Music & Shanties
Nautical Singing Traditions, Work Songs, Shanties, Lyrics, Music & Instruments.
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Ahoy.... This is embarassing.....I have several versions of Rollin Down to Old Maui....and can work with them....however does anybody know where I can get a chart for the music. I would do ok with chords for guitar/banjo...if you have any thoughts please let me know.... Roguespierre
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Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley are good starts. They have the Island theme to them.
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But alas! slayer and canibal corpse may be good, but I be stil searchin' for a pirate death metal band apart for that of me own'. Anyone ave' any suggestions? By the way, after drinkin' a few too many a' rum, i seem to ave' forgot when national talk like a pirate day is! Please sail over to me new web site at: www.myspace.com/thecutlassheadcharity
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Pyrates! upcoming release - Buried Treasure is now avaliable from our shop on Pyrates.co.uk A clip o' some o' tha' tunes can be found on tha' main page o' tha' website.. 9 tracks o pirate folk music fer yer listening pleasure! Recorded at Pyrates! secret cove 2011 Track listing be as follows: The Diamond, High Barbary, Gentleman Soldier, Drunken Sailor, Bell Bottom Trousers, Old Dun Cow, Strike The Bell, Botany Bay, Whisky In The Jar,
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Whilst I can't take the credit fer pennin' this here fine tune...I felt the need t' be sharin' it...so 'ere it is. Enjoy it mates... Here be a little back story fer ya: "This song tells of a lavish ball at the castle of Cairrigh Muir, that was sabotaged by evil-minded pranksters. It involved three crucial elements: the punch being spiked with a potent aphrodisiac; painfully itchy rose-hip seeds being thrown on the dance-floor, where they were kicked up into the ladies' undergarments; and, at a crucial and premeditated moment, all the lights in the castle being extinguished. What followed next was, by all accounts of the day, 'an orgy of sich greet magnituid, that twenty…
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I'm looking forward to this collection of traditional songs of the sea, performed by contemporary folk and alternative artists: http://www.anti.com/catalog.php?id=67 It's due out on August 22. I'm particularly intrigued to see that it has a contribution from the elusive and eccentric chanteuse Mary Margaret O'Hara ... not to mention Nick Cave, Eliza Carthy and Lou Reed! Cheers, Hester
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Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We kindle and char, inflame and ignite, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We burn up the city, we're really a fright, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We're devils and bla…
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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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Hello all i am searching for sea shanties to teach my crew so that they can be singing while getting underway. So far ai havent really been able to find much. If anyone has some lyrics or MP3's that they would be willing to share with me that would be great Thanks And may the winds take you to plunders apleanty! Capt. Tarkanius De Morte'
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Howdy All. Just wanted to put out a quick blurb. On Memorial Day, The Musical Blades release our latest cd - Live At Pubs and Piratecore. This cd is a compilation of things. 6 tracks that were done for the canceled Shipwrecked Music Festival last year of pure piratecore metal goodness. following that are 4 tracks from the Pirate Ball earlier this year and then we end with 3 new songs. Give it a look. right now you can order on the web and soon it will be up on Amazon/Itunes/etc. Also thanks to all who have come out to see us. If you are in the St Louis area we will be there for one more weekend at the final days of the Greater St Louis Ren Faire. Would love to se…
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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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I be a fan o' the band Floggin Molly, but some of their songs be a little dull fer me likins. Anyone know of any other bands o' a similar sound t' the Floggin Molly as sang such hearty shanties as Drunken Lullabies and Devil's Dance Floor?
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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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ARRRRRr to all of ye scurvy dogs i'm in need of help. Just got back into port from the atlantic. Me clan and I plundered our enemy and put them to shame. I be needing a good pirate song or shantie for me clan as a our theme song. Im open to suggestions .
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Two years in the making, we will have 21 tracks on this CD, more then we've ever put on one CD. "Ship Happens" will be available on our website after the Pirates Other Salty Ball on Feb 25, 2012. Ship Happens 1. SHip Happens 2. March on Concord 3. Marcus Hook Reel 4. Purser's Curse 5. Joys of Quebec 6. Mutiny 7. Undead Sailors Hornpipe 8. Bourbon Street Reel 9. Shore Leave 10. Forked Deer 11. Banned from Georgia 12. St. John;s Pass Waltz 13. Shut the Hatch 14. Cannibal Chrispy 15. Swallow Tail Jig 16. Guns of Hampton 17. Cold Frosty Morning 18. Doldrums 19. The Gale 20. Bully Boys 21. Night Music on the Streets of Madrid ( Tre'prise)
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I accidentally ran across this on Youtube. I figgers it be full of "Robert Newton Tongue", bein' from Cornwall:
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OK we have 5 new tunes so far for our 6th venture into recording, the working title for the CD is "Ship Happens", also the name of one of the tunes. What think you of the name? Too risque, for us? Bear in mind our other CD titles: Meet The Brigands Bloody Seamen Pirate Scum X Inner Buccaneer As usual, we perform the new stuff for a season, and then record it, so release will not be til Yule or thereabouts.
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So today I get an envelope from an old friend. He had found an old receipt for the sound system I had bought for the band I was in at the time. But recently I had sent him some tracks of the pirate/sea song stuff I had been doing. Inside the mailer envelope was a wrapped present. Inside the paper I found this.. This edition was published in 1920. There are two more editions after it. Here is a page from inside Sorry the spacing is wierd not sure how to fix that with the picture embedding thing.
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I heard the Mermaid Song every Friday morning of my youth, thanks to a DJ on an obnoxious Central NJ radio station. He would play this every Friday morning, because of the opening lyrics. I was thrilled to find it on a CD put out by the performers of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. They do a fine cover of the song (the performance of the ship's cook must be heard to be believed!) but the lyrics were a bit different than I had remembered. I've included a slightly different version below. Has anyone heard any variations of this song? The Mermaid Song Twas Friday morn when we set sail And we were not far from the land When the captain, he spied a lovely mermaid …
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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 am trying to find either remixed classic shanties or original recordings that have a more "techno/tribal/dance/trance" feel... anybody got any suggestions?
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Under a Violet Moon - Blackmore's Night Dancing to the feel of the drum Leave this world behind We'll have a drink and toast to ourselves Under a Violet Moon Tudor Rose with her hair in curls Will make you turn and stare Try to steal a kiss at the bridge Under a Violet Moon [Chorus] Raise your hats and your glasses too We will dance the whole night through We're going back to a time we knew Under a Violet Moon [End Chorus] Cheers to the Knights and days of old the beggars and the thieves living in an enchanted wood Under a Violet Moon Fortuneteller what do you see Future in a card Share your secrets, tell them to me Under a Violet Moon [Chorus] Clo…
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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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I did a search but there were no recent threads, so's I figured I'd put in my two doubloons on the matter This CD and the man behind it are quite literally amazing, I cannot get enough of nearly every single track Though my favorites by Far are "The Mermaid", "General Taylor", and "Billy Bones" Skip Henderson's MySpace Page That should give you a fairly good taste of his work Information on the man and his crew can be found here Skip's Homepage Purchase, one of the best places anyway can be found here at: DeadMenTellNoTales.com Still as I said, its one of the best albums of pirate music that I've ever had the fortune t'lay me grubby little fingers on :) I r…
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Stan Rogers is a great Canadian Maritime singer. His songs are almost exclusively about the sea and include traditional stuff as well. He also wrote the famous pirate related song, Barrett's privateers. Although Stan died in 1990, he's still worth giving a listen to.
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