Sea songs...

[Capt Lightning]

Long ago at primary school, we used to have singing ( I have the world'd worst voice) and this was one of the songs we learned.
This is a beautiful version by Sarah Blasco . Hope you enjoy it.

 

[RnR]

Long ago at primary school, we used to have singing ( I have the world'd worst voice) and this was one of the songs we learned.
This is a beautiful version by Sarah Blasco . Hope you enjoy it.

How beautiful indeed Capt Lightning, thanks for posting.

A favourite sea shanty of mine ... Bound for South Australia.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[hollydolly]

 

[wcwbf]

 

[hollydolly]

 

[horseless carriage]

Sloop John B is a traditional West Indies tune about a sunken boat. It was adapted in 1951 by Lee Hays of the Weavers (as "The John B Sails") and revived in 1960 by Lonnie Donegan. The Beach Boys' folk music buff, Al Jardine, turned Brian Wilson onto the Kingston Trio's recording of the song. For their updated version, Wilson added elaborate vocals and a 12-string guitar part. He also changed some of the lyrics, including "This is the worst trip since I've been born" to "...I've ever been on" as a wink to acid culture.

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Dana]

 

[Pinky]

The Skye Boat Song (Outlander series)

Appalachian Version:

 

[Alligatorob]

On the lighter side

This brings back memories for me. Growing up, at the age of about 14, there was a bar we could get to from our house by boat. A real seedy place where age was of no important. This was the song I remember hearing on the jukebox as I was having my first (and second and so on) illegal drinks...

 

[Meanderer]

Canadian folksinger Jesse Ferguson performs his original sea shanty, "The Merchant Sailor's Farewell." It imagines the experience of a sailor preparing for a voyage from the UK to Canada during the height of the fur trade.

 

[wcwbf]