Songs To Sail By - Page 5

Dune · 26-09-2009, 23:26

Here is a twist on this thread. I wake early and like it LOUD. How rude is that in a crowded anchorage or marina?

svcattales · 29-09-2009, 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by s/v 'Faith'

Did I not post this yesterday>?

What did I do, did I post this to the wrong thread? I still have it on my notepad so I must not have dreampt posting it...

(On edit... Just found it in another, related thread.. ) :biggrin

[URL="http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/anyone-else-out-there-like-eric-stone-29029.html"]]Anyone Else Out There Like Eric Stone?

Jimmy is ok, but I have really come more to associate his music with tourist traps and cruise ship type 'adventures'.

The best I know of is Eileen Quinn Her music makes much more sense to cruisers, and has much less to do with chain restaurants.

You can preview her music here.

Some lyrics;

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Eileen is our favorite also. I swear she has been a stowaway on our boat because the songs really hit home (probably because she is an experienced cruiser). She has given many concerts at Annapolis, Georgetown Bahamas etc and is even more fun in person.

Buffet is good, but Quinn is outstanding!

Reality Check · 21-09-2009, 12:25

Any one else discover Jim Morris's Island Rock music such as the Seafood Platter CD? Great words and music.. voice is OK

anjinsan · 22-09-2009, 07:51

In the 1980's I was working for an older guy who asked me to teach him to sail on his 40+ something sail boat. I warned him a smaller boat would be better for learning. So off we go, he, his young girlfriend, (who was the receptionist for his company), to the Channel Islands with Santa Anna Winds, yet. Anchor at Yellow banks. The next day, he decides to sail his dingy for practice. Well he sails down wind and does not return for hours. His girlfriend and I found common ground and spent nearly the entire time wrapped in each others arms listing to Enya, Watermark. (boy did I clean that up!!) Now..when I hear any songs from that album..I think of two things...Sailing being one of them. Oh, and he never found out.

bobfnbw · 22-09-2009, 22:36

Go on itunes and search for sailing songs. They have a ton, all ready to download.
Many are mentioned here. Some are pretty great some... so so.
Download what you want leave the rest..... make a cd. your off.

gr8trn · 22-09-2009, 23:44

The Wind, Cat Stevens
Cool Change, Little River Band
Sail Away, David Gray
Watching the river run, Loggins and Messina
Vahevala, Loggins and Messina
He's a Pirate, Klaus Badelt
Drunken Sailor, Great Big Sea
Beyond the Sea, Bobby Darrin
Missed The Boat, Modest Mouse
Into The Ocean, Blue October
Crazy, Gnarls Barkley (cause we all are)
and at least 80 more on the sailing mix.

Olorin · 27-09-2009, 10:19

When contemplating selling all my stuff and moving onto a boat, one of my worries was how to take my music with me. Now that we have it all digitized on about 80 Gig of hard drive the problem had gone away. I can take it all.

The first song I learned to play on the guitar was Lightfoot’s “Christian Island”.

“Barrett’s Privateers” is the story of what happens when Nova Scotians, in a get rich quick scheme, try to be pirates. A more accurate description of Canadian pirates is probably “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate” by the Arrogant Worms.

In terms of “Sailing Songs”, I submit the following list from two of my favourite singer song writers.

Gordon Lightfoot

Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle
Christian Island (Georgian Bay)
Ghosts of Cape Horn
High and Dry
Long Way Back Home
Marie Christine
Ode to Big Blue
On the High Seas
A Passing Ship
Peaceful Waters
Sea of Tranquility
Seven Islands Suite
Triangle
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Stan Rogers

Barrett’s Privateers
Bluenose
Fogerty’s Cove
Free in the Harbour
Man with Blue Dolphin
Make and Break Harbour
Northwest Passage
Sailor’s Rest
The Jeannie C.
The Last Watch
The Lockkeeper
The Mary Ellen Carter
The Nancy
The Wreck of the Athens Queen
Tiny Fish for Japan
White Squall
Your Laker’s Back in Town

Janice · 29-09-2009, 18:27

What??? No one mentioned Schooner Fare?

Waterborn · 29-09-2009, 20:57

Olorin,

Ditto!

Except Seven Island Suite should be near the top of the list (see photo), and Bluenose by Stan should be number one.
First song I learned to play was Song For a Winter's Night. (Good sailing song for Thunder Bay)

Anything by Sublime. (New boat Name)

Sublime was a band that Bradley Nowell R.I.P. founded in the eighties. He went on a sailing trip with his father to the Bahamas, was introduced to Reggae music, and the rest is history.

