[Rhodes22-list] Re: Sailing Songs (was Question for Mary Lou)

[L. Sailor]

Here's a great site for sea shanties:
http://shanty.rendance.org/lyrics/shanties.php

elle

--- Ronald Lipton <rlipton at earthlink.net> wrote:

> OK, my sometimes obscure list of low key songs is:
> 
> - Dillan bay (Gordon Bock)
> - Queen of Skye (red clay ramblers)
> - Farewell to Tarwarthie
> - Jamaica Farewell
> 
> lot's of farewells on the lists
> 
> Ron
> 
> On Sep 29, 2006, at 6:33 PM, Herb Parsons wrote:
> 
> > Once on a sailing forum I'm on, a guy asked about
> favorite sailing 
> > songs. His daughter was putting together an album
> for him, and he 
> > wanted 50 sailing songs, and asked for
> suggestions.
> >
> > He promised to list his final choices, but never
> did. I think that'd 
> > be an interesing endeavor here.
> >
> > I'll start off with three (sort of).
> >
> > 1. Sloop John B (HAS to be on the list, I prefer
> the Kingston Trio 
> > version myself)
> >
> > 2. The Last Farewell (in honor of my lovely wife,
> it's one of her 
> > favorites - notice I'm still selfish enough to put
> MY choice first)
> >
> > My 3rd choice is kind of weird. I thought it was a
> GREAT sailing song 
> > for years, until I found it out it had nothing to
> do with sailing. 
> > Then I got old enough that I didn't care, it's
> STILL a great sailing 
> > song.
> >
> > 3. They Call the Wind Mariah
> >
> > Any other contributors?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Herb Parsons
> >
> > S/V O'Jure
> > 1976 O'Day 25
> > Lake Grapevine, N TX
> >
> > S/V Reve de Papa
> > 1971 Coronado 35
> > Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
> >
> >>>> ekroposki at charter.net 9/29/2006 5:51:25 pm >>>
> >
> > Mary Lou,
> >
> >      What about sailing songs?
> >
> >      BTW, Captain Rummy is out of town, maybe you
> all can make his 
> > ears ring
> > and sing a Rum song.
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
> >
> >
> >
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