FTX-513 - COME ALL YE SEAMEN BOLD
Songs of the Fighting Sailor
22 British Broadsides, mostly sung unaccompanied, by traditional
performers from Orkney to the Channel Islands and from Ireland to East Anglia.
Many of them feature successful encounters with pirates and describe how the
blood did flow over the decks and "ran down the scuppers like showers of rain.
Others sing the praises of some of the famous admirals and commanders, as, for
example, the song on the need for a monument to commemorate the death of Nelson
sung by Harry COX: "Old England long expected good news from our fleet"
1. ADMIRAL BENBOW Charlie Lucas, Sixpenny Handley, Wiltsh 1949 - 1'46"
2. CAPTAIN COLSTON Peter Donnelly, Castlecaulfield, Dungannon, Co Tyrone & Brigid Tunney, Belleek, Co Fermanagh, 1953 - 5'05"
3. CAPTAIN KIDD "Bob", A.W. Roberts, Pinmill, Suffolk 1953 - 1'09"
4. THE CAPTAIN ON THE SEA Ethel & John Findlater, Dounby, Orkney 1955 -
1'39"
5. THE CITY OF BALTIMORE Paddy Walsh, Devonport, Plymouth 1960 - 1'18"
6. THE CRUEL SHIP'S CARPENTER (a) Jeannie Robertson, Aberdeen 1953 - (b) Paddy
McCluskey, Cloughmills, Co Antrim 1953 - (c) "The Gosport Tragedy" Ethel & John Findlater - 5'19"
7. THE DEATH OF NELSON ("Nelson's Monument") Harry Cox, Catfield,
Norfolk 1953 - 2'01"
8. ERIN'S LOVELY LEA Mary Doran (tinker from Wexford) Belfast 1952 - 2'23"
9. THE FRISCO PIRATE Paddy Walsh - 1'37"
10. THE GOOD LUCK SHIP Harry Cox - 2'52"
11. LIVERPOOL PLAY ("The Dolphin") Jack French, Blaxhall, Suffolk 1953 - 3'42"
12. THE LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND Brigid Tunney, Belleek, Co Fermanagh 1953 - 2'46"
13. MY SON TIM Paddy Walsh - 1'24"
14. PAUL JONES (Or "The Stately Southerner") Commander R.F.P. Halliday, St.
Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 1957 - 2'57"
15. POLLY ON THE SHORE George Maynard, Copthorne, Sussex 1953 - 3'03"
16. THE PRINCESS ROYAL Ned Adams (cox'n of lifeboat), Hastings, Sussex 1954
- 2'40"
17. THE QUAKER Fred Hawkins (with melodeon & ch), Dorchester, Dorset 1950
- 2'13"
18. THE ROYAL RAINBOW Harry Knight, Laughton, Sussex 1952 - 2'08"
19. THE SHIP IN DISTRESS Jim Copper, Rottingdean, Sussex 1951 - 3'01"
20. THE TURKISH LADY Harry Cox - 1'31"
21. WARLIKE SEAMEN (Version of "The Dolphin") Bob and Ron Copper, Rottingdean,
Sussex 1955 - 3'15"
22. WILL WATCH "Bob"(A.W.) ROBERTS - 4'08"
Recorded & edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax cassettes
1978.
#1. 19-20th August 1702 - CHAPPELL NEA 1838 p96 - CHAPPELL PMOT 1858 p641 Evelyn's
Diary 1702 gives v1 & descr of battle - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 pp273-4
- JFSS 2:9 1906 pp236-8 - TERRY SSB 1931 14 p28 - JEFDSS 1940 p25 - COPPER SESB
1971 pp266-7 -- Bob COPPER (with conc): FTX-238 - Sam BENNETT rec by PK, Ilmington,
Warwicksh 1950: FTX-098.
#2. "The Pirate Ship or Captain Coulston's Voyage to America" - HENRY SOP #562/
HUNTINGTON 1990 pp113-114 Co Antrim 1934 --- FOWKE TSSO 1965 pp22-23 O J Abbot,
Ont 1957 -- Brigid TUNNEY rec by PK, Belleek, Co Fermanagh 1952: FTX-163.
#3. LAWS #K-35 - D'URFEY 1698-1720 6 p251 - FIRTH 1907 - LUTTRELL 5 p53 - MASEFIELD:
Garland p17 - SHAY 1925 p73 (nm) - JEFDSS 3 p169 - HUGILL 1961 p449 --- COLCORD
1924 p69 - McKENZIE BSSNS 1928 p278-282 - HUDSON FSM 1936 p238 - PEACOCK SNO
1965 pp837-9 --- Lena Bourne FISH rec by the Warners: FTX-922.
