I crossed the Atlantic twice on a troop transport the Simone Bolivar and the U.S.Buckner.The wild unbridled, churning beauty of the sea and every wave that washed over the ships pitching deck was like a love note from a jealous lover, that warned your heart now belongs to me and no other, take warning, young man, take warning.Take care ADonovan43
@ADonovan43 MY father inlaw was in the RAMC and served on troop ships in the Atlantic theatre and the Pacific and the Med too......can't see him feeling like that...
Personally I'm very glad that Cyril turned his back on the sea ...if he hadn't he wouldn't have got me listenign to so much great music.... I miss him.
@tubemagpie Greetings,.The crossing of the Atlantic on the Simone Bolivar was a rough one.it was late April and we encountered severe weather on the second day at sea..All soldiers were confined below deck.many solders were sea sick.I was able to sneak out onto the deck and I found refuge in a rope locker on the fantail of the ship.As the stern of the ship would lift high out of the water and then slam down as the waves crashed over the deck I felt like a child on his first roller coaster ride
@tubemagpie it was the liberty ship Simone Bolivar April of !963.I returned to the states on the Liberty ship General Buckner in July of 1965.This was the last trip for the liberty ships.In August of 1965 the Army started transporting their troops by air.The Buckner took a three day detour to Rotta Spain on my return trip to pick up a Battalion of Navy sea bees.As I remember there were four or five sea bees had to be carried aboard on stretchers ,they had one hell of a going away party .
My mate Frank hates dreary folk songs yet rates this recording. I prefer the Maddy Prior/ June Tabor version -see azeyfert comment below- because of the fab harmonies they create. If you want to pick up the alto line theres a fun recording by Onomatopoeia; they are a large group of American girls (Canadians?) and the base line stands out well. It's strange that this seafaring song appeals so strongly to women.
Dreary? Touching yes...dreary... hardly. As for he jazz...well that saxophone adds an element that takes the song beyond the (too often)parochial world of "Folk"..the fiddle too... Great that the song can inspire others from other genres.
I crossed the Atlantic twice on a troop transport the Simone Bolivar and the U.S.Buckner.The wild unbridled, churning beauty of the sea and every wave that washed over the ships pitching deck was like a love note from a jealous lover, that warned your heart now belongs to me and no other, take warning, young man, take warning.Take care ADonovan43
ADonovan43 1 month ago
@ADonovan43 Great words, my friend. I'm pleased it struck a personal note. Long live decent, expressive song!
parkwoodmusic 1 month ago
@ADonovan43 MY father inlaw was in the RAMC and served on troop ships in the Atlantic theatre and the Pacific and the Med too......can't see him feeling like that...
Personally I'm very glad that Cyril turned his back on the sea ...if he hadn't he wouldn't have got me listenign to so much great music.... I miss him.
tubemagpie 1 week ago
@tubemagpie Greetings,.The crossing of the Atlantic on the Simone Bolivar was a rough one.it was late April and we encountered severe weather on the second day at sea..All soldiers were confined below deck.many solders were sea sick.I was able to sneak out onto the deck and I found refuge in a rope locker on the fantail of the ship.As the stern of the ship would lift high out of the water and then slam down as the waves crashed over the deck I felt like a child on his first roller coaster ride
ADonovan43 1 week ago
@ADonovan43 Simon Bolivar? Liberty ship? Not the one mined off East Coast of England?
tubemagpie 1 week ago
@tubemagpie it was the liberty ship Simone Bolivar April of !963.I returned to the states on the Liberty ship General Buckner in July of 1965.This was the last trip for the liberty ships.In August of 1965 the Army started transporting their troops by air.The Buckner took a three day detour to Rotta Spain on my return trip to pick up a Battalion of Navy sea bees.As I remember there were four or five sea bees had to be carried aboard on stretchers ,they had one hell of a going away party .
ADonovan43 1 week ago
It's very different isn't it from the album version. I like it but not as much as the "original".
zapkvr 2 months ago
So very lovely a voice, so very melancholy a song. I love the Maddy Prior duet version, but this is a treat.
sirenofmillhill 3 months ago
My mate Frank hates dreary folk songs yet rates this recording. I prefer the Maddy Prior/ June Tabor version -see azeyfert comment below- because of the fab harmonies they create. If you want to pick up the alto line theres a fun recording by Onomatopoeia; they are a large group of American girls (Canadians?) and the base line stands out well. It's strange that this seafaring song appeals so strongly to women.
JDibden 4 months ago
I agree this is a dreary version not in the spirit of cyril too much jazz go back to folk
TheJimbosvideos 9 months ago
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Dreary? Touching yes...dreary... hardly. As for he jazz...well that saxophone adds an element that takes the song beyond the (too often)parochial world of "Folk"..the fiddle too... Great that the song can inspire others from other genres.
tubemagpie 1 week ago
Well done, June and friends.
But - do forgive me - I much prefer the more austere version you did with Maddy.
Cyril's stuff goes better without flourishes, I feel.
azeyfert 10 months ago
Another lovely one...Keep them coming!
Bekki369 10 months ago
Beautiful! Do you know when this was recorded?
kaarekjohnsen 11 months ago