Bluenose
Bobedo
Does anybody know a song that goes "Bluenose, the ocean knows her name,
sailors know how proud a ship was she/ Bluenose racing in the wind,
sailing everywhere on the sea"?? We sang it in school years ago--has
anyone recorded this? Thanks!
DZCrawford
Bluenose was composed and recorded by the late and great Stan Rogers. It
is included on TURNAROUND, on Fogerty's Cove Music.
It is also part of the cinamax film in the Canadian pavillion at Walt
Disney World.
Garnet Rogers (Stan's brother who is on this record and continues to
perform solo) will be amused that this song was learned in school "many
years ago". It's always wonderful to hear that Stan's music continues.
Donah Zack Crawford
Dr. Buttonbox Farm Folklife Center
Dresher, PA
Chris Butler
In article <19970130151...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
DZCrawford <dzcra...@aol.com> wrote:
>Bluenose was composed and recorded by the late and great Stan Rogers. It
>is included on TURNAROUND, on Fogerty's Cove Music.
>
While that is a great song (one of my favorites by Stan), it's not the
one that the original poster was looking for. There's at least 3 or 4
songs that I've heard that are called 'The Bluenose' or 'Bluenose' -
the one written by Stan Rogers, there's one that goes something like:
"The country will be proud once again of the ship and the men
That sailed her smartly into victory
Blow winds blow for the Bluenose, she's sailing once again..."
I think this was written around the time when the Bluenose II was built,
but I don't have a cite for an artist/album where it appears. There's
probably a bunch of Maritime bands that have covered it (I want to say
'McGinty' here, but I'm not sure).
Then there's the one that the original poster was looking for:
I've heard that one before, but I can't place it. Sorry.
Anyone have anything more substantial?
Cheers,
-Chris
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Fred Bulger
On 30 Jan 1997, DZCrawford wrote:
> Bluenose was composed and recorded by the late and great Stan Rogers. It
> is included on TURNAROUND, on Fogerty's Cove Music.
>
> It is also part of the cinamax film in the Canadian pavillion at Walt
> Disney World.
>
> Garnet Rogers (Stan's brother who is on this record and continues to
> perform solo) will be amused that this song was learned in school "many
> years ago". It's always wonderful to hear that Stan's music continues.
I can't remember what the words were for the song this person is
referring to, but they weren't for Stan's song, "The Bluenose". I'll
have to go back and look at what the original post was. There are a
couple other songs from Nova Scotia about the Bluenose; one by McGinty,
and another one that I've heard Miller's Jug perform.
Later...
-Fred.
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Larry Dornhoff
You can read about the Bluenose (fishing schooner that
won every race 1921-38) and the Bluenose II at
http://www.bluenose2.ns.ca/
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Larry Dornhoff, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Illinois
1409 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801-2975 USA
dorn...@math.uiuc.edu; (217) 333-1574, (217) 356-3498
http://albert.math.uiuc.edu/larryhpg.htm
down...@canadamail.com
- "Bluenose" the song was recorded by The Fernwood Trio on Sparton Records SP221
- (London, Ontario) many years ago (before I met Stan Rogers in 1974 at Aberfoyle Mill).
- The group was Ted Parrot, Dave MacMillan and Bob Cunningham who performed at the
- Fernwood Resort and hence their name. I have the album cover, but could not find the disc
- just now, but it has the chorus as described by Bobedo.
- Stan wrote a lot of great songs, but I doubt this was one of them.
- Charlie Capstick (no, not that one, he's dead!)
Barrie McCombs
Bobedo (bob...@aol.com) wrote:
: Does anybody know a song that goes "Bluenose, the ocean knows her name,
: sailors know how proud a ship was she/ Bluenose racing in the wind,
: sailing everywhere on the sea"?? We sang it in school years ago--has
: anyone recorded this? Thanks!
I know the one you mean. As I remember, it was recorded by Ryan's Fancy
but someone else wrote it. I have a lead sheet done up on it. I will
post it, but have to go off-line to get the file.
- Barrie
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down...@canadamail.com
- cbu...@nortel.ca said:
- > "The country will be proud once again of the ship and
the men
> That sailed her smartly into victory
> Blow winds blow for the Bluenose, she's sailing once again..."
>
> I think this was written around the time when the Bluenose II was built,
> but I don't have a cite for an artist/album where it appears. There's
> probably a bunch of Maritime bands that have covered it (I want to say
> 'McGinty' here, but I'm not sure).
- This song was written by Michael Stanbury for a beer commercial by Oland
- Brewery who had put up the money to build Bluenose II. He was a
- regular performer on a Halifax CBC-TV series called "Singalong Jubilee"
- and performed it first on that show in the 60's. He was also connected
- to the Oland family.
Joe Offer
Colin W Burleton <cwb...@mailserv.mta.ca> wrote in article
<5d6362$l...@nimble.mta.ca>...
> I know the Stan Rogers tune and I don't think those lyrics are the same
ones
>
> In article <19970130151...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
> dzcra...@aol.com (DZCrawford) wrote:
> >Bluenose was composed and recorded by the late and great Stan Rogers. It
Can somebody post the full lyrics of the "Other" Bluenose song, the one
that's been discussed in this thread? I saw just one verse, and I'd sure
like to see the whole thing.