#4. HENRY SOP #203 - TOCHER 36-7 1982 p392-3.
#5. LAWS #K-26 "Bold McCartney" - SPIN 7:4 p13 Hugill - PALMER OBSS 1986 #109
p224 Ransom --- CREIGHTON SBNS 1932 #58 pp117-19 - DOERFLINGER 1951 p128 note
about the ship.
#6. LAWS #P-36-B or "Pretty Polly" - ROXBURGHE 7 p173 from Garland c1750/ 8
p143 - CHRISTIE TBA 2 1881 p98 - BUCHAN GSOB 1825 pp46-51 Aberdeensh w/o "The
Gosport Tragedy" - GREIG-DUNCAN 2 p49 - GREIG-KEITH LLTB 1925 pp21-3 4var -
JEFDSS 8 1956 pp18-19 PK: Paddy McCluskey 1953 - SHIELDS SRT 1981 pp121-2 Co
Derry 1969 --- SHARP EFSSA #49 21var -- Jeannie ROBERTSON of Aberdeen, rec by
PK, London 1953: FTX-513 - Willie KELBY rec by PK, Blairgowrie, Perthsh 1954:
FTX-185 --- Mrs Charles NOEL rec by Maud Karpeles, Hot Springs, NC, USA 1950:
FTX-907 - Frank PROFFITT (v/gtr) rec by the Warners, NC, USA: FTX-925 - Frank
PROFFITT Junior (banjo instrumental) rec by the Warners 1966: FTX-927.
#7. GRAINGER #268 Lincolnsh 1906 "Britain's Long Expected Great News" - JFSS
3:4 (13) 1909 p273 RVW Hampsh 1909 (Note says rest of words not worth printing)
- PALMER BHE 1979 p88 "Nelson's Death" Harry Cox - PALMER RVW 1983 #37 pp59-60
--- HUNTINGTON SWS 1964 p275 ships log 1847.
#8. Fenian Brotherhood Rebellion 1867 when Neil Crowley was killed fighting
English - Capt Mackie tried to obtain arms by raiding dumps & houses of
the gentry.
#10. JEFDSS 1946 p20 Harry Cox
#11 & #21. GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p90 - BARING GOULD SOW Rev "The Marigold" - KARPELES
CSC 1974 #287 2 p283-5 - JFSS 8:31 1927 pp14-5 - TERRY SSB 1931 "Lion Man-o-War"
- JEFDSS 1954 p150 Coppers - SEEGER-McCOLL SI 1960 p58 Larner - PURSLOW WS 1968
p67 Gardiner: Hampsh 1905 "The London" - COPPER SESB 1971 pp284-5 - PALMER RVW
1983 #70 pp110-111 (notes on song) "Liverpool Play" -- Bob & Ron COPPER
rec by PK, Rottingdean, Sussex 1955: FTX-081 - Harry COX rec by PK, Catfield,
Norfolk 1956: FTX-033 - Sam LARNER, rec by Philip Donnellan, Winterton, Norfolk
1958: FTX-139.
#12. HERD AMSS 1776 2 p2 w/o - LOGAN PP 1869 p23 - JOYCE AMOI 1873 - ASHTON
RSS 1891 #59 w/o "The Maid's Lamentation" - JOYCE OIFMS 1906 - CHRISTIE TBA
1 1876 - JOHNSON SMM 1877 - ASHTON RSS 1891 #59 w/o "The Maid's Lamentation
for the Loss of her True Love" - FORD VS 1899 1 p54-6 w/o - GREIG FSNE 1906-14
#135 p214 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 1 pp108-9 - JIFSS vol 2 1905 2var - JOYCE
OIFMS 1909 pp214-5 - ORD BB 1930 pp330-1 3var - HENRY SOP #180/ HUNTINGTON pp149-150
Co Antrim - JEFDSS 1955 p242 Tunney version - O'LOCHLAINN MISB 1965 p223 w/o
- MORTON CDGD 1973 p140 - MacCOLL-SEEGER 1977 p78 -- Paddy TUNNEY rec by PK
1953: FTX-164 - Lucy STEWART rec by PK, Aberdeensh 1955: FTX-365.
#13. HENRY SOP #131/ HUNTINGTON 1974 pp84-5 Co Tyrone - O'LOCHLAINN ISB 1939
#71 p142-3 Dublin - HAMER GG 1967 p44 Bedfordsh --- CREIGHTON FSSNB 1971 #75
p161 "My Son Ted" - LOMAX FSNA 1960 p43 - MEREDITH-ANDERSON Australia 1967 p197
"My son, Ted" -- Seamus ENNIS, rec 1951: FTX-169 "Mrs McGrath".
