Music & Shanties
Nautical Singing Traditions, Work Songs, Shanties, Lyrics, Music & Instruments.
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Anyone familiar with the origins of the classic bluegrass murder ballad "Pretty Polly"? I hear sometimes it's called 'The Gosport tragedy' or 'The Cruel Ship's Carpenter as known in England, as old english folk song. My understanding is that the song originated in England in the early 1700's, and was published in 1750. I have, in my collection, Ralph Stanley, The Byrds, and about a half dozen other artists singing it.
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Ahoy, folks. Tom Lewis in his song "Sailor's Prayer" includes the following chorus: Oh Lord above, send down a dove with beak as sharp as razors to cut the throats of them there blokes what sells bad beer to sailors. The credits list written by Tom Lewis, chorus (trad.). So how traditional is traditional? Lewis himself purports to have found the chorus listed in a book, which itself called the verse "traditional." The book was published in 1968, and was by Charles MacHardy, titled Send down a dove. The book does in fact include the verse, and does call it traditional [although the wings, not beak, were sharp as razors]. But there the trail seem - for me so far …
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I think that 'Pirate Music' today is in a similar state as the whole garb issue. For garb, we have the hard core re-enactors, who strive to recreate the clothes and accoutraments that were in actual use during the GAoP. On the other hand we have those who are more interested in representing what the general public thinks pirates dressed like. And lots of shades of difference in between the two outlooks. For pirate music, we have those who try to re-create the actual music of the period, with period instruments and voicing and arrangements. And on the other side of the coin, we have the pirate 'core' style ( akin to heavy metal with words using the seamans and pira…
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Ok, so hear o'em? Like 'em? Dislike e'm? I heard them for me first time in Big Bear where they had a sound that what 'different yet familiar' 'n it drew me in (plus they got a cute violinist). Then I saw them again at NorthCal Pirate Fest, this time I had t' get one o' their CDs 'n listen'd t' it all th' way home....then it hit me! They sound like a piratey version o' 'Blind Melon' with a hint o' 'Guns&Roses' 'n just a dash o' 'Jethro Tull' (the TJ be come'n from the piper o'course). They did some original stuff as well as their own takes on some traditional.
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:angry: On the good ship Venus By Christ you should have seen us The figurehead was a whore in bed Sucking a dead man's penis The captain's name was Lugger By Christ he was a bugger He wasn't fit to shovel shit From one ship to another And the second mate was Andy By Christ he had a dandy Till they crushed his cock on a jagged rock For cumming in the brandy The third mate's name was Morgan By God he was a gorgon From half past eight he played till late Upon the captain's organ The captain's wife was Mabel And by God was she able To give the crew their daily screw Upon the galley table The captain's daughter Charlotte Was born an…
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I have started crewing on TallShips in my area, but no one is singing shanties. I'm looking for some really great shanties for the halyards, braces, and anchor so any or all ideas are welcomed.
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The Brigands "Pirate Scum" CD has been selected to be the background sound bed for a documentary on the 2008 Baltimore Privateer Day event. LOL - maybe they will include the part where we blew the manhole covers off the street during our first set! BOOM! Pyrates Way Magazine: "Their newest CD is a masterpiece. The instrumentals are authentic and spellbinding. The melodies are THAT strong. The voices of Cap't Thighbiter, Bloody Bill Marley and Butch Cannon blend together in practiced precison" Rated 5 out of 5 Parrots Bilgemonkey: "The Brigands stand out, as true piratey intstrumentals are sometimes hard to come by... Summed up, Pirate Scum is a well composed …
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I'm pleased to have the honor of sharing several videos of Brigands Folie preforming live at the Bloody Lake Rendezvous. Footage is thanks to video blogger Roger Bindl of HEM Productions and Viodi TV. First we have two videos from this years event, a very blustery May 2008 From their recently released album, Fog & Fire; my personal favorite song, Johnny Cope and a new version of a traditional song, Spancil Hill And for those that haven't seen it, last years (May 2007) performance of Hal An Tow Enjoy & as Lt. Lith would say, see you in the past
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Avast all ye scoundrels who enjoy the pirate songs a bit louder than the rest of ye crew... You may of heard of Running Wild and if you spend many a night chasing the horizon listening to them then try a band from over here in Scotland: Alestorm! Their album 'Captain Morgan's Revenge' can be plundered from Amazon and Play.com
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Greetings to all! Point your bow towards Kenny Sanders and have a listen to the song "Blackbead's Melody." It was written and performed by me brother, the Bard of the "Adventure," to honor me wife and I. If ye like his music then he'll be coming out with a new CD soon. He's traveled the seven seas of the music world playing everything from hard rock to country and western to jazz to blues to classical guitar. He's finally found a port that I think will be his home. Enjoy! Blackbead
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Coming soon! Bridands Folie debut album "Fog & Fire" I've been privileged to hear most of these songs live & to hear a few of the rough cuts for the final CD. I think music lovers, especially fans of sailing songs & historic tunes are going to be very impressed. Jake & Karen are a fantastic musical duo. This CD is a define "must add" to any well rounded collection.
