Folks,
I have been refining my sailing music playlist, and wanted to share a few gems it the hopes others will add theirs. I sail with Celtic/Irish Traditional music, as the gives us the roving, Viking mood, but this list is rock/ folk/ country centered.
Into the mystic- van Morrison
All along the lee shore- Crosby, Stills Nash and Young (either a Stills or Crosby song)
Fisherman's blues- the water boys
I'm your Captain- grand funk railroad
If you post some more, I will too.
All the best,
Brian
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-10-manliest-sea-shanties/
https://youtu.be/GPH5vAYGrt4
Before I start teaching my Marlinspike classes I usually have sea shanties playing in the room.
V.
We usually play the Lumineers or as my father's calls it, IPA music, since we'll usually sip session IPA's when sailing at sunset. My brother-in-law introduced us to "Yacht Rock". Just type it into your digital music service and it's a varied collection of artist. Pandora is an interesting service as it'll take your request and then expand from there to various artist. Good if you're in the mood to hear different things but it can go sideways quickly if you're request is already on the fringe. I guess algorithms can't replace humans when it comes to none mainstream music.
Have to blast out "Heartland" by Celtic Thunder when leaving the harbor.
Definitely a Celtic theme booming.
Adding-
Leaving of Liverpool- Gaelic storm
Titanic Set- Gaelic Storm
Beach Boys Sloop John B.
Otis Redding Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay
if you boys want some sex your can squeeze the sails you can lick the decks
Quote from: kickingbug1 on July 18, 2018, 02:15:15 PM
if you boys want some sex your can squeeze the sails you can lick the decks
Oooh, vintage Jay Fersuson from back in my radio days..Shakedown Cruise
I may be an outlier here, but I don't care for music while sailing. I do keep a Bose Bluetooth speaker on the boat and always have music going when I'm working on projects or at cocktail hour at the marina, but once I leave the dock I don't want to hear anything other than wind, water and seagulls. To each his own!
Wes
we are with Wes
the music of the wind through the sails
and the hull through the water
is all that's wanted/needed
but
hey
some folks like butter-pecan ice cream too
88
I do enjoy both, with and without music. Deprends on conditions, number of powerboats nearby, and theme.
Nothing ruins a sail more for me than hearing the roar, and smelling the exhaust, of the power boats on steroids. This may be a NJ Shore issue, but a good Celtic (lunasa, Altan, Gaelic storm) tune can put things to right.
when solo its music, when accompanied with crew its wind and waves. gotta love that shakedown cruise
When helping a family sail their newly purchased sailboat from the British V.I. back to Maine some time back I listened with a good headset to a lot of Billie Holiday, CD's then. Mellow as was most of the voyage. Now I usually just listen to music when anchored. I still enjoy the old style female jazz vocalists.
Here is the link to one of my spotify playlists.
'Take It Slow Coastal' (https://open.spotify.com/user/knlanf/playlist/0MHNw3EUS3EXUN9AeLYzcN?si=4O2ZuvddTZit4Kmn7HfXvQ)
While sailing alone, I tend to sing Italian opera...or what I think might be Italian opera. Some other favorites are "Row, row, row your boat" (normally performed while rowing) or "The Ballad of Rueben Clamso" by Arlo Guthrie.
When not singing, I talk to the seagulls...or myself!
Quote from: AislinGirlII on July 18, 2018, 03:02:44 PM
Oooh, vintage Jay Fersuson from back in my radio days..Shakedown Cruise
The same Jay Ferguson who used to sing with the experimental LA fusion outfit "Spirit" back in the early 1970s? My favorite rock band of all time. There is another artist with the same name out there, but he's not the same guy I'm talking about. JF went on to a successful solo career with Jo Jo Gunne. He is still working, but he composes musical soundtracks for TV shows now. "Spirit", alas, is now gone forever. What a loss...
Randy California (guitar& vocals)
Ed Cassidy (drums)
John Locke (guitar)
Keith Andes (bass)
Jay Ferguson (vocals & keyboard)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsTK2LHZKPQ
Their best albums (the original personnel). If you can get all four you have a real heirloom on your hands. Play them back-to-back for a real treat.
Spirit
The Family that Plays Together
Clear
The Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus.
What a flashback, Henry! I saw Spirit way back in the day at a place in NJ called "The Joint in the Woods". it was, ahem, appropriately named and I think got closed down in a less tolerant day than the one in which we now live.
"It's natures way" still rings in my head. I always wondered it "California" was really Randy's last name. We also saw Gentle Giant there. Great times!!
I saw Arlo at the Keswick in 1997 ( plus or minus a year), he's a great performer. Last weekend we listened to something very new, the sound of a tree (clam stake in local tongue) running the length of the boat! It's very unique. My nieces were very impressed with my skills and upon returning to shore immediately told their mother "Uncle Ryan hit a tree just like Pop Pop!".
Quote from: Bob23 on July 25, 2018, 05:15:34 AM
I always wondered if "California" was really Randy's last name.
Yo, Bob
Randy's surname was "Wolfe". He got the moniker when he was just a teenager from Jimi Hendrix, who he briefly played in a band with before either of them made the big time. Apparently, there was another "Randy" in the band and Jimi gave them nicknames based on their home states so he could tell them apart.
Randy was a great talent, and he died a hero rescuing his son from a rip tide in Hawaii many years later. Here is my tribute to Randy, playing one of his signature tunes many years after Spirit broke up. There are a lot of famous players here helping out in this session (no doubt you will recognize some of them.) Only John Locke and Ed Cassidy (the bald drummer,Randy's stepfather) remain from the original band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aKNhvMd_5U
Are these guys having a good time, or what? AH-ooo-Hooooooo.
Such interesting information...I was not aware of most of this. Thank you and yes, they were having a blast!!
Well, there is certainly a great deal of hair in that video. There are things about the 80s that I don't miss at all.
It needs more cowbells.
Here's one I just heard for the first time; "Strong Winds For Autumn" by Emily Smith.