Hearts of oak (Music group)

Subject: Hearts of oak
From: breezy
Date: 05 Dec 02 - 02:19 PM

Can anyone give me any info about this group, based in Devon Eng.I think?

Subject: RE: Hearts of oak
From: MMario
Date: 05 Dec 02 - 02:27 PM

They appear to have a website at http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/rupert.kirby/

Subject: RE: Hearts of oak (Music group)
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Mar 07 - 11:24 PM

Come cheer up my lads, it's to glory we steer
To add something more to this wonderful year
To honor we call you, as free men, not slaves
For who are so free as the sons of the waves

Heart of oak are our ships
Heart of oak are our men
We always are ready
Steady, boys, steady
We'll fight and we'll conquer, again and again

Subject: RE: Hearts of oak (Music group)
From: GUEST,doc.tom
Date: 28 Mar 07 - 02:35 AM

Hearts of Oak (originally a shanty crew, but more general in the last couple of decades) was formed in the 1980s, under the leadership of John Parker of Barnstaple. The group ceased operating last November (2006) although individual members are still active around the North Devon scene. Rupert Kirby was the fiddler (and multi-instrumentalist) in the later stages on the group.

This thread is not related to Hearts of Oak words, or parody for that matter!

Tom

Subject: RE: Hearts of oak (Music group)
From: The Sandman
Date: 04 Mar 09 - 02:13 PM

it was JohnParker, who showed me the poem Sailortown ,which I set to music . http:// www dickmiles.com

Subject: RE: Hearts of oak (Music group)
From: GUEST,Green Wellies
Date: 05 Mar 09 - 09:41 AM

You played with them at our village hall - you numpty !

Subject: RE: Hearts of oak (Music group)
From: GUEST,rosaleen handley
Date: 29 Dec 23 - 06:32 AM

My ex-husband John Handley wrote a song for the group in the 1980s. It was about the Louisa lifeboat and a famous and heroic rescue in 1899.
John is now very ill and our son is putting together a website of his songs. If anyone out there could send me the lyrics of The Louisa Lifeboat I'd be most grateful.

Subject: RE: Hearts of oak (Music group)
From: The Sandman
Date: 29 Dec 23 - 12:18 PM

here is a clip of them singing it, if that helps
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=the+louisa+lifeboat+you+tube#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7643b4f3,vid:H0jXVLx9yJI,st: