BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie

Subject: BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie
From: Barry Finn
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 05:14 PM

Here's Neil Downey leading a medley of British West Indian rowing shanties at NYC's South Street Seaport 12/07

BWI

feel free to comment

Barry

Subject: RE: BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie
From: Joe Offer
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 05:38 PM

Darn, and I thought you were rowing at the airport...

Subject: RE: BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 05:09 AM

What's a U-Tube I asked myself? A Google search reveals:

U-shaped tube that may be partly filled with liquid and used as a manometer.

Which of course begged another question, to which the answer was:

Instrument for measuring the pressure of liquids (including human blood pressure) or gases. In its basic form, it is a U-tube partly filled with coloured liquid. Greater pressure on the liquid surface in one arm will force the level of the liquid in the other arm to rise. A difference between the pressures in the two arms is therefore registered as a difference in the heights of the liquid in the arms.

You learn something every day!

Subject: RE: BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie
From: Barry Finn
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 05:30 AM

It's also used in boatbuilding. You fill the tube up with water on one side of the boat & you have a corresponding level marl on the other side.

Barry

Subject: RE: BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie
From: GUEST,Lighter
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 07:43 AM

What a way to start my day! Great renditions!

"Blow, Boys, Blow" meets "Froggie Went a-Courtin'" meets "The Animal Fair": in *one* song!

I'da not thunk it!

Subject: RE: BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 10:47 PM

I must be doing something wrong....the link throws me into a general Utube with no reference to F&H?

Subject: RE: BWI rowing shantys/U-Tube/Finn & Haddie
From: ClaireBear
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 11:26 PM

Here's the URL for the performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DwR-ADStXQ

Cheers,
Claire