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21 May 99 - 05:42 PM (#80564) Subject: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair I've been asked to provide the music for a weekend celebrating the British canal system (British Waterways, not dentistry). Any ideas for songs. The canals here are mostly very narrow, as are the boats, but spending time on a narrowboat is like slowing your whole life down to 4 miles an hour. Thanks a lot, Hwyl, Bron. |
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21 May 99 - 06:02 PM (#80570) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Bert A search of DT for "canal" turns up loads of hits. I don't know how many are British though. Bert. |
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21 May 99 - 06:19 PM (#80574) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair Thanks, Bert. I've had a look, and most of them are American, I've found a couple there that might do. I'm sure that there must be lots more songs. Hwyl, Bron. |
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21 May 99 - 06:36 PM (#80580) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Don Meixner LLANFAIR, The only one that comes to my mind is The Good Ship Calibar. WE have some excellent Narrow Boats on the New York State Barge Canal that can be rented by the week. A floating motel filled with food spirits and fuel, just bring your clothes. Not many folks know what Narrow Boats are and you are right, your life slows to a gentle and elegant speed when on the water. Don |
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21 May 99 - 06:58 PM (#80587) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Susanne (skw) I've long tried to find the words for the songs on John Kirkpatrick and Jon Raven's 1975 album of canal songs (the title is round the next corner of my mind ...). I'm sure that's the kind of stuff Llanfair is after, too. Can anyone help. Some song titles were 'The Rosemary', Leeds A Seaport Town (I think),Tommy Notes, Let's Begin Delving. I'd also be interested in the sleevenotes, if there were any. Good luck, Llanfair! - Susanne |
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21 May 99 - 08:07 PM (#80610) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: bill\sables Hi Llanfair. Have you tried Folkworks canal songs site at www.pipemedia.net/users/jeffd/index.htm Cheers Bill |
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21 May 99 - 08:16 PM (#80614) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles This may help FOLKWISE |
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21 May 99 - 08:22 PM (#80617) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles Bill Yours wasn't there when I posted. I tried your link, but it didn't work. Is it me? |
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21 May 99 - 08:32 PM (#80621) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Gordon Bok recently recorded a song called "Stormy Weather" which is a barge song from the East coast of England; I could post the words later if you want it. It's published in Roy Palmer's "Oxford Book of Sea Songs". |
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21 May 99 - 09:08 PM (#80628) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Lorraine Are Keel boats narrow boats? Lorraine |
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21 May 99 - 10:57 PM (#80658) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: DonMeixner Lorraine, Keel boats are pretty much an American hull type. They were largely a river boat and not a canal craft but I imagine there was some cross over. Similar in some ways to a Durham boat but without any rocker to the keel. The keel boats were pushed along the rivers of the American west by several men with long poles and they were used to transport people and supplies. The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled much by keel boat. Good representations of them can be seen in the movies "The Big Sky" and "Davy Crockett and The River Pirates" Narrows are slab sided kinda pointy on both ends and usually flat bottomed with a hint of a keel. The are as the name implies very narrow because they must travel the very narrow canals of Great Britain. I imagine they are powered now but in years passed they were pushed by a small, powered pram and befor that they were pulled by a horse from the towpath on the canal. Many families lived aboard narrow boats at one time. I'm not sure if they are used for anything but recreation now. More than you needed Huh? Don |
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22 May 99 - 04:15 AM (#80700) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Penny S. One of the most surprising things I have learned was how easy it was to move a narrow boat along a tunnel by legging. It was easier than pushing my teeny weeny British car. It made all the texts about the environmental friendliness and energy-saving nature of water transport come alive. Mind you, it was already moving. |
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22 May 99 - 10:26 AM (#80736) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ferrara Re Lorraine's question about keel boats: What were the boats called that were manned by keelmen, in Newcastle-on-Tyne? There's a song called The Sandgate Lassie's Lament, sung by Norman and Flora MacDonald (or did I forget their names again?) with the refrain, "Since I married a keelman, all me good days are done." We heard that Newcastle had a fairly shallow harbor, and when coal trains brought in a load of coal, the keelmen rowed it out to where the ships that would haul it were anchored, and heaved it on board, which means they were pretty rough-and-ready guys. But their boats aren't related to narrowboats, which were strictly for use on the canals, I think. Most of them were houseboats as well, weren't they, in which the captain and his family lived? What was the means of locomotion? In the US most canal boats were pulled by mules. |
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22 May 99 - 10:58 AM (#80742) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles I can dimly remember also that there were vessels called 'Tom Puddings', that were used in the North of England for bulk coal, I think? |
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22 May 99 - 01:14 PM (#80762) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair I think you are talking about butties. The narrowboat, in which the family lived, was horsepowered, and other, unpowered boats were tied on behind, or on the side if it was a wider canal. The boats are very manouverable when going along the canal, you can move one by leaning on a bargepole. Turning and stopping are a different matter. Most boats are 30 foot+ long, and don't do anything in a hurry!!!! Thanks for the help, I've got plenty of time, so any other ideas would be welcome. Hwyl. Bron. |
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22 May 99 - 01:21 PM (#80764) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles Several late eighteenth and early nineteenth century English canals used 'tub' boats, capable of carrying from 5 to 10 tons, often used with primitive boat lifts or inclines. The Aire & Calder Navigation's engineer developed this idea into the 'Tom Puddings', a compartment boat system for carrying coal. Moved in trains of up to 30 compartment boats by steam tugs, they were lifted out of the water and then tipped by hydraulic machinery to empty their cargo into sea-going ships. |
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22 May 99 - 01:23 PM (#80766) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles I stole the above from here A Short History Of English Canals |
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22 May 99 - 02:54 PM (#80791) Subject: Lyr Add: THE BRAUNSTON BELLE AND THE NUMBER ONE^^ From: The Shambles Here is one about narrow boat life.
