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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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"Old Maui" and "Flowers of Bermuda" are still on my list of favorites. And that voice....oh my....

His brother (and fiddler) Garnett is still recording and well worth a listen to as well.

"Show me a man with a tattoo, and I'll show you a man with an interesting past." ~Jack London

Life is a Circus, and I am the Human Cannonball.

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barrett's privateer's a a fave here and parf did a filk version for last season called 'drake's men'

the chorus being;

well damn them all and i've been told

we'll cruise the seas for spanish gold

we fired no guns, shed no tears

i'm a broken man on the devonshire pier

the last of sir drake's privateers

~snow :D

with faith, trust and pixiedust, everything is possible ;)

if it be tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

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"Old Maui" and "Flowers of Bermuda" are still on my list of favorites. And that voice....oh my....

His brother (and fiddler) Garnett is still recording and well worth a listen to as well.

Aye, Pynch be right. I've heard Garnet live. He has a rich baritone voice, and gives a really good concert.

Indigojack

Together we shall sail the sea, best friends we'll always be. But, if we should ever disagree, the hell with you, and hurray for me.

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Stan is a Canadian Icon.

He was tragically killed in an aircraft crash. The story is told that the night before his flight he stayed in the camp area of the festival he played at. He moved from campfire to campfire with his guitar. He didn't sleep all night.

The Privateer's Warehouse in Halifax has self proclaimed themselves as Barrett's base of operations and requires every singing act (5nights a week) to sing Barrett's some time in the performance. The 'Lower Deck' pub is done up like the lower deck of a tall ship.

No pub night sing along is complete without a half dozzen Stan Rogers songs.

William Blydes

I don't get lost, I EXPLORE!

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Adventures on the High Seas

(refitted and back on station!)

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i bet barrett's privateers is a popular one

~snow :D

with faith, trust and pixiedust, everything is possible ;)

if it be tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

IWG #3057 - Local 9

emmf steel rose player - bella donna, 2005

improv cast member and dance instructor - fort tryon medieval festival

lady neige - midsummer renaissance faire

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