-Joe in Sacramento-
Colin W Burleton
I know the Stan Rogers tune and I don't think those lyrics are the same ones
In article <19970130151...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
dzcra...@aol.com (DZCrawford) wrote:
>Bluenose was composed and recorded by the late and great Stan Rogers. It
Barrie McCombs
Here is the copy of the lead sheet I made up. The chords are from a
friend who plays in a local amateur group. I've only heard it on the
Ryan's Fancy album. I have an ancient & treasured copy of the Fernwood
Trio's album form about 1964, but not the second one that contains this song.
- Barrie
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THE BLUENOSE Time: 4/4 Tenor: G(Em) Bass: G(Em)
- David Martins, 1963, on: ??
- Record: Ryan's Fancy, A Time With, key: ??
- Record: Fernwood Trio, ??
INTRO: 6m, 1, 6m, 1
6m 5 1 *
In the town of Lunenburg, down Nova Scotia way
6m * 2 *
In nineteen twenty-one, on a windy day
2m 6m 37 6m
A sailing ship was born, Bluenose was her name
4 5 6m *
You'll never see her kind a-gain (like)
CHORUS (CHECK PLACEMENT):
4 5 1 6m
Blue-nose, the ocean knows her name
4 5 1 6m
Sailors know how proud a ship was she
4 5 1 6m
Blue-nose, leaning in the wind
4 37 * * * 6m *
Racing every wave______, of the sea
6m 5 1 *
Her sails were snowy white, they strained against the mast
6m * 2 *
The spray blew high, as she went rolling past (flew, racing)
2m 6m 37 6m
And from the very first, old Bluenose liked to run (the, loved)
4 5 6m *
She liked the smell of sea and the sun (loved)
For twenty-five long years, she ruled the northern seas
Racing like a queen on the tide (riding)
Then in the Carrib-bean, one dark and stormy night (day)
She ran into a reef and died
Now just the other day, down Nova Scotia way
In Lunenburg they christened a ship
Just like the old Bluenose, (down) to the very name (sails)
The Bluenose lives and sails a-gain
ENDING: BRIDGE: 6, 1, 2, 4, 6, THEN CHORUS TWICE
NOTES:
- Bandylegs vary some words - in brackets
C Stuart Cook
The Liverpool group The Spinners used to sing this song. Hughie Jones one
of their members wrote a lot of excellent songs with a nautical theme. I'm
not sure if this is one of his or not. It's certainly the song that is
meant though.
C Stuart Cook
The Liverpool group The Spinners used to sing this song. Hughie Jones one
of their members wrote a lot of excellent songs with a nautical theme. I'm
not sure if this is one of his or not. It's certainly the song that is
Joe Offer <Joe-...@msn.com> wrote in article
<01bc126a$f5ce42a0$52192299@default>...
> Colin W Burleton <cwb...@mailserv.mta.ca> wrote in article
> <5d6362$l...@nimble.mta.ca>...
> > I know the Stan Rogers tune and I don't think those lyrics are the same
> ones
> >
> > In article <19970130151...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
> > dzcra...@aol.com (DZCrawford) wrote:
> > >Bluenose was composed and recorded by the late and great Stan Rogers.
It
>
down...@canadamail.com
On 4 Feb 1997 15:02:42 GMT, bmcc...@acs5.acs.ucalgary.ca (Barrie
McCombs) wrote:
>Here is the copy of the lead sheet I made up. The chords are from a
>friend who plays in a local amateur group. I've only heard it on the
>Ryan's Fancy album. I have an ancient & treasured copy of the Fernwood
>Trio's album form about 1964, but not the second one that contains this song.
I have now found the disc missing from the jacket and it is in pretty
good shape. There are no dates on the album, but the writing credit
for "Bluenose" goes to D. Martins.
The album is called The Fernwood Trio sings "The Bluenose" and other
folk songs, Sparton of Canada, Ltd. SP221. It sounds like the entire
bottom end was rolled off in eq. but the performances are good for the
era.
Side A
1. The Bullgine Run, J. Colcord
2. Scarlette Town (sic), Eric Hord
3. Take It Slow and Easy, J. Fuller
4. Bluenose, D. Martins
5. Weepin' Willow, Uncredited
6. Turn Around, Reynolds, Greene
7. Welcome Table, Uncredited
Side B
1. Hey Sweet Moma (sic), Uncredited
2. Marianne, Uncredited
3. Persian Kitty, Uncredited
4. Keep Your Hands Off Her, H. Ledbetter
5. The Prairie Song, J. Hindley Smith
6. Whisky in the Jar, Uncredited
Charlie Capstick
davecharl...@gmail.com
> Does anybody know a song that goes "Bluenose, the ocean knows her name,
> sailors know how proud a ship was she/ Bluenose racing in the wind,
> sailing everywhere on the sea"?? We sang it in school years ago--has
> anyone recorded this? Thanks!
The other Bluenose song by Stan Rogers is completely different.
I am a music teach-I know the song you are thinking of--its in the musiccanada book series. Hope this helps-there are you tubes of Ryan's Fancy
melly...@yahoo.ca
I'm sure there are many versions of this song, but, Dave Martins wrote it.
webe...@gmail.com
> Does anybody know a song that goes "Bluenose, the ocean knows her name,
> sailors know how proud a ship was she/ Bluenose racing in the wind,
> sailing everywhere on the sea"?? We sang it in school years ago--has
> anyone recorded this? Thanks!