THE BRAUNSTON BELLE AND THE NUMBER ONE
When I first saw my Rosie, my heart flew like a bird
Roses and castles, hearts and flowers
I asked for her hand in marriage and to her father we did run
Roses and castles, hearts and flowers
I swore, that to this place I'd not travel, not to see her work on the land
Roses and castles, hearts and flowers
In time a Number One, I became, 'The Rosie' and the butty 'Ben'
Roses and castles, hearts and flowers
The next time, I saw my Rosie, my heart flew like a bird
Roses and castles, hearts and flowers Roger Gall 1996 ^^ |
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22 May 99 - 05:33 PM (#80826) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair Hey, Shambles, that is a great song, we hadn't mentioned the roses and castles (I'm planning on trying my hand at that when I start working part-time ) Has the song got an original tune, or is it one I'm likely to know already? It mentions The Shroppy, The Shropshire Union, which isn't far from here, and the weekend I'm doing is on the Montgomery canal. the navigable bits, that is!!! Hwyl, Bron. |
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22 May 99 - 06:18 PM (#80831) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles It does have an original tune, but I don't think I like it very much now. It had instrumental 'fiddly bits' that tended to drag the song out, so if you can get one to fit let me know? Enjoy youself on the Montgomery, I don't know that one but we did have wonderful week on the Monmouth and Brecon. It is so beautiful and peaceful. The two of have also done that flight up to Birmingham from The Severn. Never again. |
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22 May 99 - 06:54 PM (#80839) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Graham Pirt I live in a town at the end of the Aire and Calder canal, built as a company town. In the docks we still have the Bartholomew hoists that lifted the Tom Puddings out of the water to tip them and empty the coals into larger vessels. Tom Puddings were unique to the A&C and were formed into trains which were pushed by a barge (occasionally pulled. Goff Sherburn was the last of the skippers and is the father of Chris Sherburn a brilliant concertina player who is touring the States in July (I think)with guitarist Denny Bartley. Also the Keels on the River Tyne were rowed to the Colliers moored at Shields. The term is supposed to come from a Scandinavian word for a type of boat - a kyel. |
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22 May 99 - 07:13 PM (#80843) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Richard Bridge There is a silly song sung locally here (Kent) by an amateur band called "Canal Folk" but probably from somewhere else (although if the Higham train tunnel which used to be a canal tunnel didn't have a hole in the middle it would be the longest chalk-lined tunnel in Europe) which comes in two versions. It is undoubtedly a narrowboat song. The clean version of the chorus goes : - "Boatie, boatie, /spit in the cut/Wiping his nose on a mopstick." The other (which I favour as probably more authenic)goes "Boatie, boatie, /shit in the cut/Wiping his arse on a mopstick." |
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23 May 99 - 12:02 AM (#80903) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Wotcha Although not canal boat songs per se, I would recommend a couple of songs by Bob Roberts, the last of the Spritsail Bargemen, who sang "Stormy Weather Boys," and "The Worst Old Ship." You can find recordings on the Saydisc label, "Sea Songs & Shanties" (basically recordings taken by Peter Kennedy in the 50s and 60s for the BBC). Cheers, Brian |
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23 May 99 - 12:45 AM (#80910) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: alison Hi, "Barges" by Ralph McTell... it's about watching the barges as opposed to being on them. "Cruise of the Calabar" as done by the Clancy brothers..... it's about a horse drawn boat taking coal along the Lagan canal from Belfast to Portadown. SLainte alison |
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23 May 99 - 12:51 AM (#80913) Subject: Lyr Add: THE CRUISE OF THE CALABAR (from Tawny)^^ From: alison There is one version of CALABAR in the database... still based in Northern Ireland.. but a different canal Here is the Clancy Brothers' version.... THE CRUISE OF THE CALABAR Trad. Arr. Cyril Tawny 1. Come all ye dry-land sail-y-ors and listen to my song, For it's only forty verses and it won't detain you long. It's all about the advent-y-ures of this here Lisburn tar Who sailed as a man before the mast on the good ship Calabar. 2. Now the Calabar was a spanking craft, copper-fastened fore and aft, Her helm it stuck out far behind, and her wheel had a great big shaft, With half a gale to swell each sail, she'd make one knot per hour, She's the fastest craft on the Lagan canal, and she's only one horse-power. 3. Now the skipper he was a strapping lad, he stood just four feet two, His eyes were black, his nose was red, and his cheeks were a Prussian blue, He wore a leather medal that he'd won at the Crimea war, And the captain's wife was passenger cook on the good ship Calabar. 4. Now the skipper he says to me, "Me lad, look here me lad," says he "Would yous like to be a sail-y-or to sail the raging sea? Would yous like to be a sail-y-or the foreign seas to roll For we're under orders for Portadown with half a ton of coal." 5. The next morning we set sail, the weather being sublime, And passing under the old Queen's bridge we heard the "Albert" chime. 'Tis then we came to the Gasworks Straight, a very dangerous part, And ran head on to a lump of coal that wasn't marked on the chart. 6. Then all became confusion while the stormy winds did blow, Our bo'sun slipped on an orange peel and fell into the hold below, "Put on more steam," the captain said, "for we are sorely pressed," But the engineer replied from the bank, "The horse is doing his best." 7. And we all fell into the water and then let out a roar There was a farmer standing there and he threw us the end of his galluses and he pulled it all ashore. No more I'll be a sail-y-or to sail the raging main, And the next time I go to Portadown, I'm bloody sure I'll go by train. ^^ The "Albert" refers to the Albert clock in Belfast. Slainte alison |
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23 May 99 - 06:55 AM (#80950) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles It is a small world. When I mentioned the 'Tom Puddings'I had no idea of the link between them and the Sherburn's and I played with Chris and Denny in a number of sessions this past Easter. I shall be seeing Chris again in June and will ask him all about his dad's 'Tom Puddings'. |
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23 May 99 - 10:46 AM (#80978) Subject: Lyr Add: THE MANCHESTER CANAL (Paul Graney)^^ From: Barry Finn Here's another version of the Calibar, from a broadside by Paul Graney of Manchester.
