To All Who Know Their Sea Songs:

I sing with and direct a professional chorale in So. Miami. I arrange and orchestrate many medleys of songs for the singers on a host of Ameican styles: folk, bluegrass, old time church songs, Early American hymntunes, country gospel, etc. The medley I'm working on now is one of sea songs. I need one more good tune to close the medley. Here are the parameters that I (lossely) have in place:

The sea song or chanty should be:

1. A good acoustic guitar song, like the lead off song of the medley: "Santiano."

2. One with a verse and chorus relationship, as opposed to only a repeating verse with no different chorus tune.

3. Up tempo song conducive as an ender of a 12-14 minute medley.

4. Major or minor key, however the two songs preceding are major. A exciting minor tune would go well here.

5. One with a colorful story or narative.

6. A New England sea chanty would be fine; I want the tune to be American, but it can (and probably will of necessity) have Newfoundland, Irish, or English roots.

7. I will eschew, for this medley, whaling songs.

Any recommendations will be much appreciated.

Michael Roy (Medieval Man)