MarkJ · 30-09-2009, 01:50

Hi Nicolle here from Sea Life,

Some of our favorites on Sea Life are:

"Sailing" By Christopher Cross

"Wonderful World" By Louis Armstrong

"Wonderful Life" Covered by Tina Cousins (Original I think by Black)

"Flashdance - What A feeling" The song by Irene Cara from the movie Flashdance

"Always look on the bright side of Life" By Monty Python

"Accentuate the Positive" A jazz classic

Just to name a few...........

Have a wonderful day everyone and enjoy your music!

Nicolle
From Sea Life xxoo

Janice · 30-09-2009, 06:08

Thanks for the introduction to Eileen Quinn. I have almost 7000 songs on my iPod but I see a few more albums to be added soon. And there definately is Buffett and lots of Reggae along with some steel drum. Cool Running soundtrack is good for sailing too.

MarkJ · 30-09-2009, 06:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkJ

Hi Nicolle here from Sea Life,

Who let her out of the galley???????????

ACDC
Metalactica
BloodRock
Steppenwolf.

I love rock and... what was I just thinking??

amytom · 30-09-2009, 07:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkJ

Who let her out of the galley???????????

ACDC
Metalactica
BloodRock
Steppenwolf.

I love rock and... what was I just thinking??

And for all the Vegans: Metalica has a wonderful version of Elmor Fudd's "Kill the Rabbit"

(I couldn't resist, sorry)

imagine2frolic · 30-09-2009, 07:05

We listen to all kinds of music. From opera to old Rock & Roll. I have many favorites, and this is only one. It's the voice of a songbird. Me having island blood makes it close to my heart.

YouTube - Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole 'IZ' 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' HQ

Sometime soon I will be sailing into Hawaii. I'll have my Hawaiin CD's playing on the approach. Dreaming I am on a large sailing Canoe......i2f

BUBBABADBOYNO1 · 13-10-2009, 14:22

IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA I WAS BORNE .........................
I AM A GOOD OLD REBEL..........................
AND THE BAND PLAYED WALTZING MATHILDA..............
BARNACLE BILL THE SAILOR...........WHOS THAT KNOCKING ON MY DOOR .................
I AM A MAN YOU DONT MEET EVERY DAY ( DUBLINERS)
PIRATE SONG sOUTH FORKS VERSION SOMALIEN PIRATES WE ARE
a GOOD LAUGHTER WILL LENGTHEN YOR LIFE ! THIS SONGS AND You will live forever
Bye from Sweden
Bubbabadboyno1

Have a nice day
Whoope I forgot The Irish Rover

26-09-2009, 23:26	#1
Dune Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Boat: Gulfstar 50 - Escape Posts: 87	How loud? Here is a twist on this thread. I wake early and like it LOUD. How rude is that in a crowded anchorage or marina? __________________ Dune 'Endeavor to Persevere'

21-09-2009, 12:25	#3
Reality Check Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Panhandle of Florida now but in a few weeks the West Indies will be home for a while! Boat: s/v Reality Check 36' Bene Posts: 452	Any one else discover Jim Morris's Island Rock music such as the Seafood Platter CD? Great words and music.. voice is OK __________________ I prefer a sailboat to a motorboat, and it is my belief that boat sailing is a finer, more difficult, and sturdier art than running a motor. --- Jack London

22-09-2009, 23:44	#6
gr8trn Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Portland, OR Boat: Beneteau 49 Posts: 10	The Wind, Cat Stevens Cool Change, Little River Band Sail Away, David Gray Watching the river run, Loggins and Messina Vahevala, Loggins and Messina He's a Pirate, Klaus Badelt Drunken Sailor, Great Big Sea Beyond the Sea, Bobby Darrin Missed The Boat, Modest Mouse Into The Ocean, Blue October Crazy, Gnarls Barkley (cause we all are) and at least 80 more on the sailing mix. __________________ Start slow and taper off!