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23 May 99 - 12:51 PM (#80987) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Penny S. Jolly boating weather, And a hay harvest breeze, Blade on the feather, Shade off the trees; Swing, swing together, With your bodies between your knees. Sorry, couldn't resist it. Penny |
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23 May 99 - 01:37 PM (#80995) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles Not THAT narrow! |
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24 May 99 - 04:12 AM (#81167) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Roger the zimmer On an earlier thread on Black Country songs I asked about a song I half-remembered, called "Push boys push" which I thought the Black Country Three used to do about propelling a barge thro' a tunnel in the W. Midlands by lying on the cabin and pushing with feet on the roof of the tunnel. Sadly no-one came up with words or tune. I'd be interested to hear if if emerges in your research. |
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24 May 99 - 05:51 AM (#81183) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: AndyG I once had an album "Straight from the Cut", sadly no longer present which was of UK canal songs. Some are mentioned above, some not. Ring any bells for anyone ? One other song was "The Single Bolinder" a canal version of the Geordie song "The Deputy's Kist".
Penny, that was Eton, LLANFAIR asked for Narrow
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24 May 99 - 08:20 AM (#81219) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Llanfair The album Suzanne was referring to is "The Bold Navigators", John Kirkpatrick and John Raven, TRADITION TSR 019. I have a copy with sleeve notes and words which I'll scan for you if you e-mail me your e-mail. Cheers!!! Ian |
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24 May 99 - 08:22 AM (#81221) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Whoops! My e-mail is KirbyManor@Hotmail.Com Ian |
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24 May 99 - 09:06 AM (#81229) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Roger the zimmer Bron, look out for otters on the Mongomery canal. We stayed near Welshpool at Easter and on the Bank Holiday Monday walked both ways up the towpath from Welshpool, saw hardly any people, very peaceful and watched an otter for several minutes. Hwyl, Roger |
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24 May 99 - 06:43 PM (#81394) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair I was talking about otters to our neighbour, who works for the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, he says that they are making a comeback, and that he,s seen evidence of them in the Banwy, just by here. I haven't seen one yet, but hope to soon. You'll have to let me know when you're in the area again, Roger, so we can perhaps chat in person. Other UK mudcatters, everyone goes through Welshpool at some time or another, like Sam's in Casablanca!!!!! Hwyl, as time goes by, Bron. |
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24 May 99 - 07:26 PM (#81402) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles "Here's looking at you kido". |
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24 May 99 - 10:02 PM (#81432) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Wotcha There's a nice slice of canal that runs from Tiverton through Samford Peverell in Central Devon ... very peaceful ... but no otters and no tunnels. I believe the industrial god Brunel devised some unique methods for getting the canals going in the West Country. A few decades back, I recall that solo, Atlantic row-boatman, Shay Blyth was advocating for the canal system for some reason. I remember that fists solved the right-of-way if two barges should encounter each other in a tunnel ... Meanwhie in the US, I believe that there are a number of titles celebrating canals. Two weekends ago, fellow (Liam's Brother who was that?) sang a barge song at the Pier in New York's Southstreet Seaport: although dressed in black he didn't sound like J. Cash ... Cheers, Brian |
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25 May 99 - 04:40 AM (#81500) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: AndyG Correction. The album was "Straight from the Tunnel's Mouth". I found a tape backup of it. Sorry, I didn't take a note of artist or label on the tape. However the track list is as follows;
Waterways Lament
AndyG |
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25 May 99 - 09:36 AM (#81550) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Roger the zimmer AndyG, those place names have resonance to an exiled Brummie like me. I wonder if the "Dudley Tunnel" song is the one I remembered as "Push boys push" about "legging" through a tunnel? Do you have the words? |
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25 May 99 - 09:43 AM (#81552) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: AndyG Roger, I plan to give the tape an airing over the next few days, so I might have the words at some point. The only song I remember from the album is Tom Beech's Last Trip, which, as I recall, is about a barge that got iced in trying to make a winter trip. The boatman froze to death. Good song though.
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26 May 99 - 06:16 AM (#81795) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: AndyG First pass through the tape last night, I'll try to do some transcriptions during the week. (no promises) Waterways Lament
Poor Old 'Orse
The 'Orrible Trip
Tommy Note
Boaty Boaty Spit in the Cut
Lass of Coventry
Single Bolinder
Girl on the Cut
Winson Green Jail
Dudley Tunnel
Hard Working Boater
Tom Beech's Last Trip
Tipton Slasher The Humber Belle Didn't get to hear this one as I had to go to the Folk Club.
Any requests ?
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26 May 99 - 06:21 AM (#81796) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Roger the zimmer AndyG. Sounds great. If you could e-mail me your address to : r.shrigley@rhbnc.ac.uk and if I sent you a blank cassette tape do you think you could.....? Roger (who spent 10 year of his childhood/adolescence very near what became Spaghetti Junction and many happy misspent hours in the Opposite Lock jazz club in Gas Street Basin) |
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26 May 99 - 07:56 AM (#81805) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: AndyG Hi Roger,
(Our SMTP server is currently broken so I can only respond here.)
There's a bit of a problem for me as I only have a single tape deck that I trust.
