Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner

Subject: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: mg
Date: 16 Jun 21 - 02:44 AM

anyone have the lyrics or know how to contact michael greiner? about burning of an oyster carrying schooner in willapa bay washington

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: GUEST,#
Date: 16 Jun 21 - 12:03 PM

Here's a brief story about the oyster schooner Robert Bruce. I have as yet been unable to find contact info for Michael Greiner.

https://www.historylink.org/File/5433

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: mg
Date: 16 Jun 21 - 11:54 PM

it is a fascinating story. i found links to an old web site but no contact info.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: GUEST,Observer
Date: 17 Jun 21 - 02:40 AM

Fascinating story, it backs up what has always been considered as good advice to anyone working at sea - Never piss off, or get on the "wrong" side of the Cook.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: GUEST,#
Date: 17 Jun 21 - 09:52 AM

There is a Michael Greiner playing hurdy gurdy on the following track from 1991. I'm posting the info and link in hopes it will be of help locating him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7VP0uuqFKg

The song however makes my teeth ache.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: GUEST,#
Date: 17 Jun 21 - 10:04 AM

Mary, how/when/where did you come across the song?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: mg
Date: 17 Jun 21 - 03:29 PM

a great singer here on lower columbia in washington usa has sung it but did not have the tune so he wrote his own tune. i would like to put it on an upcoming cd about shellfish. he probably has the lyrics but does not know how to contact the author either.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: GUEST,#
Date: 17 Jun 21 - 04:12 PM

Thanks, Mary. Finding Greiner will be very difficult. Is it possible for you to post a few lines from the song? If we can find that anywhere online, it will certainly make finding the author easier (if it's possible).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: burning of the bruce by michael greiner
From: John C. Bunnell
Date: 17 Jun 21 - 09:04 PM

There's another thread about this with some partial lyrics posted, which identifies their author (or at least performer) as a SCAdian known as Tamarin from the Kingdom of An Tir, aka most of the Pacific Northwest. Luckily, there are a couple of smaller SCA domains located on the southwest Washington coast, one of which appears to have specific interests in matters bardic).

Putting the two sets of information together gives a respectable number of leads; I've just sent out notes in three separate directions to see what I can pry loose. (As it happens, my paternal grandmother's family had/has deep roots in Pacific County, so I have a personal interest in finding the song, which I hadn't heard of till the threads here came up.)