Mary Ellen Carter - song query

Subject: Mary Ellen Carter
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Apr 24 - 03:19 PM

Was Stan Rogers song of the above name about a real boat?

Subject: RE: Mary Ellen Carter - song query
From: Joe Offer
Date: 01 Apr 24 - 04:26 PM

I'm almost certain the boat is fictional, but I'm not finding documentation of that just now.

Subject: RE: Mary Ellen Carter - song query
From: GUEST,Steve Shaw
Date: 01 Apr 24 - 05:57 PM

The Boscastle Busker (aka John Maughan) employed this song as a rousing anthem to revive the spirit of the village after the terrible flood of August 2004.

Subject: RE: Mary Ellen Carter - song query
From: GerryM
Date: 01 Apr 24 - 10:17 PM

Lengthy discussion on earlier thread, linked above. This link might or might not get you there: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=8054

Subject: RE: Mary Ellen Carter - song query
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Apr 24 - 07:07 AM

Thank you to those who have replied. I shall take a look through that thread later

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Subject: RE: Mary Ellen Carter - song query
From: GerryM
Date: 02 Apr 24 - 07:49 AM

Guest with no name, there's a Membership link at the top of this (and every) page.