AndyG |
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26 May 99 - 07:57 AM (#81806) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Steve Parkes The canal in "The Callibar" really did exist. It became disused between the wars (I think). There's an excellent book about it, the naem of which completely escapes me. There's also a Black Country version of the song; "Next time I go to the Patent Shaft [steelworks] I'll take the bloody tram". Steve |
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26 May 99 - 08:09 AM (#81809) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Roger the zimmer Andy G, don't go to too much trouble: as I log on from work at lunch & break times I can't receive audio etc. The lyrics of the Dudley Tunnel eventually would be fine. My own tape to tape deck is out of order at the moment so I know what a pain it is. Roger. |
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26 May 99 - 07:28 PM (#81952) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Susanne (skw) Ian - I'm thrilled to hear you've got 'The Bold Navigators'. Why not put the notes and lyrics in this thread? I'd be interested in seeing them as well as Llanfair. Or perhaps, if you don't want that, would you please mail them to me at skw@worldmusic.de? Thanks a lot, Susanne |
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27 May 99 - 03:18 PM (#82187) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Richard Bridge Has everyone missed the old "I'm sorry I'll read that again" gag? .....An arrow whistled past my ear. (whistled tune of the Eton boating song) Voiceover: No, you fool, Arrow, not Eton.... (English public school joke)
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27 May 99 - 04:51 PM (#82201) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Penny S. Ouch! What puzzles me is that I am sure someone else mentioned Slough Comprehensive before I did. |
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27 May 99 - 09:37 PM (#82259) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Don Meixner LLANFAIR For a beautifully written description of English canal boating in the days of its prime, early 1800's, read C.S. Forester's Honrnblower and The Atropos. At least the first chapter altho' I'll reccomend the entire book. The boat described may not strictly be a narrow boat but at 70' with a 5' beam you must admit that its a very narrow craft. Don |
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28 May 99 - 03:51 AM (#82338) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Steve Parkes Not quite that narrow, Don! 6'10" was usually the limit: gets you through the 7'00" bridge 'oles and locks - just! Have a look at this blue clicky thing - the "Venice of the Midlands", but without the strong pong! Steve |
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28 May 99 - 05:24 AM (#82342) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Penny S. How narrow were they on the Stroudwater Canal? That was a very narrow strip of water, hard to imagine how the water got round the craft. |
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03 Jun 99 - 05:09 PM (#83784) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: rickter AndyG: I have been a fan of narrowboats since I took my first paddle down the Grand Union in a canoe some 10 years ago. I do have RealAudio capability and would appreciate whatever you could send over the wires, quality notwithstanding. My address is Nagler.Richard@mayo.edu. Hopefully, rickter |
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22 Jun 99 - 06:58 PM (#88856) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair I'm doing the gig this weekend, and I am really looking forward to it.. Thank you everyone for the information and songs. I'll let you know how it went next week. Cariad, Bron. |
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23 Jun 99 - 03:52 AM (#88958) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The_one_and_only_Dai Oi Bron, pwy sy'n cariad yma? |
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24 Jun 99 - 08:44 PM (#89498) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles Re the 'Tom Pudding' and Chris Sherburn's dad. I spoke to Chris recently (in the gent's, actually) and he said that he started to play the concertina on board his dad's boat, towing the 'Tom Puddings'. |
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27 Jun 99 - 12:58 PM (#90142) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair I have just completed the Waterways Weekend. The two afternoons making music on the wharf were great. People came and went, and were very appreciative. The evening boat ride yesterday promised to be really good. We'd got a good song list together. The meal for the "punters" was ready. They had specifically asked for live music and were paying well. The weather was breaking, but a thunderstorm on the canal is a great experience, without being threatening. The group came on board from their coach, and proceeded to drink as much as they could in the shortest possible time. Once they had listened (sort of) to a few of our numbers, and ascertained that we could not (would not) do any Abba or dire straits,they set to and sang whatever came into their heads very loudly for the two hour duration of the trip. The ladies circulated amongst the men, until they needed to throw up out of the window. The waitresses were sexually harrassed to the point of tears. Outside, the tranquility of the canal was enhanced by the storm, but we could neither see nor hear it. We had to put our stuff away for fear a fight would break out. I could not believe that people still behave this way in the name of having a good time. They were by no means teenagers, and one chap told us that, basically, they didn't give a F***. One man spent half an hour telling me about his collie that died aged 18, and how he had had to have the day off work to bury her. Sorry to inflict this on you, but I'm sure others have had to suffer pond life like this, and how do you stop feeling bad about it? I know it wasn't our fault, but what kind of people book a meal on a narrowboat, with live music, with the sole intention of getting legless? Thanks for listening, Bron. |
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27 Jun 99 - 01:55 PM (#90146) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles Just one of those days I'm afraid, but they do serve to make us appreciate the better ones.... Next time it will be better, if there is going to be a next time? Did you see that the BBCs 'Songs Of Praise' came from Braunston today (Sunday)? |
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27 Jun 99 - 04:58 PM (#90168) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair No, I didn't see that. The good news, however is that the owner found out that I can drive narrowboats, and may be offering some work. I've just started part time in my "day job", so I can think of nothing better. Stressed out social worker 2.5 days a week, canals at 4mph the rest. Brilliant! Bron. |
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28 Jun 99 - 07:37 AM (#90316) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Steve Parkes Before they relaxed the licensing laws, Bron, it used to be that case that a bar on a moving boat (or train, or whatever) could stay open all day. People with long memories might have some kind of strange association with this, feeling obliged to drink themselves silly. I don't need an excuse, but I'm still polite after a few jars. Steve |
