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13 Oct 02 - 01:05 PM (#802288) Subject: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Nick I know it is a wide topic, but what is your favorite Maritime tune? Shanty or forbitter, Sloop John B. or Edmund Fitzgerald. Rant & Roar, Leave Her Johnny are a couple of my favorites. Rant & Roar because of it's many different versions and place names. Leave her for it's melencholy sense or resignation, a sailor has no real choice and must go back to the sea. So what song typifies the genre for you? Just wondering out loud Nick |
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13 Oct 02 - 01:14 PM (#802296) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: fat B****rd Give me Blood Red Roses everytime. |
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13 Oct 02 - 01:37 PM (#802317) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: The Pooka Agree on Leave Her Johnny. Lovely. Shoals of Herring Santy Anna Haul Away Joe Banks of Newfoundland Heave Away Me Johnny Hills of Isle au Haut Threescore and Ten Dillon Bay General Taylor Make and Break Harbor (humor/parody)- The Good Ship Calibar; Paddy West Leaving of Liverpool (sentimental favorite - our only kid went 3,000 miles away to college, bound for Califor-nye-ay; but my darlin' when I think of thee.) |
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13 Oct 02 - 02:21 PM (#802346) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Leadfingers The City of Savannah-a scottische named after a ship. |
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13 Oct 02 - 02:31 PM (#802350) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream. |
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13 Oct 02 - 04:45 PM (#802439) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Bat Goddess Too many . . . Fire Down Below Three Score and Ten Madam Gashay's Chicken On a Raft Handsome Cabin Boy Banks of Newfoundland Paradise Street Holy Ground Ratcliff Highway Dockyard Gate Greenland Whale Fisheries Too many, too many . . . Linn |
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13 Oct 02 - 05:37 PM (#802462) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Skipper Jack Haul Away For Rosie Rio Grande Shenandoah. That'll do for now! |
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14 Oct 02 - 04:27 AM (#802653) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Hrothgar Rolling Home, Shenandoah |
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14 Oct 02 - 07:14 AM (#802686) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Dave Bryant Fiddler's Green Farewell Shanty Grey Funnel Line Rolling Home (to dear old England) |
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14 Oct 02 - 07:51 AM (#802693) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Bat Goddess Barbaree (from the Warner collection) Linn |
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14 Oct 02 - 08:20 AM (#802709) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Bobert "Legend of the Captain's Daughter", Paul Seibel Bobert |
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14 Oct 02 - 08:44 AM (#802718) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: magician The Campanero Paddy Lay Back Blow The Man Down The Rosabella Do Mi Amma To name just a few. I've spent many years as a Shanty Man and over the years have had many favorite songs. These are just the perennials. (I think that's how you spell it) |
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14 Oct 02 - 09:33 AM (#802749) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: alanww Grey Funnel Line & Constant Lovers "As I was a walking down by the sea shore ..." Alan |
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14 Oct 02 - 10:07 AM (#802775) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Nick Thanks for the responses, the most interesting being quite a few tunes I had not heard of. Something to explore further. Nick |
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14 Oct 02 - 03:30 PM (#802981) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Brooks IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.... RUBEN JAMES HOLY GROUND GREENLAND WHALERS THE IRISH ROVER |
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14 Oct 02 - 04:06 PM (#802994) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: The Pooka Yeah I forgot "Grey Funnel Line"; thanks. Love it as sung by Louis Killen. |
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14 Oct 02 - 04:15 PM (#802998) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Brooks OH YEAH.... 'THE BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND' AND OF COURSE THE UNFORGETABLE 'UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRON SONG' AS SUNG BY OSCAR BRAND YES, I AM A PAST COMMANDER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OF A VERY L(V)OCAL SQUADRON! |
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14 Oct 02 - 04:18 PM (#803001) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Gareth The Cynic ( and ex Rugby Player in me ) suggests "The Good Ship Venus", sense says "Leave her, Johnny" Gareth |
