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Tune Req: Hanging Johnny (chantey) DigiTrad: HANGIN' JOHNNY Related threads: Lyr Add: Hanging Johnny (from Great Lakes sailors) (39) Lyr Add: Hanging Johnny (from Leighton Robinson) (1)
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Subject: search for Hanging johnny From: valy Date: 16 Jun 99 - 04:59 AM Looking for the melody of the shanty "hanging Johnny". If somebody can help me? Valy |
Subject: RE: search for Hanging johnny From: Steve Parkes Date: 16 Jun 99 - 07:57 AM I can whistle it! If I can write it down, I'll get back (don't let that stop the rest of you getting in first!). Somebody told me years ago that HJ was a common disease of seamen in the 18th & 19th centuries. I decided not to find out if it was true ... Steve |
Subject: Tune Add: HANGING JOHNNY From: Steve Parkes Date: 16 Jun 99 - 08:19 AM This is the tune I know: MIDI file: hangjohn.mid Timebase: 192 Name: HANGING JOHNNY This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X:1 |
Subject: RE: search for Hanging johnny From: Date: 16 Jun 99 - 03:13 PM I believe but (I'm not positive)that Melville used Hanging Johnny in his book Billy Budd. |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Hanging Johnny (chantey) From: Joe Offer Date: 10 Feb 11 - 08:50 PM "Hanging Johnny" is the song for February ll for Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day project. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Hanging Johnny (chantey) From: GUEST,bobthefisherman Date: 11 Feb 11 - 12:20 PM Can I suggest looking on Youtube - there is a version by Stan Ridgeway, but probably the best performance of the song as a shanty is by Great Big Sea.... love & stuff, bob |
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