Liverpool's Own

Forebitter

Salt Water Ballads

An entertainment which celebrates the collected sea poems of John Masefield, published in 1902 under the same title.
Forbitter have set a number of poems to music and by interspersing them with readings from the reminisces of seafarers of the sailing ship era, the duo invite listeners to judge for themselves the artistic quality and authentic flavour of Masefield's work.

1. Cape Horn Gospel - J. Masefield
2. Outward Bound - William R. Lord 1894 -Tune: The Flying Cloud
3. A Valediction - J. Masefield
4. Deadman's Chest - Richard H. Dana 1840
5. The Turn of the Tide - J. Masefield
6. A Night Ashore - William R. Lord 1894 - Tune; The Cuckoo's Nest
7. A Night at Dago Tom's - J. Masefield
8. Spunyarn - J. Masefield - Tune: The Oslo
9. Cape St. Vincent - J. Masefield
10. Sea Fever - J. Masefield
11. Knot - A Nautical Mile
12. Pier Head Chorus - J. Masefield
13. Collision as Sea - Herman Mellville 1849 Tune: The Kitchen Girl
14. One of the B0sun's Yarns - J. Masefield
15. The Port of Many Ships - J. Masefield

Available CD £10.00 (Order No 2/3)
plus P&P

The Sailor's Way

A collection of songs and tunes from the bygone age of sailing ships.....

Strike the Bell...Heave Away, Me Johnnies...The Sailor's Alphabet...Da Slockit Light/the Flowing Tide...Rounding the Horn...Roll the Old Chariot Along/Ragtime Annie...Paddy and the Whale...The Sailor's Way...Paddy West...Showman's Fancy/Golden Eagle...The Balaena ...Goodbye,Fare Thee Well...The Candlelight Fisherman...I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday/Planxty Irwin.

Available as Tape £6.00 (Order No 2/1)

or CD £10.00 (Order No 2/2)

plus P&P

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