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14 Oct 02 - 08:15 PM (#803147) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Snuffy Leaving out all considerations of lyrics, performers etc, I'd say the best tune has to be Johnny Come Down to Hilo |
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14 Oct 02 - 08:21 PM (#803150) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST Depends on where the borders lie but I will suggest Farewell To Nova Scotia. |
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14 Oct 02 - 09:04 PM (#803170) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull fiddlers green.john |
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14 Oct 02 - 09:38 PM (#803191) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Beer The Working Man Molly Bond Peter Emberley Cape Britton Home Marion Bridge Makin an Brake Harbour Moose River Gold Mine Frozen Charlotte |
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14 Oct 02 - 09:47 PM (#803199) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Glen Reid In all of the above posts, only one mention of Nova Scotia Farewell. I'll second it for sure! |
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14 Oct 02 - 10:46 PM (#803228) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Chip2447 Mingualy boat song Fiddlers green Westering ho Galway girls John Kanakanaka and probably dozens more... |
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14 Oct 02 - 11:26 PM (#803241) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Robin2 Rolling Down To Old Maui Fiddler's Green South Australia Shawnee Town The Head That Came In With The Tide |
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15 Oct 02 - 07:30 AM (#803421) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: greg stephens Shallow Brown. Sloop John B. Cecil's gone in the time of storm.Grey Funnel Line. Lowlands Away. Good Ship Venus. No particular order. |
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15 Oct 02 - 07:57 AM (#803436) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Jeanie The Trumpet Hornpipe - a.k.a. Captain Pugwash |
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15 Oct 02 - 10:11 AM (#803526) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,gelfing Maid on the Shore. If that counts as "maritime".... |
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15 Oct 02 - 10:14 AM (#803530) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Gareth Do I detect a SWales" Prejudice to the "G S Venus" Gareth |
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15 Oct 02 - 10:15 AM (#803533) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Fingerbuster Mary Ellen Carter |
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15 Oct 02 - 10:51 AM (#803563) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Clinton Hammond I'll 2nd Mary Ellen Carter And raise ya Stans "Sailors Rest" James Keelaghans "Captain Torres" ,-) |
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15 Oct 02 - 11:52 AM (#803612) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Fifer How about Cyril Tawneys "Sally free and easy". or Canadee-i-0 as sung by Nic Jones |
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15 Oct 02 - 12:08 PM (#803625) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Nick Farewell to Nova Scotia does stand out for me as well, on of the more "musical" of the tunes mentioned (that I am familure with) in fact it was on my honeymoon two years ago in Nova Scotia & PEI (In fact today is my anniversary, and took the week off, that is why I am fooling around on the computer this am) that I first heard a variety of Maritime music, the kind you will never hear on a radio station that claims to be "The Home of Rock,n Roll" or even the best mix! (Sorry Beach Boys & Gordon Lightfoot) It was there I first bought a Great Big Sea CD, that lead me into Stan Rogers, A.LLoyd & E McColl (sp?) and Stan Hugil etc. Now Stan Hugil SOunds (sounded) like a real sailor, that is to say not all that musical! But I love the tunes. Lloyd & McColl also soun like they may have had day jobs! The quality of the material though is great. Now Stan ROgers is a bit of a different case, he had a great voice and knew his music. I am glad he did as much maritime as he did, he could have stuck with all folk or even country and still been a performer of merit. Now Great Big Sea I cant say enough about. The do play some pop tunes but the roots are salty as can be. They also put on such a great show. I encourage anyone to check them out! This has been a bit long winded but one more thing.... Seems like Grey Funnle Line got the most mentions of tunes I had never heard of, so that is the first on I'll track down! Nick |
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15 Oct 02 - 05:57 PM (#803873) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: vectis General Taylor Admiral Benbow (at a spanking pace) Sam, on board a man o-war Grey Flannel Line To name a very few |
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16 Oct 02 - 04:31 PM (#804768) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: beadie Toss up between "High and Dry" and "Greenland Whale Fisheries." |
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16 Oct 02 - 04:35 PM (#804771) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Skipper Jack I've remembered two songs that I sing and I'm very fond of and they both come from the pen of Cyril Tawney: Grey Funnel Line & Sammy's Bar. |