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Pirates for Sail have just released our first CD, "A Shot Across the Bow," and we're hosting a CD release party on Saturday March 22 at the Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring, Maryland, 8 pm 'til whenever. Stop by and help us celebrate!
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Take heed brethren, there be a chantey night scheduled for March 1st, Saturday evening from 2000 - 2200 hrs (that be 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for the lubbers) at Crabby Dick's in Delaware City, DE. Coordinatin' this here evening be The Salty Dogs, with able assistance from member(s) of Ships Company & SC Chanteymen to boot. Questions: E-signal me at CharlieQ2@yahoo.com or 443.466.6110. Aye, 'twill be a night in rig as well!!
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i think it's mandatory for all pirates to have seen pirates of the caribbean! lol who loves the song from the 3rd one? i think its awesome
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Anybody listen to good web broadcasts that they care to share? I have been dabbling with live365 the commercials are annoying, and the vip memberships is a little steep (IMHO). Any others? GoF
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Ahoy, mates, just in time fer Yule, the third CD by The Brigands, "Pirate Scum" , is now available. Please check out our website for more information. We now accept PAYPAL. http://thebrigands.com With such tunes as "The Mariners Compass is Grog", "Twice the Ditchdigger Rests" and "Flemish the Rope" , along with 11 other tunes, this CD will keep the wind in yer sails and the love of piracy in yer heart. Capt T. "Grog saves us the trouble of thinking"
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Hello to all, from Gunner Maggie! The census is winding down, and the number of Bounding Mainiacs is approaching 400. Wow! Going Overboard, Bounding Main's latest CD, is scheduled to be finished The second week of December! This is our most collaborative work to date, and includes a few original songs, a few live takes, a few ballads, and lots and lots of fun! We have worked hard to make this our best CD yet, and we sincerely hope you are pleased with it. We distribute via CDBaby, but it takes them about 30 days to process new CDs, which means you can't get it from them before Christmas, so if you want to order a copy directly from us, write to me a maggiehannington@…
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Aye, mates, The Brigands new CD "Pirate Scum" hae just finished being recorded last night, 11/18/07. Now for some mix downs an off to ye old printer they go! The CD's will be available on our website: http://thebrigands.com Or at any of our concerts. Me'n the lads worked very hard on it and I'm sure there will be new favorite tunes for everyone !
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Been doing a little reading here and there when I can. And one book was having a blurb in it about the sea shanties. A variety of them were used depending upon the task at had aboard ship that kept the sailors in sync and in rhythm. Recommendations on what shanties out there are good period style chant to keep the deck hands and the rigging rats unified in their tasks and work? ~Lady B
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I think someone posted them somewhere or gave a link... I tried looking for it (no, I don't look desperatedly hard for things). Anyone know the correct lyrics for it? ~Lady B
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I've been listened to a pair of CDs from Father Son and Friends for years and was wondering if anyone has ever seen then perform??? http://www.fathersonandfriends.com/ Rats
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I'll be damned, The Brigands, in the August issue of Renaissance Magazine, along with the likes of Bounding Main and the Pyrates Royal. Aye, in an all pirate issue, the magazine picks the "unique pirate acts" from around the country. We be honored to be in such fine company!
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Yeah! http://thebrigands.com just had its 7000 th hit. Huzzah!! Also, look for an article on The Brigands in the July pirate based issue of Renaissance Magazine, on stands in August , 2007 http://renaissancemagazine.com
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Well this is fun news.... We got notice that our new CD has been chosen as the featured CD this week on the Maritime history Network. (chuckle) Who would have guessed? Here’s the link if anyone has an interest…. http://www.maritimeheritage.net/music/default.asp
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I'm looking for a CD of mostly instrumentals, hornpipes, pennywhistle, etc. My son likes to listen to a CD before bed. We have Hawaiian slide guitar, Spanish guitar, and African music, but now he wants "pirate music". He recognises hornpipes as "pirate" music, but they're pretty lively, so something between that and a lullabies would be good. Vocals are out, unless it's something other than English, because he'll stay awake trying to memorize the songs. I can't imagine where he got that Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions.
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