#14. A Scotsman named John Paul, born 1747, joined the American Navy - captain
of an American ship, the "Bon Homme Richard", fought a battle with two English
ships, the "Serapis" & "Countess of Scarbough", having superior armament,
23rd Sept 1779 off Flamborough Head, N Yorksh. Although he lost the battle,
Richard Pearson, the English commander of the "Serapis", was knighted and has
a plaque to his memory in Westminster Abbey - LAWS #A-4 - LONG DIOW 1886 pp144-5
w/o "PJ the Pirate" - BARRETT EFS 1891 pp56-7 - JFSS 3:12 1908 pp206-213 Grainger
- HUGILL 1969 p217-9 - PURSLOW CL 1972 p66 Hammond Dorset --- WARNER TAFS 1984
pp349-352 Tillett -- Reece BALDWIN rec by James Carpenter, Barry, S Wales: FT-143
--- Tink TILLETT rec the Warners, Outer Banks, NC, USA 1940: FTX-926.
#15. ASHTON RSS 1891 #36 w/o "The Valiant Sailor" - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974
#296 2 pp301-2 - JFSS 17 p29 - JFSS 4 1913 pp290-1 - JFSS 5:18 1914 pp91-2 -
JFSS 26 p7 - JFSS 7 1923 pp7-8 - JEFDSS 9:4 1963 George Maynard --- SHARP FSSA
#54 "Polly Oliver" - CREIGHTON MFS 1961 p87 Wm Gilkie, NS 1950 "The Neat Irish
Girl" - WARNER TAFS 1984 #57 pp155-6 Lena Bourne Fish -- rec by the Warners,
East Jaffray, NH 1940: FTX-922.
#16. LAWS #K-29 - GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p47 4var - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #284 pp275-8
- JFSS 1:2 1900 p62 - JFSS 1:3 1901 p103 - JFSS 8 1906 pp145-6 - KIDSON GEF
1926 pp34-5 - JEFDSS 4:5 1944 Harry Cox 1944 - SEEGER-McCOLL SI 1960 p57 Sam
Larner 1958 - HUGILL 1961 p421 - PURSLOW MB 1965 p5 - McCOLL-SEEGER SB pp11-12
- PALMER EBBB 1980 #58 - COPPER S&SB 1973 pp206-7 Ned Adams - COPPER ETR
1976 pp244-5 John Copper (Bob's uncle) - McCOLL-SEEGER Ben Bright p11 - HOWSON
SSIS 1992 pp106-7 --- WARNER TAFS 1984 #150 p344 Tillett -- Thomas MOORE (shanteyman)
rec by James Carpenter, South Shields 1928: FTX-141 (2 other singers recorded)
- Bob ROBERTS rec by PK, Pinmill, Suffolk 1953: FTX-047 - Bill CAMERON Junior
rec by PK, St Mary's, Scilly 1956: FTX-217 - Sam LARNER rec Winterton, Norfolk
FTX-139.
#17. RICHARDS-STUBBS EFS 1979 p159 from Sharp Ms Dorset - Cf GREIG-DUNCAN 1
p91 French ship called "Allechance" - Cf PALMER OBSS 1986 #32 p72.
#18. LAWS #N-4 - CHRISTIE TBA 1881 2 p176 - GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p482 - KIDSON TT
1891 pp99-101 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #285 2 pp279-280 - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923
p261 #433 - JFSS 8 1930 pp224-225 - McCOLL-SEEGER IS 1977 p266-7 - PALMER RVW
1983 #109 pp166-7.
#19. ASHTON RSS 1891 p44 w/o - PETRIE 1902 p252 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #293
2 pp297-8 - JFSS 4:17 1913 pp320-323 - PENGUIN BEFS 1959 p96 Butterworth (A
L Lloyd p123 suggests French: "La Corbe Paille" & Portuguese "A nau catarineta"
may be source) - COPPER SESB 1971 p210-211 "Seamen Bold" - PALMER OBSS 1986
#69 pp155-7 Butterworth -- Bob COPPER (with Engl conc) rec 1982: FTX-239.
#20. LOGAN PP 1869 p11 - CHRISTIE TBA 1 1876 p246 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974
1 pp323-4 - JFSS 1:3 1901 p113 Merrick - ORD BB 1930 p472 - MUNCH Tristan da
Cunha 1970 p77.
#22. WHALL 1910 p39 says that besides the song there was a playof this name
c1830.