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28 Jun 99 - 07:45 AM (#90320) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: KingBrilliant Sorry to hear it was such a disappointment. Still, every cloud has a silver lining, and in this case it has to be all the interesting stuff that has come up in this thread. Hope they all had Monster Hangovers..... Kris |
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28 Jun 99 - 02:56 PM (#90431) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles Do the drinking and driving laws apply to narrowboats? |
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29 Jun 99 - 03:35 AM (#90628) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Steve Parkes I think they can do you for being drunk in charge. There was a cartoon by Rowland Emett (who designed all the funny machines in the film Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang) in the 30s or 40s of a gang of burglars, with masks, flat caps, hooped jerseys and bags marked "swag" fleeing along a winding contour canal in a horse-drawn narrow boat from a horse-drawn police narrow boat at a rattling four mph - it could only happen in England! Steve |
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19 Aug 99 - 06:25 AM (#106458) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Roger the zimmer Astonishingly, the "Bold Navigators" recording mentioned in this thread is available in the US from CAMSCO via the Mudcat, though I've not found it available in the UK!Nothing else by the Ravens though, nor "Straight from the Tunnel's Mouth." |
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14 May 00 - 06:17 PM (#227956) Subject: Lyrics to John Kananka From: GUEST,rockney@erols.com Can anyone help me with lyrics to 'John Kanaka'. I recently took my kids aboard the 'Peking' at the South street seaport in New York City. During a sail raising activity they sang along to this song. They loved it and have been singing bits of it they remember ever since. Unfortunatley theyre forgeting it as time goes on. Anyone who can help? |
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15 May 00 - 05:09 AM (#228125) Subject: Lyr Add: JOHN KANAKA-NAKA^^^ From: AndyG Hi, I don't see a narrowboat connection, but here y'go:
JOHN KANAKA-NAKA
We'll work tomorrer but not today,
We're bound away for Friso Bay,
We're bound away around Cape Horn,
AndyG |
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15 May 00 - 05:38 AM (#228127) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles Around the 'Horn', by narrowboat??? There should be a song there, all right? |
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15 May 00 - 08:17 AM (#228148) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Steve Parkes What about 'Who's the fool now?'! |
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15 May 00 - 08:55 AM (#228157) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair Hmm....still dealing with a mental picture of steering a 75-footer around the horn, and where would the horse walk? Hwyl, Bron. |
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15 May 00 - 09:02 AM (#228158) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: The Shambles On the towpath, of course. |
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15 May 00 - 09:49 AM (#228176) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Stewie I've got the 'Bold Navigators' also but, if my copy ever had a lyric sheet, it doesn't have one now. There is a note on the cover, though, that all the songs, together with their sources and a full bibliography can be found in a book 'Canal Songs' by Jon Raven, obtainable from 68 Limes Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. That's a 1975 address so it would be very lucky if it's still applicable. --Stewie. |
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15 May 00 - 05:54 PM (#228408) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair Did I mention that, since giving up social work, I now do casual narrow boat driving instead? No contest!!! Hwyl, Bron. |
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15 May 00 - 06:50 PM (#228433) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: radriano I just learned a canal boat song that's a pretty good one. Here are the lyrics: Click here. If you want the music to this, I can send you a GIF of it. You can reach me at radriano@consrv.ca.gov Regards, radriano |
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16 May 00 - 11:30 AM (#228775) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Liz As a narrow boater and folk singer/musician I have enjoyed reading this discussion. It reminds me that I have been trying to prise the words for Willow Wren Bride out of Dave Blaygrove for some time now without success. Can anyone else remember the words? |
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16 May 00 - 11:50 AM (#228790) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: AndyG Liz,
I don't know if this is the song you mean, (sounds like it could be), but;
It's a Cyril Tawney song.
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16 May 00 - 11:52 AM (#228793) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Birmingham is, of course, the Venice of the West Midlands (with more miles of canals than Venice). Strangely, Venice is never called the Birmingham of Italy.(NOT that old joke,again, Roger?) RtS |
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17 May 00 - 03:34 AM (#229224) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Steve Parkes Birmingham doesn't smell as bad as Venice though, Roger - nit htses days, any road! |
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17 May 00 - 06:34 AM (#229237) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Details of the Halliard and Black Country 3 recordings available from Michael Raven (with his contact details)are on the Nic Jones Home Page (right at the botom) on: http://www.sarcon.demon.co.uk/engfolk/nicjones.htm Mudcat's Dr John has also given the address on the thread on Black Country Songs. Correspondence with Mike Raven is always rewarding, he comes across as a mix of Laurie Lee, Rick Fielding and Carla Lane. (If anyone doesn't know, Mike had youthful brushes with the law over his animal rights activities, many of his songs celebrate the fox and his own dogs. As a young man he bummed around Spain learning from gypsy flamenco players and reviewers describe his folkplaying as Celtic Flamenco. He is always generous with his knowledge. Purchases from him often contain extra free songbooks or records.)Mike used to have a web page but it seems to be inactive. RtS
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17 May 00 - 10:19 AM (#229303) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Liz AndyG Willow Wren Bride is a version of (you might say is loosely based on) Jenny Wren Bride so not quite the same thing. From my recollection its about marrying the daughter of a Willow Wren stearer. Liz |
