Review: On the cover of "Fire Down Below" is a full color rendition of a sperm whale's tooth, beautifully scrimshawed with an image of a pair of beautiful bustled and corseted mid-1800s women on a dock, waving farewell (or possibly hello) to a fully-rigged wooden sailing ship being consumed by a sailor's worst nightmare, fire at sea. 'Bangidero" is derived from a traditional sea chantey in which a crew sings of admiration for its captain and his tales of shore leave opportunities in South America. Review: Hoist the sail and join the pirate crew with this fun and novel pirate original song. Who will be cheated? "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her" is a playful arrangement in which the ensemble encourages one of its own (Johnny) to bid farewell to his female shore leave companion. The tempo of each song can vary greatly and the text alone does not always determine type although in some cases it provides strong likelihood. Dougherty), Come All You Fair and Tender Maidens (arr. Fire Down Below is a 1997 American action film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá in his directorial debut. There’s fire in the forepeak, fire down below, Fire in the chain-plates; the bo’sun didn’t know. Fire Down Below Chorus: There is fire in the lower hold, There's fire down below, Fire in the main well, The captain didn't know. and Tom have come ashore to treat us to a 17-song collection of their authentic, testosterone-soaked songs of the sea. Review: On the cover of "Fire Down Below" is a full color rendition of a sperm whale's tooth, beautifully scrimshawed with an image of a pair of beautiful bustled and corseted mid-1800s women on a dock, waving farewell (or possibly hello) to a fully-rigged wooden sailing ship being consumed by a sailor's worst nightmare, fire at sea. Dougherty), Rio Grande (arr. Shiver me timbers, this will transfer your choir into singing pirates and it's sure to make a swashbucklin' showstopper! Review: Rarely are women's choirs given such strong and heroic songs to put their mark on. Fire Down Below (Pump-Shanty) by Shanty Gruppe Breitling. Fetch a bucket of water Fire down below Review: The Sea Chanters is a 17 voice chorus of the United States Navy Band who perform a wide variety of choral music from classical to Broadway musicals. Some are tongue-in-cheek, some just good roaring fun, but most ring with the great dignity of sincerity., Some of these songs would have died in the archives had not Bob and Jonathan made new tunes for them, and many would be lost to us forever without the work and interest of these men. Songlist: Break, Break, Break, There Comes A Mumur, At Dover Cliffs, Dreams of the Sea. "Hold Fast" is a well-crafted, spirited collection from a group that is always fun, in their live performances and on all cuts of this debut recording. (Way, hey, hee, hi, ho!) On Halloween 2007, Ted and I got married. OurWholeWorld.com (Irish Songs and Chords), WhalingCity.net (New Bedford, Ma History). Fire down be-low. Look here, you motherfuckers If you lead a life of sin then there's fire down below He took his text from Malachi And pulled a weary face (Wa-hey-heave-hi-ho!) There is a strong folk feeling to this CD, as most sea shanties are working songs, and there's the occasional light guitar or banjo accompaniment. The Johnson Girls sing them with conviction, spirit and deep feeling, making us believe that they are the sailor in question, or that he is their lover, son or husband. Songlist: Round Cape Horn, Blackbird Get Up, Sailor's Way, Running Down to Cuba, Essequibo River, Bear Away Yankee, Bear away Boy, Fisherman's Lassie, Walk Along Sally Brown, Come Love Come, Huckleberry Hunting, London Julie, Drummer and the Cook, Weary Cutters, Fire Down Below, Yankee Man O' War, Jump, Isabel, Slide Water, Pump Shanty, Fisherman's Wife, Won't You Help Me To Raise 'Em, Goodby, Fare You Well. A federal agent uncovers lucrative toxic waste dumps in Appalachia and must deal with the locals who want to keep their 'gold mine' secret. Review: From noted English choral arranger Jonathan Wilcocks a collection of sea songs. Slower tasks required a commensurate meter: "Shenandoah" and "Lowlands" are typical examples. Gawthrop's vocally grateful text setting is particularly strong here, with occasional imitative entrances. Fire! The legato lullaby "Dream Song" with rocking rhythms imagines dreams coming in on little boats at sunset, then sailing away again at dawn. Marshall Bartholomew, arranger for much of the Yale Glee Club repertoire, does a fine job with the traditional "What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?". Which category a shanty belongs to is often disputed. Here we offer a selection of classics for male voices. Fire Down Below She was the parson’s daughter with red and rosy cheeks. 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