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29 Jan 05 - 10:39 AM (#1392241) Subject: RE: Molly bond From: GUEST,billydayj@hotmail.com |
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29 Jan 05 - 10:45 AM (#1392254) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Bunnahabhain Skipper Jan Rebeck. |
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29 Jan 05 - 10:56 AM (#1392261) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Charley Noble My all around favorite nautical tune has to be "The Sailor's Hornpipe" but I'd be "hard pressed" to come up with a favorite song. I fall in love with them one by one. Some are old traditional ones such as "Whiskey Johnny." Others are newly arranged for music such as the C. Fox Smith sea poem "Outward Bound." The question for me is really which one is "best" for the occasion, where I happen to be singing or listening. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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29 Jan 05 - 11:03 AM (#1392266) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Flash Company Three Score and Ten I'll Go To Sea No More (Two versions;- Come all ye lads draw near by me.... And When first I landed in Liverpool, I went upon a spree..... The Outboard Motor Men I'm Getting the Channels Again Used to sing all of them... Happy Days! FC |
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29 Jan 05 - 11:05 AM (#1392267) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Lighter at work THE best? Vaughan Williams's orchestral setting of "The Holy Ground Once More." Otherwise, there are too many to choose from! "Banks of Newfoundland" springs to mind. |
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29 Jan 05 - 11:13 AM (#1392277) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Bat Goddess Hey, let's go back to the original query -- it asked for TUNES. Tunes and SONGS are different things. We've named a lot of SONGS, but tunes . . . Fisherman's Hornpipe, f'rinstance. Of course, you could use the tunes from the songs. ;-) Linn |
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29 Jan 05 - 12:03 PM (#1392318) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Herge New York Girls |
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29 Jan 05 - 12:21 PM (#1392333) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Com Seangan The Holy Ground - as sung by the Clancys The Skye Boat Song Roisin Dubh - arrangement as in Mise Eire Carrickfergus The Banks of Newfoundland - already given, but one of the best |
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29 Jan 05 - 01:01 PM (#1392379) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Weasel Books Drunken Sailor Greenland Whale Fisheries Eddystone Light Bonnie Ship the Diamond The Good Ship Kangaroo |
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30 Jan 05 - 03:57 AM (#1392985) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: Cats The Last Fisherman by Jon Heslop - has to be. |
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30 Jan 05 - 10:17 AM (#1393204) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: HiHo_Silver Although not the best or favourite maritime tune. Here is a song I have never seen mentioned and was composed and came from Nova Scotia. "Old Sable Island Shore" Kick this one around for a while and see if you can come up with it. My Grandfather always said "If you couldn"t play Ragtime Annie you wern't much of a fiddler" Cheers: Jim |
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30 Jan 05 - 02:01 PM (#1393405) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah2 For me the best, the saltiest, the most carefree and redolent of the spirit of the English sailor is 'Portsmouth.' So simple, but I get goose-bumps every time. |
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30 Jan 05 - 03:33 PM (#1393506) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Betsy As Bat Goddess says - it's about tunes isn't it ? Captain Pugwash - and only written in the 1950's /60's I believe. |
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30 Jan 05 - 04:25 PM (#1393564) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: JWB My list of favorite maritime-flavored tunes includes Out on the Ocean The New Rigged Ship Da Sixereen Three Sea Captains Ships are Sailing Sailor's Cravat Hull's Victory Jerry |
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31 Jan 05 - 07:07 AM (#1394106) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: kendall There is a ship that sails the sea, She's loaded deep as deep can be... As far as songs go, can't beat the Edmund Fitzgerald. I've always loved Gordon Bok's "Fundy". |
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31 Jan 05 - 07:23 AM (#1394116) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: GUEST,Guest, Richard Question for Guest, Com Seagan. I only know Roisin Dubh as a (beautiful) slow air. What's the maritime connection? |
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31 Jan 05 - 07:34 AM (#1394122) Subject: RE: The best/favorite maritime tune From: catlova Wee Pot Stove by Harry Robertson Mingulay Boat song Shoals of herring |