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28 Feb 02 - 12:55 PM (#660003) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Dave Bryant Does anyone have the words of the BCN song - "Miles and Miles of Poly 'round the Blades" ? Dave Blagrove won't give me the words because he says that he didn't write it. By the way I heard a few weeks ago that David has had to give up boating on doctor's orders and that he's sold his pair. I was hoping to be seeing him at the Foxton session the other week, but he wasn't well. Still I'm sure that he'll get plenty more chances to see "The Chestnut Bloom in Flower" from a narrowboat. |
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28 Feb 02 - 03:41 PM (#660128) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,beachcomber LLanfair, I seem to have a memory of a programme about the Canals of Britain done by BBC some years ago and musically illustrated by the great Ewan McCall. (Or am I beginning to slip , finally?) AndyG The song "Girl on the Cut" is that the one that starts "It's a hard life, for a girl on the cut...." etc.?? As recorded by the Ian Campbell Folk Group? (Lorna singing that song?) beach(*&%$£ in' cookie again) |
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28 Feb 02 - 06:12 PM (#660237) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Llanfair I hadn't heard about that, Beachcomber, was it TV or radio? Sounds interesting. Cheers, Bron. |
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21 Dec 07 - 11:17 AM (#2220353) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie (Seven years on) - Has anyone found the lyrics to Willow Wren Bride yet? |
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28 Dec 07 - 10:50 PM (#2224102) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ross Campbell Did you mean "Jenny Wren Bride" by Cyril Tawney? It's in the DigiTrad at Jenny Wren Bride Ross |
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04 Feb 08 - 08:25 AM (#2253090) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie No. I don't mean Jenny Wren Bride. See Liz's previous comment. Thanks anyway. Ian |
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04 Feb 08 - 11:14 AM (#2253187) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: banjoman Have a look for a song called "The Mary Anne McHugh" which is about an Irish Canal Boat - very humourous song - I have the words if anyobe wants them |
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04 Feb 08 - 04:17 PM (#2253468) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie A posting of the words to 'The Mary Anne McHugh' would be much appreciated as Googling failed to find them. Ian |
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10 Feb 08 - 08:02 AM (#2258329) Subject: Lyr Add: MARY ANN MCHUGH (Percy French) From: banjoman as requested: MARY ANN MCHUGH (Percy French) Well, come all ye lads who plough the sea and likewise see the plough. The cruise of a canal boat I'll be singing to ye now. It was the Mary Ann McHugh that ploughed the wintry surf As we bore away from George's Quay with a terrible load of turf. Well, the captain's name was Duff and his manners they were rough, But every cape and headland on that treacherous coast he knew, And he issued this command: "Keep her well in sight of land Till we make the port of Dublin in the Mary Ann McHugh." Now this vessel was of one horsepower propelled by a blackthorn stick. With a bag o' corn and the wind astern, the horse went a terrible lick. We came around by Hillardown and then Kilkirk we passed, And when we'd seen Johnny Quinn's shibeen we yelled out "Land at last!" But the captain James E Duff said, "Luff, ye lubbers, luff. Now don't put in to Johnny Quinn's whatever else ye do, 'Cos last time we passed his door, we forgot to pay the score And he has the p-o-li-ce watchin' for the Mary Ann McHugh." Then up spoke a sailor bold who had sailed on the Irish Sea. He said, "Put in to Johnny Quinn's or the crew will mutiny For to go to sea with a boy and me is a cruel thing I think When it's water, water everywhere and divil a drop to drink." Then the captain James E Duff said, "Enough, me lads, enough! No man before the mast will ever teach me what to do; So put on all sail at once for it is our only chance To keep from debt and danger on the Mary Ann McHugh." So with anxious hearts this vessel starts all on her watery course. The wind it lashed the rigging and the pilot lashed the horse; But all in vain beneath the strain the rope began to part, And we ran aground on a lump of coal that wasn't marked on the chart. And the captain James E Duff well he hit me such a cuff! He said, "go heave the lead" while the flag at half mast flew, But meself I'd had enough of that tyrant James E Duff, So I heaved the lead at his head and fled from the Mary Ann McHugh. I got this originally from an LP called "A Pinch of Salt" which featured several artists including Cyril Tawney but I can't recall who sang this one. Still have the LP somewhere so may be able to dig it out. The song was listed on the sleeve as a version of the Good Ship Calibar. I still sing this occasionally and it usually raises a smile. Probably the only Irish canal boat song (unless someone knows different). Best of luck Pete |
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10 Feb 08 - 09:05 AM (#2258370) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Severn "The Mary Ann McHugh" was written by Percy French. The version I learned to sing it from is by Seamus Ennis on the CD collection "Lower the Funnel-Songs Of The Inland Waterways", (Folktrax-418), a Peter Kennedy compilation with some excellent stuff in amongst some ringers and padding. |
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10 Feb 08 - 02:57 PM (#2258663) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie Thanks for Mary Ann McHugh lyrics and info. It is now the 97th song on the 'Songs of the Inland Waterways' website though I may have to change the sub-title to inland waterway songs of the UK and Ireland. I am now trying to track down the easiest way to purchase the Folktrax recording from the UK. Ian |
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11 Feb 08 - 01:19 PM (#2259574) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie WILLOW WREN BRIDE I have transcribed the words to this song from the 1975 BBC recording 'Narrowboats' and included then on the web-site : Songs of the Inland Waterways. I also include them here : I met a bloke walking through Bedworth He said I could laugh 'til I cried I've been and got shot of me mate on the cut And he's married a Willow Wren bride Married, married He's married a Willow Wren bride There isn't much of this song here and I am interested in knowing if there is any more. In fact, any information about this song would be welcome. Ian |
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11 Feb 08 - 02:31 PM (#2259644) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Severn Available from Dick Greenhaus at Camsco. It's where I got mine. dick@camsco.com |
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17 Mar 08 - 04:45 PM (#2290924) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,GUEST Try this website : Songs of the Inland Waterways |
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21 Apr 09 - 04:14 PM (#2615830) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Ian B Songs of the Inland Waterways has moved to www.waterwaysongs.co.uk.
