The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #6687 Message #260182
Posted By: Lena
18-Jul-00 - 02:12 PM
Thread Name: ADD: The Last Leviathan (Andy Barnes)
Subject: RE: The Last Leviathon
Ooops!I started a new topic on that song!! However,as i said there,Roy Bayley performed beautifully that song a couple of months ago at the Australian National Folk Festival. He said that some years ago,before going to perform at the Vancouver children festival,he went on a boat with a friend.They suddenly spotted a Whale,and he nervously thought:"Jona".But the whale,gracefully,without a sound,slipped under their boat leaving them with tears in their eyes."Everyone has done a cover of this,but I don't care..." And he sang us this song at ten o'clock in the morning.I cried on my cornflakes. I'll be eternally grateful to Roy Bayley for coming over at the festival.His performances where such a big gift. Besides,it's whale season here on the coast in Australia.