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Thread #42951   Message #624753
Posted By: GUEST,MedievalMan
10-Jan-02 - 07:45 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Help: Santiano - Any Lore?
Subject: Santiano - Any Lore?
I'm writing some program notes for a concert that features a medley of sea songs and chanteys. Included is Santiano, "We're sailin' cross the river to Liverpool, Heave away, Santiano, 'round Cape Horn to Frisco Bay, way out in Californio." I need a few pithy lines on the song: What kind of chantey; derivation; etc. All I know is it was sung by the Kingston Trio back in the '60's. Anyone?