Hello, Mr Nicholson,

Mudcat’s feeds were down just as I was about to write to you. I’m sorry, therefore, for the delay re: your question about my song, “Get her into shore.”

Like you I cannot figure out the time of Bok/Trickett/Muir’s rendering of the song. It’s more of an operatic treatment than a steady metered version. The first time I actually heard it was when it was played on a folk radio show. I do it—have always done it in a straightforward 4/4 time which leaves me room to have the guitar add to the mood through harmonic chords using a half capo on strings 4-5-6 in the key of Am (at least that’s the chord position I use).

You can hear my original version on my live CD from the “Bound for Glory” radio concert or on the Folk Legacy (now part of the Smithsonian Folkways Collection) CD, “Songs for an August Moon.” Ironically all of my CDs are on You Tube. That’s because when the recordings were digitized they became accessible as performances to You Tube. Go figure. Anyway, you can find the songs an the entire album they are in right there.

Hope this helps. Gordon Bok has recorded a number of my songs but again the version you refer to is his own unique arrangement—or the joint effort of Bok-Trickett-Muir.

Best wishes

Larry