27-09-2009, 10:19	#7
Olorin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, CANADA Boat: Fortuna, Island Spirit 400, 40ft. Catamaran - S/V One White Tree Posts: 7	Unabashedly Canadian When contemplating selling all my stuff and moving onto a boat, one of my worries was how to take my music with me. Now that we have it all digitized on about 80 Gig of hard drive the problem had gone away. I can take it all. The first song I learned to play on the guitar was Lightfoot’s “Christian Island”. “Barrett’s Privateers” is the story of what happens when Nova Scotians, in a get rich quick scheme, try to be pirates. A more accurate description of Canadian pirates is probably “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate” by the Arrogant Worms. In terms of “Sailing Songs”, I submit the following list from two of my favourite singer song writers. Gordon Lightfoot Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle Christian Island (Georgian Bay) Ghosts of Cape Horn High and Dry Long Way Back Home Marie Christine Ode to Big Blue On the High Seas A Passing Ship Peaceful Waters Sea of Tranquility Seven Islands Suite Triangle The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Stan Rogers Barrett’s Privateers Bluenose Fogerty’s Cove Free in the Harbour Man with Blue Dolphin Make and Break Harbour Northwest Passage Sailor’s Rest The Jeannie C. The Last Watch The Lockkeeper The Mary Ellen Carter The Nancy The Wreck of the Athens Queen Tiny Fish for Japan White Squall Your Laker’s Back in Town __________________ "And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over." John Masefield

29-09-2009, 18:27	#8
Janice Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Preparing for extended cruise Boat: Tayana 37 Posts: 73	What??? No one mentioned Schooner Fare? __________________ Janice www.sailacious.com

22-09-2009, 07:51	#4
anjinsan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Boat: Catalina 30 Posts: 79	In the 1980's I was working for an older guy who asked me to teach him to sail on his 40+ something sail boat. I warned him a smaller boat would be better for learning. So off we go, he, his young girlfriend, (who was the receptionist for his company), to the Channel Islands with Santa Anna Winds, yet. Anchor at Yellow banks. The next day, he decides to sail his dingy for practice. Well he sails down wind and does not return for hours. His girlfriend and I found common ground and spent nearly the entire time wrapped in each others arms listing to Enya, Watermark. (boy did I clean that up!!) Now..when I hear any songs from that album..I think of two things...Sailing being one of them. Oh, and he never found out.

22-09-2009, 22:36	#5
bobfnbw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Boat: Endeavour 40 Sloop Posts: 446	Go on itunes and search for sailing songs. They have a ton, all ready to download. Many are mentioned here. Some are pretty great some... so so. Download what you want leave the rest..... make a cd. your off.

29-09-2009, 20:57	#9
Waterborn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Canada Boat: 1995 Beneteau Oceanis 281 Posts: 60	Olorin, Ditto! Except Seven Island Suite should be near the top of the list (see photo), and Bluenose by Stan should be number one. First song I learned to play was Song For a Winter's Night. (Good sailing song for Thunder Bay) Anything by Sublime. (New boat Name) Sublime was a band that Bradley Nowell R.I.P. founded in the eighties. He went on a sailing trip with his father to the Bahamas, was introduced to Reggae music, and the rest is history. Attached Thumbnails

30-09-2009, 01:50	#10
MarkJ Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Asia - on Sea Life Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life" Posts: 3,025	Favorites on Sea Life! Hi Nicolle here from Sea Life, Some of our favorites on Sea Life are: "Sailing" By Christopher Cross "Wonderful World" By Louis Armstrong "Wonderful Life" Covered by Tina Cousins (Original I think by Black) "Flashdance - What A feeling" The song by Irene Cara from the movie Flashdance "Always look on the bright side of Life" By Monty Python "Accentuate the Positive" A jazz classic Just to name a few........... Have a wonderful day everyone and enjoy your music! Nicolle From Sea Life xxoo __________________ Malaysia... near Singapore If you are going up G.O.A 2010 PM me. OurLifeAtSea.com

30-09-2009, 06:08	#11
Janice Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Preparing for extended cruise Boat: Tayana 37 Posts: 73	Thanks for the introduction to Eileen Quinn. I have almost 7000 songs on my iPod but I see a few more albums to be added soon. And there definately is Buffett and lots of Reggae along with some steel drum. Cool Running soundtrack is good for sailing too. __________________ Janice www.sailacious.com

13-10-2009, 14:22	#15
BUBBABADBOYNO1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SMALAND SWEDEN Boat: KNUT REIMERS FINGAL 28 Posts: 4	Songs sung at sea IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA I WAS BORNE ......................... I AM A GOOD OLD REBEL.......................... AND THE BAND PLAYED WALTZING MATHILDA.............. BARNACLE BILL THE SAILOR...........WHOS THAT KNOCKING ON MY DOOR ................. I AM A MAN YOU DONT MEET EVERY DAY ( DUBLINERS) PIRATE SONG sOUTH FORKS VERSION SOMALIEN PIRATES WE ARE a GOOD LAUGHTER WILL LENGTHEN YOR LIFE ! THIS SONGS AND You will live forever Bye from Sweden Bubbabadboyno1 Have a nice day Whoope I forgot The Irish Rover

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