'Catters who might travel to Mystic, CT, for the 31st annual Sea Music Festival, I'll be presenting a paper at the Sea Music Symposium on Friday, June 11, tracing the history of one of the songs in Terry's book. Shipcmo, where have you been all my life? And what are the hours your library is open? Jerry
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