-Joe Offer- |
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30 Oct 09 - 01:23 PM (#2755808) Subject: ADD: The Jolly Bargeman (C. Fox Smith) From: Charley Noble This seems a good place to post this canal bargeman poem by Cicely Fox Smith: THE JOLLY BARGEMAN (C. Fox Smith) I've put the old mare's tail in plaits — now ain't she lookin' gay, With ribbons in 'er mane likewise, you'd think it First o' May; For why? We're under Government, though it ain't quite plain to me If we're in the Civil Service or the Admiralties! An' it's "Gee hup, Mabel," an' we'll do the best we're able, For the country's took us over an' we're 'elpin' 'er to win, An' when the war is over, oh, we'll all lie down in clover, With a drink all together at the Navigation Inn! I brought the news to Missis, an' to 'er these words did say: "Just chuck yon old broom-'andle an' a two-three nails this way: We're bound to 'ave a flag-staff for our old red, white an' blue, For now we're under Government we'll 'ave our ensign too." The Navy is the Navy, an' it sails upon the sea, The Army is the Army, an' on land it 'as to be; There's the land an' there's the water, an' the Cut comes in between, An' I don't know what they'll call me if it ain't an 'Orse Marine. The Missis sits upon the barge, the same's she used to sit, But they'll 'ave 'er in the papers now for Doin' 'er Bit: An' I walk upon the tow-path 'ere as proud as anything, If I 'aven't got no uniform, I'm serving of the King. An' it's "Gee hup, Mabel," oh, we'll do the best we're able, For the country's been an' called us, an' we've got to 'elp to win; An' when this war is over, then we'll all lie down in clover, With a drink all together at the Navigation Inn! Notes: From Small Craft: Sailor Ballads and Chantys, edited by Cicely Fox Smith, published by George H. Doran Co., New York, US, © 1919, pp. 72-73. First published in Punch Magazine, Volume 152, May 16, 1917, p. 320. Captures a moment in World War 1 when the British Government has issued an order mobilizing the canal bargemen into the war effort, replete with great detail. Some of the best black and white illustrations I've found of narrow boats are by Deny Watkins-Pitchford in Narrow Boat, by Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt, published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, UK, © 1944, revised 1948. For an example, here a link to one I've just posted with this poem at the Oldpoetry website: Click here for website! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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23 May 10 - 03:31 PM (#2912656) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Charley Noble Anything going on in particular in September on or about the canals in the UK? Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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23 May 10 - 05:41 PM (#2912726) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Paul Burke Just theb usual BW neglect. |
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28 May 10 - 04:44 PM (#2916201) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Brian May Leggin boats - by Giggetty. Black Country songs on this re-released Digitally Remastered album. Got my copy today and it's brilliant. Several tracks about bargees and the waterways in the Industrial Revolution. More details from brian@langtry.fslife.co.uk - he's been really helpful. |
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28 May 10 - 04:55 PM (#2916217) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Shimrod I like canals and canal boats! I think I'll learn some canalist and canaling songs! Drat! There don't appear to be any! OK, I'll write some canalist and canaling songs. ........................ some time later ...................... Hmm! It's quite difficult this song writing, isn't it? I know! I'll dig out some musty old poems about canalists and canaling and put tunes to them! No-one will ever know (perhaps they'll even think they're traditional). |
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29 May 10 - 09:16 AM (#2916539) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST There is a whole CD by Barry Goodman and Graeme Meek called "Where the Working Boats Went". It is basically the songs from a show that they present at festivals and other places. Take a look here: http://www.lifeandtimes.me.uk/news.htm |
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29 May 10 - 09:27 AM (#2916543) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Leadfingers 100 |
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29 May 10 - 10:58 AM (#2916573) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Graham Bradshaw There's lots more good songs of the waterways on the album recorded by the late Jeff Dennison and Benny Graham, "They're coming back to the water - Songs of the Waterways" (FSCD47) Try the link for details. |
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29 May 10 - 11:26 AM (#2916580) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Cusco I have a really good CD that was put out by Buz Collins - Water & Rain. He lived on the canals and the whole work relates to them. One is a bit of a Route 66 for narrow boats titled London to Birmingham in 4.5 minutes. Sadly Buz had some personal problems he couldn't resolve and is no longer with us. He was the son of Dolly Collins. Great shame. The CD was a Fellside issue FECD139 |
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31 May 10 - 08:27 PM (#2918064) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Charley Noble Mike Kennedy and I have been working on "The Jolly Bargeman," a poem by Cicely Fox Smith, adapting it for singing and I thing we've got something of interest. Mike has a nice melody for the chorus and I have a different melody than Mike's for the verse, and I've done some minor revision of this World War 1 era poem. Here's a link to the song and the original poem on my website with a MP3 sample: click here for lyrics and MP3 Sample! Here's the song with chords: Composed by Cicely Fox Smith, © 1919 Adapted for singing by Charles Ipcar, 5/23/10 Tune: Mike Kennedy chorus/Charles Ipcar verse The Jolly Bargeman C--------F-----------C--------------F-------------------G And it's "Gee-hup, Mabel," we'll do the best we're able, ----------C-------------------------------------F----------------G For the Country's took us over an' we're helping her to win, -----C--------------------------------F----------------G An' when this war is over, we'll all lay down in clover, ------------F-----------------------G---C-G--C--G7-C An' we'll drink all together at the Na-vi-ga-tion Inn! C-------------------------F------------------------C-----------------G I've put the old mare's tail in plaits — now ain't she lookin' gay? --------F------------G--C-----------------------F----C-G Bright ribbons in her mane, you'd think it First o' May; C----F--------------------C--------------------------F------------------G-C For why? We're under Government, though it ain't quite plain to me ----------F------------C------------G----------------C If we're in the Civil Service or in the Admiral-ty! Now I brought the news to Missis, an' to her these words did say: "Just chuck your old broom-handle an' some rusty nails this way: We're bound to have a flag-staff for our old red, white an' blue, For now we're under Government we'll have our ensign too." (CHO) Now the Navy is the Navy, an' it sails upon the sea, The Army is the Army, an' on land it has to be; There's the land an' there's the water, an' the Cut comes in between, And I don't know what they'll call me if it ain't the Horse Marine. (CHO) So the Missis sits upon the barge, the same's she used to sit, But they'll have her in the papers now for "doin' her own bit": And I trudge upon the tow-path here as proud as anything, Though I haven't got no uniform, I'm serving of the King. (CHO) Notes: From Small Craft: Sailor Ballads and Chantys, edited by Cicely Fox Smith, published by George H. Doran Co., New York, US, © 1919, pp. 72-73. First published in Punch Magazine, Volume 152, May 16, 1917, p. 320. Captures a moment in World War 1 when the British Government had issued an order mobilizing the canal bargemen into the war effort, replete with great detail. Always interested in comments if you have any. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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05 Jun 10 - 04:12 PM (#2921394) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie Just a reminder that there is an archive of British and Irish canal songs at Songs of the Inland Waterways |
