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Aarrhhh ye scurvy sons (and daughters) of sea-rats, the pesky pluckers have been at it again. Pin back yer lug-holes or it's the plank ye'll be hoping for!
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Farfetched Tangmo Band said

Seems like there ought to be 11 or 12 seas by now, what with inflation and all. Hugely enjoyed.

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Aarrhhh ye scurvy sons (and daughters) of sea-rats, the pesky pluckers have been at it again. Pin back yer lug-holes or it's the plank ye'll be hoping for!
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Guest said

This was fun to listen to...Aarrhhh!

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Aarrhhh ye scurvy sons (and daughters) of sea-rats, the pesky pluckers have been at it again. Pin back yer lug-holes or it's the plank ye'll be hoping for!
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Guest said

Oh Gumbo, I do love your Pirate Day songs. How the heck do you manage to sound so Cornish? Fascinating! Proper job my 'ansome.

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Aarrhhh ye scurvy sons (and daughters) of sea-rats, the pesky pluckers have been at it again. Pin back yer lug-holes or it's the plank ye'll be hoping for!
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Dave Berry said

Yeah hooo, shiver me timbers. I love this one. Great sea song. Damn fine.

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Aarrhhh ye scurvy sons (and daughters) of sea-rats, the pesky pluckers have been at it again. Pin back yer lug-holes or it's the plank ye'll be hoping for!
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Guest said

FNG!

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Aarrhhh ye scurvy sons (and daughters) of sea-rats, the pesky pluckers have been at it again. Pin back yer lug-holes or it's the plank ye'll be hoping for!
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Guest said

walk de plank matey. Yarrrr.

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First done by Dock Boggs back in the 20s, it's a great piece of melancholy parafunalia. Eerie to think it's a suicide note and reassuring to know he was still a tough old bird 40 years later.
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History Machine said

Yeah, definitely nailed the Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg feeling. Love it.

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one of those 'it was written even before i started' songs that just rolls out like magic i tried to keep it simple so as not to destroy the vibe first finished (if unmixed) track for RPM 2010
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Gumbo said

Surprise!! There's a video for this now. Not a big production job, but ... actually there's no 'buts'. It's genuine lo-fi small production. My favourite :-)

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eeeek last minute songs still arriving ....
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Guest said

this is so sweet! wicked cheeky lyrics

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Cave Street posted a track recently, their contribution to the Woody Guthrie Project, organised by Akron Family. http://akronfamily.com/woodyproject/W.G.A..html I wanted to take a shot at this too, so here's my demo. It was really just half…
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kirklynch said

Cool! Missed this one. How's things on the west coast of Eire?

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Remedies are funny things. You want to get better but you don't want to change. This is now a minimally tidied up version of this track 18/3/09
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Keith Landry said

As always, Gumbo, just terrific musicianship! Holy friggin' Woody Guthrie reincarnated!

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Remedies are funny things. You want to get better but you don't want to change. This is now a minimally tidied up version of this track 18/3/09
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Jack Merlot said

Eloquent, tuneful and moving - I look forward to perusing the back catalog you've assembled here. How're things in your neck of the woods? Glad to see you're keeping busy. Look for a PM from me soon. - Jack Merlot

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Again i'd love some feedback I like the feel and the mix do the lyrics work? recorded t'night in an hour after trying all day to get the verse lyrics rammed into another tune
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Al's left hand said

Every time I get lost while out running this song plays in my head.

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A fun childrens tune from 2008, it really ought to be a hot fiddle tune but i don't have a hot fiddle. Old fox coming down the road now Bunny Bunny Run Run Bunny Bunny Go White tails bobbing in the air there funny bunny Go Go Bunny Bunny Run…
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corbinSound said

hehe very kool

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Every silver lining has a Cloud
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CODY said

Bunny track is funny and Cloud makes a movie in my head - Refreshing and Cool sounds.

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Ever since i heard Cave Street's Creator Protector Destroyer (from their 2010 RPM album) run from that song back into the opening didj of Onion Bell (the first track) i wanted to put the lyrics to that pulsing energy, and today i had time to give…
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Guest said

Well done!!

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Cave Street posted a track recently, their contribution to the Woody Guthrie Project, organised by Akron Family. http://akronfamily.com/woodyproject/W.G.A..html I wanted to take a shot at this too, so here's my demo. It was really just half…
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Guest said

Was not Woody Arlo's dad? I am not as familiar with Woody Guthrie's body of work,homework for me then,this is cool.

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First done by Dock Boggs back in the 20s, it's a great piece of melancholy parafunalia. Eerie to think it's a suicide note and reassuring to know he was still a tough old bird 40 years later.
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Guest said

My kind of blues,spot on matey,spot on.

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A fun childrens tune from 2008, it really ought to be a hot fiddle tune but i don't have a hot fiddle. Old fox coming down the road now Bunny Bunny Run Run Bunny Bunny Go White tails bobbing in the air there funny bunny Go Go Bunny Bunny Run…
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Guest said

This has a cajun zydeco sound and rhythm to it,I can hear accordions or as you say a hot fiddle sawing away behind it,well cool.

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A fun childrens tune from 2008, it really ought to be a hot fiddle tune but i don't have a hot fiddle. Old fox coming down the road now Bunny Bunny Run Run Bunny Bunny Go White tails bobbing in the air there funny bunny Go Go Bunny Bunny Run…
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Brian Bazeley said

Thanks for the comments. Great fun to play along too.

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