Music & Shanties
Nautical Singing Traditions, Work Songs, Shanties, Lyrics, Music & Instruments.
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Can anyone suggest any good sailing cd's? I have one fine recording by Father son and Friends but have no others. Are there any among you that can point me in the right direction? Most exceedingly obliged
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Ahoy, mates! I'm in need of aid, and I'm sure one of you will be able to help out. I need the lyrics to that classic, "Bein' a pirate is all fun and games..." Don't know if that's the title. It might be "It's all part of bein' a pirate" or even "You can't be a pirate with all of your parts." I've heard it at a couple of gatherings, and enjoy it, but I'm usually ... how shall I put this? ... chemically incapacitated, or perhaps drunk would be a better word, to catch all the lyrics. So I've got one here and one there, but they don't make up a whole song. And on the subject of favorite pirate tunes, it's hard to top "Scurvy" by Cap'n Bogg & Salty. You can hear the MP…
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Hey folks, Found this cd out of Greensboro of a show Triad Stage did. Number of traditionals, nonspecific in nature, and some decent originals that while written in modern times are right fine listening...if you don't mind the "pretty folkiness" of the vocals, not the good ol' "pulling style" we're used to. My favs are "Remember My Name" "Can't Love a Bad Man Good" and "Poor Margaret's Incantation". Also has a slower version of Fisherman's Hornpipe and a lively version of Jackie Tarr. http://www.laurelyndossett.com/look-listen/ See bottom of page for full-song samplings. I might be of a mind to "borrow" some from the songstress and rearrange a bit if'n some fellow mus…
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"Bloody Seamen" the new Cd from The Brigands, is now available from our website, http://thebrigands.com It features two original songs, "The New Mainsail", "HMS Hellion" and songs from the foc'sle and the Captains cabin plus lots of music recorded live at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire.
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We are pleased to announce the release of our latest album on CD, "Inner Buccaneer". Contents Blue Peter Long Island Hornpipe Hard Pressed Skye Waltz The Foc'sle Rant One More Day Crimson Tide THe Trunnion Reel The Squall Fish Scales/ A Mans' A Man For That Warlike Seamen Spinning Tree Nelsons Blood It is now available from our website http://thebrigands.com TheBrigands.com, along with our 4 other CDs, The Brigands Bloody Seamen Pirate Scum X We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it! Al, Erik, Brett and Kevin The Brigands
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A Native Rhode Islander, Jon writes about the historical and current goings on about the smallest states with one of the longest coastlines. His song about a 17th Century Pirate raid is awesome. "Kept on Fishin'" has become a standard amongst the Shanty Groups, both sides of the pond. It's been covered by Liam Clancy of Clancy, O'Connel and Clancy. "Catch and Release" is about a new form of "sport whaling" using suction cup harpoons, you get where that's going! "Restless Waters" let's you know behind the wit and sarcasm is a very big heart. You can find Jon at www.jcampbellwampum.com Incidently, he also makes some beautiful jewelery! Sincerely, Capn'Rob
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You can now purchase the 2nd CD by "My Lady's Cutlass", We Be Pirates, on the Web! Click the link for more info on this wonderful duo!
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Yeah, yeah, I know this area is for music. However, my group and I do *not* sing - we do comedy. And hang it all, I am very proud of our first CD, "Nautical Fairy Tales: Vol 1, Tails of the Seas." It has taken us a long time to get it produced and well, you all know how proud a new momma is of her kid ... think of this CD as my "kid." For more information or to order a CD (or other merchandise) please visit: The Ladies of the Salty Kiss Homepage TLotSK Cafe Press Storefront Thanks for your patience with this advertisement, we now return you to your regular pillaging and plundering. Fair Winds an' Followin Seas Cap'n Emerald
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OK..i wrote this one meself. It aint very long 'er much of a story; more of a recognition type thing. Ill be apreciatin' your thoughts. I dont think it be very good but ill let yooz decide. Im tryin to think of a simple tune to be playin on me six-stringer.... the wind on these sails, the rum on our breathes, were riding this ship, to a valiant death ay, were jus pirates, not silly care-bears, old, dirty looters, with out any cares may the gods fergive us, o, have we sinned, we sold our souls, fer whiskey and gin!
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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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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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Here's a video of a live performance of This beautiful contemporary folksong recalls the whaling fleet that sailed out of the port of Leith, Scotland, beginning in the 17th century. Hear more of this gorgeous music on James Yorkston's My Space page. Cheers, Hester
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Hi, I keep humming this song, and it's driving me crazy. I am sure someone here knows the most appropriate lyrics. I have found different versions, but I would like to know which set of lyrics is the most accurate. Thanks ahead of time!
