Difference between revisions of "South Australia"
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
| subtype=sea chantey | | subtype=sea chantey | ||
| filename=south_australia | | filename=south_australia | ||
| + | | altname=Bound for South Australia | ||
| + | | altname2=Rolling King | ||
| + | | altname3=Ruler King | ||
| + | | wikipedia=South_Australia_(song) | ||
| + | | digitrad=5494 | ||
| + | | mudcat=48959 | ||
| musicbrainz=3cd26242-96e0-40ed-8420-5770cefc8d54 | | musicbrainz=3cd26242-96e0-40ed-8420-5770cefc8d54 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| Line 10: | Line 16: | ||
“[[South Australia]]” is track 15 on ''[[Shower Chanteys]]'', recorded 15 and 28 August 2018 at [[Mill Pond Music Studio]].<ref>“South Australia,” recording by Chris Maden. [https://musicbrainz.org/recording/1a3679b2-0e06-4ccc-8195-ce9c191a416f MusicBrainz].</ref> | “[[South Australia]]” is track 15 on ''[[Shower Chanteys]]'', recorded 15 and 28 August 2018 at [[Mill Pond Music Studio]].<ref>“South Australia,” recording by Chris Maden. [https://musicbrainz.org/recording/1a3679b2-0e06-4ccc-8195-ce9c191a416f MusicBrainz].</ref> | ||
| − | + | This may be the most Folk Revival-ist and least traditional song on the album (except maybe the weird version of “[[Highland Laddie]],” but that’s from a primary source). Read the Mudcat thread linked above, or at least the posts from “Gibb Sahib” ([https://www.pomona.edu/directory/people/gibb-schreffler Dr. Gibb Schreffler of Pomona State College]). I learned this version at the [https://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/chantey-sing.htm San Francisco chantey sing], and understood it to be a pumping chantey (the only kind with “heave away, haul away”), but there’s a very good case to be made that the version everyone sings now has drifted significantly from its roots as a work-song. The lyrics I do are mostly from Hugill,<ref>Stan Hugill. ''Shanties from the Seven Seas'', pp. 150–151. New U.S. Edition. Mystic, Conn.: Mystic Seaport, 1994.</ref> though see Gibb’s comments about the authenticity of Hugill’s words and assertions. Colcord’s version is a little older,<ref>Joanna C. Colcord. ''Songs of American Sailormen'', p. 90. Enlarged and Revised Edition. New York: Bramhall House, 1938.</ref> while Smith’s version seems to be the first notated. Smith’s is clearly the same song, but significantly different.<ref>Laura Alexandrine Smith. ''The Music of the Waters'', pp. 49–50. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1888.</ref> | |
| − | + | As I mentioned elsewhere, one problem with doing all the vocals myself is that if I want to double a line, an octave apart, then I have to pitch the lead a little high or a little low. On this track, I went for a little low… and it didn’t quite work.<ref>Chris Maden. “T−4: South Australia,” [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crism/shower-chanteys/posts/2266271 Kickstarter update.] 17 August 2018.</ref> So I re-recorded the lead a couple of weeks later, and it came out a bit better.<ref>Chris Maden. “Labor Day flashback,” [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crism/shower-chanteys/posts/2279392 Kickstarter update.] 3 September 2018.</ref> | |
| − | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
| Line 20: | Line 25: | ||
[[Category:Chris’s songs]] | [[Category:Chris’s songs]] | ||
[[Category:Shower Chanteys]] | [[Category:Shower Chanteys]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Capstan chanteys]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pumping chanteys]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:28, 16 November 2018
“South Australia” is a sea chantey.
Alternate names
- Bound for South Australia
- Rolling King
- Ruler King
External links
- “South Australia” at Wikipedia
- “South Australia” at The Digital Tradition on the Mudcat Café
- “South Australia” discussion on the Mudcat Café
- “South Australia” at MusicBrainz
Liner Notes
“South Australia” is track 15 on Shower Chanteys, recorded 15 and 28 August 2018 at Mill Pond Music Studio.[1]
This may be the most Folk Revival-ist and least traditional song on the album (except maybe the weird version of “Highland Laddie,” but that’s from a primary source). Read the Mudcat thread linked above, or at least the posts from “Gibb Sahib” (Dr. Gibb Schreffler of Pomona State College). I learned this version at the San Francisco chantey sing, and understood it to be a pumping chantey (the only kind with “heave away, haul away”), but there’s a very good case to be made that the version everyone sings now has drifted significantly from its roots as a work-song. The lyrics I do are mostly from Hugill,[2] though see Gibb’s comments about the authenticity of Hugill’s words and assertions. Colcord’s version is a little older,[3] while Smith’s version seems to be the first notated. Smith’s is clearly the same song, but significantly different.[4]
As I mentioned elsewhere, one problem with doing all the vocals myself is that if I want to double a line, an octave apart, then I have to pitch the lead a little high or a little low. On this track, I went for a little low… and it didn’t quite work.[5] So I re-recorded the lead a couple of weeks later, and it came out a bit better.[6]
References
- ↑ “South Australia,” recording by Chris Maden. MusicBrainz.
- ↑ Stan Hugill. Shanties from the Seven Seas, pp. 150–151. New U.S. Edition. Mystic, Conn.: Mystic Seaport, 1994.
- ↑ Joanna C. Colcord. Songs of American Sailormen, p. 90. Enlarged and Revised Edition. New York: Bramhall House, 1938.
- ↑ Laura Alexandrine Smith. The Music of the Waters, pp. 49–50. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1888.
- ↑ Chris Maden. “T−4: South Australia,” Kickstarter update. 17 August 2018.
- ↑ Chris Maden. “Labor Day flashback,” Kickstarter update. 3 September 2018.