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28 Aug 10 - 07:16 AM (#2974499) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Graeme Meek (Life & Times) Songs on our CD and in our show WHERE THE WORKING BOATS WENT: The Duke of Bridgewater (Meek) The Bold Navigators(Broadside arr. Raven arr. Life & Times) The Ivel Navigation (Meek) A Working Boatie Man (Meek) Carrying The Load (Goodman) Lock Keepers Of The Waterways (Meek) Narrow Boats To Tow (Goodman) Push Boys Push (Dudley Tunnel Trust) Roses & Castles (Meek) A Bit Of A Do (Goodman) The Row Between The Boaters (Meek) Finest Of Them All (Ritchie) Banbury White Horse/Four Up (Goodman) Iced In (Goodman) Until The Cut Runs Dry (Meek) A Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Goodman) Where The Working Boats Went (Meek) Hear The Duke Of Bridgwater & Iced In at www.myspace.com/broadsidesrevisited Hear Where The Working Boats Went at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJPiVjZMbqQ www.lifeandtimes.info |
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28 Aug 10 - 07:57 AM (#2974506) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie This an excellent CD and if you get a chance to see the show then do so. Here's the link given above : Where The Working Boats Went |
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28 Aug 10 - 08:04 AM (#2974510) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie The other link above didn't seem to work. It needed another slash. Here it is : Life and Times and here's Iced In on Youtube. |
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28 Aug 10 - 08:14 AM (#2974513) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie Life and Times have posted a number of items on YouTube for us to enjoy. Here's a lovely video about The B & MK. |
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28 Aug 10 - 09:49 AM (#2974546) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Charley Noble Looks and sounds great! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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28 Aug 10 - 10:11 AM (#2974557) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie The link to my canal song web-site posted well over a year ago doesn't seem to be working. I wonder how long it's been broke? So here it is again : Songs of the Inland Waterways |
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26 Mar 15 - 07:32 PM (#3697321) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST The 'lost' Radio Ballad "A Cry From The Cut" has been found. Ashas "The Jewellery." Backstory is here: http://www.mustrad.org.uk/enth13.htm Recording is here: http://www.waterwaysongs.co.uk/cry_from_the_cut.htm Vimeo version with historic slides is here: https://vimeo.com/17437484 Thanks Jim!! CJB |
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26 Mar 15 - 07:36 PM (#3697322) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST BTW the BBC LP "Narrowboats" and the Folkweave Canal Trilogy can be found here: http://www.oysterbroadcast.co.uk/click.html CJB |
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26 Mar 15 - 08:12 PM (#3697327) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST More 'lost' recordings about canals... http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2008/02/05/radio_stoke_on_the_cut_feature.shtml Sadly the audio files have been deleted, but they are here: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/exih4wb9a948x/On_The_Cut CJB |
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27 Mar 15 - 07:11 AM (#3697497) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie Thanks for these postings Chris. Those recordings that aren't already on the Songs of the Inland Waterways website will be added asap. 'Tales from the Towpath' - the radio programme featuring the Albion Band and narrated by Mike Harding - has recently been added in the Reference section. |
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27 Mar 15 - 08:27 AM (#3697534) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Steve Gardham A pity they didn't use some of the great tracks available of the Aire & Calder when they interviewed Chris Sherburn a couple of weeks back! |
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05 Jun 20 - 07:16 AM (#4057426) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie There have been quite a few recent additions to the Songs of the Inland Waterways website, including some radio broadcasts and videos. |
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05 Jun 20 - 06:48 PM (#4057589) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: rich-joy This is a contemporary Narrowboat story from Aussie duo (now trio), CLOUDSTREET, Nicole Murray & John Thompson (who until John's diagnosis, were very regular music tourers of the UK): "VIOLET SARAH" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K2COj27dGc |
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06 Jun 20 - 03:58 AM (#4057612) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Erich Didn't have the nerve to read all the above entries, but did anyone mention the CD "They're coming back to the Water, Songs of the Waterways" by Jeff Dennison & Benny Graham? |
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06 Jun 20 - 04:39 AM (#4057615) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Ian Thanks rich-joy for pointing me in the direction of "Violet Sarah" - an excellent canal song. Songs of the Inland Waterways by Jeff Dennison and Benny Graham is already on the website, with newly added video. |
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06 Jun 20 - 05:40 AM (#4057620) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,henryp A little broader; Following Olga To Lynn - written by Paul Eady, recorded by Mark Dowding on Brown Photographs Cock Robin Music CRM 063 2002 Lyrics on Songs of the Inland Waterways This song is about two tank barges called Enid and Lizzie that were pulled by a motor boat called Olga on their journey from Cambridge to Kings Lynn taking Gas Water which was a by-product of the coke industry. Gas Water was full of ammonia and was processed to use as a fertiliser. |
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07 Jun 20 - 01:10 PM (#4057919) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian The is a song by Tony 'the admiral' O'Niell about a ghost narrow boat. I will have to look out he correct title. |
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07 Jun 20 - 01:29 PM (#4057925) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: Ian Hendrie Hi Ian It wouldn't be The Rosemary that Tony O'Niell sang would it? If it wasn't I'm hopeful you will be able to point me in the direction of another elusive canal song. Ian |
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28 Nov 21 - 04:18 AM (#4127417) Subject: RE: Narrowboat songs From: GUEST,Ian An update of the Songs of the Inland Waterways website earlier this year has meant that many of the links in this thread no longer work. With over 300 songs on the site I haven't so far attempted to redirect all the old addresses. Rest assured that all the material is still there (with an increased number of recordings and videos) and can be accessed through the new menu system. The update was necessary as Google insisted on making the site almost invisible when searched for, because it didn't have a mobile variant (which it does now). Weeks of work were imposed upon me but I hope the new site is better than the old. Here are a few of the new addresses for links mentioned above. Finest of them all https://www.waterwaysongs.info/Songs/F/finest.htm Radio Recording - Cry from the Cut https://www.waterwaysongs.info/AV/cry_from_the_cut.htm The Rosemary https://www.waterwaysongs.info/Songs/R/rosemary.htm Following Olga to Lynn https://www.waterwaysongs.info/Songs/F/following_olga.htm They're Coming Back to the Water by Jeff Dennison and Benny Graham https://www.waterwaysongs.info/CD/coming_back.htm Keep singing the songs, Ian |