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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 15 Aug 10 - 11:30 PM BTW has anyone noted this relatively recent recording, Rogue's Gallery? Found this review of this 2 CD set of Sea Songs, Shanties, etc at NPR's web-site. Have a look: CD includes Sting, Bono, Richard Thompson, Bryan Ferry, Eliza Carthy, Lucinda Williams as well as Loudon Wainwright & Rufus Wainwright & Kate McGarrigle |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: Snuffy Date: 16 Aug 10 - 10:50 AM George, There's a whole thread about Rogue's Gallery. Not many voices in favour: most had a similar opinion to Barry Finn Subject: RE: Rogues Gallery - Sea songs etc. From: Barry Finn - PM Date: 31 Jul 07 - 07:35 AM Calling that CD crap was being mighty generous of Greg, IMHO. more like shit. Barry |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: mikesamwild Date: 16 Aug 10 - 11:05 AM have I missed the suggestion of Heal Your Ho Boys sailing homewards to Mingulay |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: IanC Date: 16 Aug 10 - 11:25 AM Only trouble is that the Mingulay Boat song (see DT) was written by Hugh S Roberton in the ?1930s for the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. :-) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: mikesamwild Date: 16 Aug 10 - 11:28 AM Thanks, I suspectd summat like that it's so naff! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: Gutcher Date: 16 Aug 10 - 12:23 PM How's about that fine Shetland song:-- "Rou'in Foula Doon" Oot bi wast the horn o Papa Rou'in Foula doon. Joe. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: mikesamwild Date: 23 Aug 10 - 07:24 AM Er? Translation please, or is it like Roll the Woodpile Down? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: Gutcher Date: 23 Aug 10 - 01:29 PM Part of the chorus of a song in the Shetland dialect of the Scots language. The fishermen of Papa Stour would row out to the fishing grounds, in open boats, to a point 60 miles west of Shetland where they could no longer see the high clifts of Foula which lie 20 miles west of Shetland. The Horn of Papa was a high clift and landmark on Papa which fell into the sea during a storm in 1953. The full chorus is;--- Out bi wast the horn o Papa Rou'in Foula doon Owir a hidden piece o watter --- Rou'in Foula doon Joe. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: Gutcher Date: 24 Aug 10 - 03:08 PM If the Shetland fishermen had it right and Foula disappeared when they were 60 miles west of Shetland. I calculate that Foula must be 1200ft. high. Can anyone confirm if this be correct? Joe. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: EBarnacle Date: 25 Aug 10 - 10:57 AM The Music of the Waters, by Smith, cited above has a chapter devoted to Gaelic and Scottishy sea songs. Hielan Laddie was referenced last week in the obituary of the piper who famously became known as the D-Day Piper. There is link to the Jacobin version. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: GUEST,ddevine Date: 22 Jun 17 - 02:57 PM What a fine thread concerning "Scottish Sea Shanties", seem if they entitled it Scottish Maritime Songs, more songs would have come up. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties From: GUEST Date: 22 Jun 17 - 04:02 PM "IanC: Only trouble is that the Mingulay Boat song (see DT) was written by Hugh S Roberton in the ?1930s for the Glasgow Orpheus Choir." I was told the song was written some time after the last residents left the island ergo it was never sung by the fishermen there. |
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