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We are wrting a new song, titled "The Guns of Hampton" and we need help from the crews that fired at the Blackbeard Festival. We neen the names of your long guns and the names of the crews who fired them. We have some but not all of this. Thanks in advance for everyone's help Capt T.
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I've just discovered the gorgeous music of this young contemporary folksinger, Alela Diane. Her song "The Pirate's Gospel" is fabulous:
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Hear Ye! Pictures of the Hellion, the ship of The Brigands sought! Seeking the best picture of yon bonny vessel and the winner gets .... A signed copy of thier choice of our CDs and .... drum roll... the flag right off the Hellion when we retire it later this year! And of course credit for the photograph on our webpage, where the winning picture will be displayed on the new website that is in the making. Please submit pictures in JPG format and send them to wrench13@aol.com - make sure you include your real name and contact information.
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Hey folks-- Just released my new CD, Henry Martin: Around the Bay, and here is track 16- a rollicking and epic song of piracy and bathtub toys- including plundering and death! Written by Katie Pierce and Copyright 2007 Kat Pierce Music. The whole CD is available at www.piratesinc.org/cd! More previews are available there! More to come soon, mates! Cheers, Captain Henry Martin
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Good day...good morrow.... arrrgh... and all those other good things This is not exactly the place to announce this but perhaps it is....Thr Four Kingdoms Ren Faire is going to happen....it is a landlocked venue(except for the lakes) in Milan , IL. and happening on the 7,8,9 of October of this year. The reason the post comes to this area(besides meself being a moderator) is that there is a contest...one for all ye pyrates that feel good about themselves that is...we will have a Shanty singing contest! There will be real prizes and good stuff....if you are of the singing nature come to our faire and show us what you can do! To find out more about our faire email …
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A Perfect Circle is seriously the best band ever, and....they're piratey in their ways. ^__^
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I just heard this one from a Baird at the Estrella War. Loved it...have been searching the internet for it...haven't found it. Any pyriates out there know where it can be found as you have already been there? It went something like this. A good man is hard to find. A hard man is good to find. You can kiss me if you are so inclined, but I'm sailing away in the morning.
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Does anyone know where I can find a good book of shanty lyrics. I know a few, I would like to know alot more, if anyone could help me out I'd me much obliged. :)
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Er'e is one fer ya all. Me opes ya like it. It be called "A Sailors Loves" The maiden, oh, the maiden oh. The sailor loves the maiden, oh! So early in the morning, The sailor loves the maiden, oh! A maid that is young, A maid that is fair, A maid that is kind and pleasant, oh, So early in the morning, The sailor loves the maiden, oh! Tobacco, oh, tobacco, oh, The sailor loves tobacco, oh, So early in the morning, The sailor loves tobacco, oh. A packet of bird's-eye, Packet of cut A plug of hard tobacco, oh, So early in the morning, The sailor loves tobacco, oh. The bottle, oh, the bottle oh, The sailor loves the bottle, oh, So early in the morning Th…
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In the interest of cataloging songs which speak of sailors, life at sea, taverns, etc., I'm going to keep a running list by year, name and citation. Other specific information about a song, such as the composer, origin, etc., will be listed in posts that follow. Early songs are often recorded in books without tunes or sheet music, and generally bereft of notes on the original author of the lyrics and little or no citation, so finding songs for the period can be frustrating, but we hope this growing list will serve to help further research about music of the Golden Age and before. Songs are listed by the year of their earliest citation. If you should find an earlier …
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A smashing video done by a fan and close friend: http://www.facebook.com/l/0AQDJdotbAQCRr9hzRiXJ1IMQpdDFuI4N6uCZ8SKGmo2IwQ/www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHad2705Pi8 Meet The Brigands!
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I was in Colonial Williamsburg, VA a few weeks back for work and during my afternoon off I stummbled upon a used bookstore called "Mermaid Books" in the basement of one of the shops there. There were just stacks of old books and I came across this perfect collection! Salt Water Poems and Ballads by John Masefield and illustrated by Chas Pears published in 1916. Great condition! Here are the contents, if anyone would like the words to any of these let me know, I'll post 'em. Ballads: The Yarn of the 'Loch Achray' Sing a Song o' Shipwreck Burial Party Bill Fever Ship Fever-chills One of the Bo'sun's Yarns Hell's Pavement Sea-Change Harbour Bar The Turn of…
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