Jolie Holland: The Grey Funnel Line

From: Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys, ANTI- 2006.

Buy CD: http://www.amazon.com/Rogues-Gallery-Pirate-Ballads-Chanteys/dp/B000GGSMD0/re...

Explanatory liner notes by record label ANTI-:

Jolie Holland - vocals; Kate St. John - oboe, accordion, English horn; Rory McFarlane - bass; David Coulter - fiddle, banjo, mandolin, ukulele; Terry Edwards - flugelhorn; Joe Berardi - drums; Richard Strange, Mary Margaret O'Hara - bkg vocals
Recorded in Los Angeles at NRG - Engineered by Eric Liljestrand, assisted by Dave Colvin.
This song was written by Cyril Tawney (1930-2005), one of Britain's greatest songwriters and traditional folk singers. Cyril also served for over 12 years in the Royal Navy, and this song is based on those experiences. The Grey Funnel Line is a nickname for the modern Royal Navy.

Artist's website:
http://www.jolieholland.com
The writer in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Tawney

Images: Marc Chancer; Lady Donadini; Frealking News; Heather Herb; a fine collection of apocryphical pin-up and tattoo art, and artist Jolie Holland by Kate Kunath.

Lyrics and annotations in
http://ismaels.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/rogues-gallery-the-art-of-the-siren-40

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[trina4lesshate]

I believe it's the Grey Funnel Line, is it not?

[wolfgpunkt]

@trina4lesshate

It is. I'm happy the video text says it right. Thank you for attention!

[gorrig]

This is a very distinctive version of a well known British folk song.  Check out other traditional versions like that of the Silly Sisters. Really enjoyed this.

[gorrig]

@paraphi You are quite right. Cyril was in the Royal Navy and part of that time as a submariner I do believe

[gorrig]

@69fordgreenmonster It is indeed the British Royal Navy

[drugrocker]

Nice veion .. Denise Roughan and David Michells version is way more haunting though

[sidDkid87]

Love Jolie's voice and this tune . . . the pic of those 'pegs' at the end ain't bad either : )`

[69fordgreenmonster]

whats a grey funnel line? What does it stand for?? I love her voice.

[paraphi]

The "Grey Funnel Line" is slang for the Royal Navy. The song was written by a British Folk singer Cyril Tawney, I believe.

[crc778Hypnodoc]

Superb version, Cyril would love this

[Dartwith]

what does the term "hollow brown" mean? ive heard it before and I think she says it towards the end in this one

[ccdg1066]

This is very well done. I can't seem to find a really good version done by men!!!