Part 3 of our look at the songs of a Watchet sailor. The songs collected by Cecil Sharp from John Short in 1914.
Knock a Man Down Sam Lee - Short Sharp Shanties V.2 - Wild Goose '11 |
The Bull John Run Sam Lee - Short Sharp Shanties V.3 - Wild Goose '11 |
I Wish I Was With Nancy Tom Brown - Short Sharp Shanties V.2 - Wild Goose '11 |
Blow Away the Morning Dew Jim Mageean - Short Sharp Shanties V.3 - Wild Goose '11 |
Sweet Nightingale Sam Lee & Jackie Oates - Short Sharp Santies V.2 - Wild Goose '11 |
He Back, She Back Jeff Warner - Short Sharp Shanties V.3 - Wild Goose '11 |
Shanadore Barbara Brown & Keith Kendrick - Short Sharp Shanties V. 2 - Wild Goose '11 |
Crossing the Bar Jeff Warner - Short Sharp Shanties V.3 - Wild Goose '11 |
End of our three part look at the shantie songs and songs of life at sea collected by Cecil Sharp from the Watchet sailor, John Short (aka Yankee Jack) in 1914. Short first went to sea in 1848. |
Cherish the Ladies Ian Robb & Hang the Piper - Ian Robb & Hang the Piper - Folk-Legacy '02 |
Crabbit Shona Kierah - A Fiddle Affair - self '10 |
Seasons Kilmarnock Edition - Pay It Forward - Greentrax '12 |
Mheall si lena Glorthai me Caladh Rua - Next Stop - self '11 |
Little Burnt Potato Greenfield Dance Band - High Clouds - Great Meadow '03 |
Cutty Wren Rebecca Barclay - Cinnabar - Raven's Wing '10 |
Daniel's House Jocelyn Pettit - Jocelyn Pettit - self '09 |
Kinmount Willie Ross Kennedy - The Music & Song of the Tapestry of Scotland - Greentrax '12 |
John Riley Mary McPartlan - The Holland Handkerchief - self '03 |
Dumereski Set The Celtic Fringe - The Celtic Fringe - Urban Accordion '08 |
Van Dieman's Land Steeleye Span - They Called Her Babylon - Park '04 |
Plains of Baltimore Jeff Warner - Long Time Travelling - Wild Goose '11 |
Our final look at the songs of a Watchet sailor - John Short.
11:56 AM, February 10th, 2013