tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4602902955802961127..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Santa AnnoGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-19430463053600885252011-12-02T16:46:32.335-05:002011-12-02T16:46:32.335-05:00A braw fine piece. I do like Joseph W's versi...A braw fine piece. I do like Joseph W's version; it's closer to the one I grew up with on a 4-LP set my sister and I played to death: "Folk Songs and Minstrelsy." That version was by the Weavers and was similar to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNKXZusKaTexan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-49608127478618762522011-12-01T12:39:44.634-05:002011-12-01T12:39:44.634-05:00I dunno, I never watch anime, but that particular ...I dunno, I never watch anime, but that particular YouTube contributor has excellent taste in recordings. <br /><br />(I like what the Clancy Brothers did with "Haul Away Joe" and "Whiskey Is the Life of Man." They could do chanties for sure. But then, I also like a good <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kbfM2C_XQU" rel="nofollow">"anti-chanty"</a>.)Joseph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09480728887840887200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-21799553099061062892011-12-01T12:39:20.326-05:002011-12-01T12:39:20.326-05:00I've heard both the Weavers and the Kingston T...I've heard both the Weavers and the Kingston Trio versions, and they take it slower, as a capstan shanty (a la "Shenandoah"). And note that shanty verses, like those in other ballads, get swapped around: "Nassau girls ain't got no combs,/ they comb their hair with a whipperback bone" can be found in at least one other song I can think of. <br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-33336253993641754262011-12-01T12:21:49.966-05:002011-12-01T12:21:49.966-05:00What's with all the anime?
I still like the C...What's with all the anime?<br /><br />I still like the Clancy Brothers' recording of it better. What I really liked about it last night, when I first heard it, was the incredible strength of the rolling chorus. <br /><br />I realize listening to it again today that the lyrics beyond the first verse are probably the reason I've never heard it before now!Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-89217014362932845322011-12-01T09:18:34.279-05:002011-12-01T09:18:34.279-05:00I have that album. Somewhere.I have that album. Somewhere.Lars Walkerhttp://www.brandywinebooks.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-57794056598183553032011-12-01T01:58:46.450-05:002011-12-01T01:58:46.450-05:00I prefer the rendering this man picked. Whether o...I prefer the rendering <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPIcwFKrTus" rel="nofollow">this man</a> picked. Whether or not you like the art style, he has a good taste in recordings. I have the album that includes this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaKej7TmGhQ" rel="nofollow">civil war sea song</a>, and I wouldn't mind owning a copy of this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8MzxLD9B4I" rel="nofollow">English one</a>.Joseph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09480728887840887200noreply@blogger.com