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- Concertina Intro
- Boston Harbour
- Bright Morning Star
- Busk Ye
- Congo River
- Tramps
- Cornish Lads
- Fire Down Below
- So Long
- General Taylor
- Lower Lights
- Last Fisherman
- Faithful Sailor Boy
- Here’s a Rum & Shrub
Sung by Bob and written by an old friend, Ron Openshaw from the Lizard, this song was nearly lost as Ron died soon after its first performance. Fortunately it was retrieved from a recording and is now a regular at many of our shows.
- Harry’s Song For Cornwall
Nigel sings one of the many lovely songs from a proper Cornish treasure, the wonderful Harry (Safari) Glasson – it’s Cornwall in a song – no need for explanations. Carried on a stirring tune, the words speak for themselves.
- Here’s a Health
- Voyage of the John Bayly
- Shallow Brown
- Shiny Oh
- Time Ashore
First sung by Alan when sailing past Ushant, it was written for a scene in Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre showing a trawlerman being seen off by his family – but for Alan it reminds him of a much happier sailing trip!
- Tinker Tailor
Written by Tom Lewis who is Nigel’s favourite musical ex-sailor. He sings this jolly song to his friends at St Merryn when they finish bell ringing practice on a Tuesday – the words could not be more appropriate.
- Spanish Ladies
- Trawling Trade
A well known song by John Connolly documenting the harsh yet heroic lives of trawlermen past and present. Tony and Jinks resurrected this number from the days when they sang together in “Jinks’ Stack” but this time much reworked with a more powerful chorus.
- Pump Shanty
Written by Tony Goodenough and performed by him in 1998 as an experiment in producing four line verses with each line rhyming with the others, this song has now become a firm favourite amongst shanty singers and has often been recorded
