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09 Jan 12 - 08:44 AM (#3287482) Subject: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST,Jenny Hello all, I wonder if you can help me source a song about Admiral Philip de Sausmarez of Guernsey. I once heard Sean Laffey sing it and I'd love to have the lyrics, as I think he said it was the only folk song in English he'd found to have originated from the island. The bit I can remember goes It was by a bold sea captain Phil Sausmarez was his name He was bent with full intent Old England's foes to slay A few of these words could be wrong of course! Any help greatly appreciated. Does anyone know any other good songs from Guernsey? Many thanks all, Jenny |
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09 Jan 12 - 11:49 AM (#3287570) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: giles earle Les Travailleurs de la Mer by The Harp Consort with Paul Hillier has some nice things. |
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09 Jan 12 - 12:01 PM (#3287583) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: giles earle Is this the song you want? NOTTINGHAM & MARS October 11, 1746 Broadside ballad - Tune the Dolphin Come all you jolly sea men bold a tough old tar I am I'll sing to ye of a fight me boys fought in the Nottingham Twas by a brisk young Captain, Phil Sausmarez was his name He was bent with bold intent old England's foes to tame On the fifth day of October our anchor we did weigh And from Plymouth sound me boys we shaped our course away Along the coast of Ireland our orders were to go The seas to cruise and none to refuse but boldly fight the foe We had not been out many days before we chanced to spy A sail all to the westward which drew us up full nigh She hailed us loud in French me boys and asked from whence we came From Plymouth Sound we've just come down and the Nottingham's our name. Are you a man of war they said or a privateer maybe We are a man of war we said and that ye soon shall see So haul up smart your courses and let your ship lie to If you stand out or put about we'll sink you ship and crew The first broadside we let them have we made the rascals quail To see the gallant topmast come rattling down like hail We drove them from their quarters their Captain he frantic grew He cursed our shot that came so hot from the gunners in our crew. We fought them seven glasses when to add to all their fears The shout was raised for borders and we gave three ringing cheers Down came her flag we took her, her name it was the Mars The French be damned they never can stand a fight with British Tars And should you once more enquire our gallant Captain's name He was young Phil Sausmarez from Guernsey's isle he came Commanded the brave Nottingham and beat the cowardly Mars Let every man stand true to his guns and salute those British Tars |
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09 Jan 12 - 12:21 PM (#3287600) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: John MacKenzie I have a book of Guernsey Songs and Dances, collected and prepared by Doris O Beaume, with piano arrangements by John Longmire. It dates from 1975, but it may be available still. |
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09 Jan 12 - 12:54 PM (#3287623) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: giles earle It seems to be available second-hand. Rather expensive on amazon; a couple of copies listed more cheaply on ABEBooks: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?bt.x=57&bt.y=10&sts=t&tn=Guernsey+Songs+and+Dances (Too lazy to do a blue clicky for this one!) |
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09 Jan 12 - 01:43 PM (#3287644) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST,SteveG There is an article on the song and its antecedents on the Mustrad website in the Dungbeetle section. The ballad was many times rewritten and very poipular for more than a century after Phil wrote it. In fact in various different forms it's still popular today. |
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10 Jan 12 - 06:10 AM (#3287957) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST,Jenny This is wonderful! Thanks so much. The Nottingham and Mars, it's all come back to me now. And I'll definitely get the book. Long live Mudcat! J x |
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07 Feb 17 - 08:08 PM (#3837445) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST Hi Jenny. Sean LAffey here, the words printed in the thread are the ones I sing. I coped them down from a manuscript that Peter Suamarez gave em a copy of, back in 1994/5. |
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07 Feb 17 - 10:12 PM (#3837462) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST DVD Kosong |
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08 Feb 17 - 08:38 PM (#3837675) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: leeneia In the lyrics above, that should be "a shout was raised for boarders," (men to climb aboard the French ship) not 'borders'. |
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09 Feb 17 - 06:10 AM (#3837735) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST Sean Laffey again.. yes it is boarders not borders, typo! I'll upload my version to Soundcloud. The Claire Rakich version (which she got from me, thanks for the kind acknowlegement, is only on her album, not on line). |
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09 Feb 17 - 06:38 AM (#3837743) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST If you can access soundcloud, here is a link to my version of Nottingham and Mars https://soundcloud.com/sean-laffey |
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09 Feb 17 - 10:57 AM (#3837792) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Not quite Guernsey, but a few years ago, that Sarkophile banjo player Ken Lees, put out an excellent CD of music and song recorded in the fifties by Peter Kennedy (and some pre-war material too). Am sure he'd be glad to sell you one- I believe it is in the Sark shops. |
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10 Feb 17 - 07:15 AM (#3837980) Subject: RE: Guernsey Folk Song - Philip de Sausmarez From: GUEST refresh |