Track list :
1) Shanty Medley … 5 classic traditional songs and our signature tune.
- Stamp and Go - Le capitaine de Saint-Malo - John Kanaka - Blood Red Roses - Cape Cod Girls - Roll the Woodpile Down.
Malc, Nige, Dave, Phil, Les & Stu with 3 verses each
2) La Seine. “ Wer’e just waiting for low tide”. Turn of the century surf life saving and pre-emptive recycling.
3) Men of Cornwall. “ Heed the call to stand beneath St. Piran’s flag “ Contemporary Cornwall to an old celtic tune.
4) A Thousand miles apart. “ Plucked from the sea, men who thought they would die.” About the achievements of the lifeboats Solomon Browne and T.G.B.
5) Waiting for the day. ( trad. adapted ) “ Perran’s got a beach but it’s got no pier “ Coal for the mine engines of Perranzabuloe had to be unloaded on the beach. ( Phil. )
6) The smell of the oil. “ When the birds and the rocks turned black “ Torrey Canyon - the first great ecological catastrophe.
7) Leave her Johnny leave her. ( trad. ) Dave with a classic tale of nautical infidelity.
8) The Cherbourg Run. “ In the interests of tax avoidence “ In the 18th century- if you wanted cheap booze from France you had to buy your own ship first…
9) Stamp and Go. “ And leave this hellish land behind “ From Graham Moore’s folk opera about the return of the transported Tolpuddle Martyrs. ( Malc. )
The CD comes in a triptych wallet - all the pictures are relevant to the songs -
The cover picture is of La Seine - she still lies there today.
Follow the links on the track list for the words of the songs and background information and pictures.
contact@stamp-and-go.co.uk - for CD sales
Payment by cheque made out to STAMP AND GO …. And send to Lesley (‘Stamp and Go’) Station House, Perranporth Cornwall TR6 0DD
….CD cost £8.00 please add postage and packaging , UK destinations + 50p, Euro Zone +£1.35, Worldwide + £2.00.
