Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Sea Shanties
From:
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:

NPR Review of Rogue's Gallery

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.