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Actually, according to the Disney site, Pirates of the Caribbean Facts and Figures: Opening Day: March 18, 1967 . So in 2007, it'll be 40. I knew it couldn't be 50. I was there in 1959 and there was no ride then. Back then, you had to be content with Safariland, Sleeping Beauty's Castle and the PeterPan ride. It IS the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, however. Trapper

This is the weekend for TallShipsTacoma, where you'll see the likes of the Lady Washington, Zodiac, Adventuress and many more. Thrill to the many chantey singers at various stages for your edification and entertainment. See Tom Lewis, Broadside, Sanger & Didele, Spinnaker, The Shifty Sailors and many more on 3 stages all weekend! All this entertainment and tall ships, too, for the paltry price of $10.00. http://www.tallshipstacoma for more information. Fair winds, Trapper

Go to http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/savethewawona One of the cuts is Haul Away for Rosie-o, and you can hear it done by singers who are not out of tune. Fair winds, Trapper

I agree, Roguespierre! The musicians are some of, if not THE best around, singing some truly fine songs of the sea. And there is no better cause (especially for pirates) than saving the Wawona. We'd like to be able to sell enough cds to really put a dent in the budget for restoring her. Fair winds, a fine song and a full tankard, Trapper

Agh. Forgive me, m'lady. The link SHOULD be: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/savethewawona That should bring ye t' the page with sound clips. Trapper

Normally, instrumentation wouldn't have been used at all on shanties. No one would've had a free hand, since the songs were used to keep people in rhythm while performing tasks (raising sails, anchors, etc.). Didn't even have to have a good voice to lead. The nightingale was picked by how loud they were. That being said, according to everything I've read and been taught on the subject, the instruments on board were things not too damaged by moisture, like whistles, concertinas. fiddles. Guitars and the like weren't used on ships, since they were too fragile (not to mention that they're a later invention). Though I have read about a banjo-like instrument, as well as mandolins. Think small instruments, since there wasn't a lot of space. Fair winds, Trapper

And if ye navigate yerself t' the CDBaby site, there be rousin' chanteys t' listen t' as well. http://www.cdbaby.com/savethewawona Fair winds, Trapper

Aye. Not only the picture on the CD cover on CDBaby, from her days as a cod fisher, but if you go to https://home.comcast.net/~thedailyflash/wawona.htm there are several pictures of her, both from the old days and now. Trapper

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/savethewawona Save the Wawona, One Song at a Time is a collection of sea music and chanteys by some of the Northwest's finest musicians. They have generously donated these songs to this project, in the hope of raising awareness and money for needed repairs and restoration of the Schooner Wawona. You'll hear everyone from William Pint and Felicia Dale to Toucan Pirates to Tom Lewis, all performing the best maritime music you'll find anywhere, and all on one CD! Come listen to rousing sea chanteys, drinking songs, ballads and instrumentals, all music of the sea and sailors. When she was built in 1897, the sailing schooner Wawona was the largest three-masted schooner built in North America. Today she is one of two survivors of the once immense commercial sailing fleet in the Pacific Northwest. Hundreds more large commercial sailing ships were built in other West Coast shipyards; they are now all gone. Only the C.A. Thayer in San Francisco and the Wawona remain. The Wawona became a National Historic Site in 1970, the first ship in the nation to be listed on the National Register. Lumber hauler, cod fisher and military barge in WWII, her career has been long and varied. As a fishing schooner, her lifetime catch of 7.2 million cod far surpassed the career catch of any other Pacific schooner. During World War II the Wawona was drafted as a military barge , hauling military supplies to Alaska and returning to Washington with wood for the aircraft industry Built at the end of the great age of sail, the Wawona stands as a living monument to the skilled craftsmen who built her, the industries that supported her, and the fortunate crewmen who sailed her. Through the sale of this CD and continuing volunteer efforts, we hope to raise funds to continue her restoration. Equally important, we want to raise public awareness of this grand ship, the last part of our great maritime heritage that we can still see and touch. We would love to see Wawona as the centerpiece of a vibrant maritime park like Hyde St. Pier in San Francisco. Seattle needs Wawona, the last, best reminder of our maritime heritage. We want to see her here in Seattle so future generations can experience what it was like in the age of sail. All production costs have been donated and ALL money from the sale of this CD goes to buy materials to continue the restoration.

http://www.cdbaby/cd/savethewawona ave the Wawona, One Song at a Time is a collection of sea music and chanteys by some of the Northwest's finest musicians. They have generously donated these songs to this project, in the hope of raising awareness and money for needed repairs and restoration of the Schooner Wawona. You'll hear everyone from William Pint and Felicia Dale to Toucan Pirates to Tom Lewis, all performing the best maritime music you'll find anywhere, and all on one CD! Come listen to rousing sea chanteys, drinking songs, ballads and instrumentals, all music of the sea and sailors. When she was built in 1897, the sailing schooner Wawona was the largest three-masted schooner built in North America. Today she is one of two survivors of the once immense commercial sailing fleet in the Pacific Northwest. Hundreds more large commercial sailing ships were built in other West Coast shipyards; they are now all gone. Only the C.A. Thayer in San Francisco and the Wawona remain. The Wawona became a National Historic Site in 1970, the first ship in the nation to be listed on the National Register. Lumber hauler, cod fisher and military barge in WWII, her career has been long and varied. As a fishing schooner, her lifetime catch of 7.2 million cod far surpassed the career catch of any other Pacific schooner. During World War II the Wawona was drafted as a military barge , hauling military supplies to Alaska and returning to Washington with wood for the aircraft industry Built at the end of the great age of sail, the Wawona stands as a living monument to the skilled craftsmen who built her, the industries that supported her, and the fortunate crewmen who sailed her. Through the sale of this CD and continuing volunteer efforts, we hope to raise funds to continue her restoration. Equally important, we want to raise public awareness of this grand ship, the last part of our great maritime heritage that we can still see and touch. We would love to see Wawona as the centerpiece of a vibrant maritime park like Hyde St. Pier in San Francisco. Seattle needs Wawona, the last, best reminder of our maritime heritage. We want to see her here in Seattle so future generations can experience what it was like in the age of sail. All production costs have been donated and ALL money from the sale of this CD goes to buy materials to continue the restoration.

At last it's here! "Save the Wawona - One Song at a Time" can now be purchased on CDBaby. We also have several cuts you can listen to there. Here be the site: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/savethewawona Trapper

I'd suggest anything by Pint and Dale. Wonderful singers with great, gutsy music. www.pintndale.com. You can also hear some of their music at www.cdbaby.com/pintanddale If it's chanteys you're looking for, you can try Broadside (available by emailing chrisroe@folkhosts.com) or Coventry (www.cdbaby.com/coventry), which features guest lead guitar by none other than Pyracy's own Nigel. Rousing sea and pirate music all. Fair winds, Trapper

Thank ye kindly, Lorien! And as soon as the Wawona CDs are on CDBaby, I'll be sure t' post. Fair winds, Trapper

Greetin's, mates! It be time again for the monthly chantey sing at the Wawona, S. end of Lake Union in Seattle. This month's leader is none other than Mary Benson, of Howling Gael, St. Elmo's Choir, Broadside and Spinnaker. Come down and join in! We be always lookin' fer new voices. And it's free. What more could a pirate be askin' for? And there'll probably be "Save the Wawona" CDs for purchase. For directions or more information, get ye t' http://www.nwseaport.org Fair winds, full tankards and a rousing song, Trapper

If you want a real tear-jerker, you should listen to Stan's "White Squall". It's a great song. Fair winds, Trapper