Music to Sail By

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Les Blackwell

I like Alan's suggestions, but.........

I want to add a suggestion of sailing to music by a group no one has evenly remotely considered. It is a CD by the Naden Band of the Mariitime Forces Pacific, a military band in British Columbia, Canada. This is probably the best all around military band I've ever heard (better then the U.S. Marine Band) and more versitile. And their CD is entitled, "Sailing..." Some of the selections are "Sailing", Symphonic Suite from the motion picture, "Far and Away." From the motion picture, "Saving Private Ryan" the Hymn to the Fallen. There is a selection, "What A Wonderful World," written by Louis Armstrong, and played by this group with a Trumpeter player, M. Broadley, who plays and sings just like Satchmo. Great music. And for those that sail at night, a great arrangement of Three O'clock in the Morning. And for you wood boat lovers, their special song, "Heart of Oak." It has a nice mix of concert, jazz and pop, plus a march or two. Canada, you have something special in this group. I've lost their web site but I'm sure Google can find it.
 
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Bayard Gross

In the New York Metropolitan Area,

I listen to radio stattion WFUV 90.7 FM from Fordhan University. This covers many diferent styles of music, except classical. As this is a public radio station, there are no commercials other than their fund raising. On Saturday mornings they play Irish music which can be used as sea chanties.
 
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Rob R.

Good One Rick...

Got a chuckle out of that! Yeah, I just saw Robert Earl Keen the other day. And by the way, did you know that Jerry Jeff Walker came to Austin from New York? I'll bed you did if you lived next to him out 71. Straight from the Armadillo World Headquarters website. Gotcha! Yeah, I guess I missed the best part of Austin, but I'm makin up for lost time. Saw Ray Wylie Hubbard live last week at a church, of all places. Look me up when you pass through TX - Rob
 
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Dave

Yoko Ono Music

I am a big fan of Yoko and find her spiritual brand of music makes me sail faster. When will her next CD be released? dave
 
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Steve

Music On Board

Put some speakers in the stern of the cockpit from West Marine. All weather speakers for $24.99 they work great! I have had 2 seasons and it makes it nice not to have to blast the cabin in order to hear the music. Works well with the motor even.
 
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Tim McCarty

Wow, I guess everyone has an opinion

Quite a popular thread!!! I love all kinds of music (yes, that even includes Jimmy Buffett...always get some guy who can't stand JB...whatever). There is too much music in the world to keep it off my boat.
 
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Rick Tenan

Music?

When we go out on our boat, DevOcean, we have no cell phone, no TV, and no music boxes. No pagers are allowed, nothing except a VHF, with which we quietly monitor channels 16 and nine. We sail for serenity. We want to hear the wind and water, and nothing else. We usually sail well out from shore, to escape the speed boaters. After about three to four miles out, the lake quiets nicely. After a long work week filled with tension and haste, a nice quiet sail relaxes beyond belief. Why would we want to ruin it with unwanted noise? Rick and Pam Tenan s/v DevOcean
 
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Rick Klein

...and room for the band

How do you get all those musicians and their instruments on one boat?
 
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Greg Oleson

Nothin but Buffett

Nothing but Buffett unless it's a moonight cruise and I will occassionally throw in some Enya.
 
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SailboatOwners.com

Final results

Final results for the Quick Quiz ending 3/9/2003: When I'm out on the water I like to listen to: 38% Nothing but the wind and waves 37% Jimmy Buffet 16% Pop, rock and roll, etc. 10% Classical or orchestra music 1,116 owners responding
 
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A. A.

Music on the wind

Depends on the setting, usually Mr. Buffett is on once or twice, but I usually mix. James Taylor, Billy Joel (usually ones that never get airplay), NGDB, and a few selections from several CD's from the reggae world. (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, etc, if the party mood is on.) Used to install sound systems on boats, the one I use now doubles as a wind generator
 
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Rick

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Hunter 420 Passage San Diego
SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH JAZZZZZZZZ

SMOOOOOOOOOTH JAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
 
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Claus K.

Am I the only One?

Has no one ever heard of Laura Fabian? What about Gloria Estafan on "Abriendo Puertas"? Carlos Santana? Anything Latin will do when heading South.
 
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Geof

Red Sox when possible, otherwise the Dead

So, the truth is, we rarely listen to music when we are underway. And when we are at the anchorage, I feel as if playing my music too loudly will infringe on someone else's quiet enjoyment of the time and place, so we rarely play music then too. However, when I'm working on the boat, and stuck down below the cockpit doing wiring, or sanding brightwork, or restowing gear or....... I can almost always be caught listening to a Red Sox game. As a matter of fact, I actually will schedule the work to coincide with a game on the radio. If no game is available, and the weather channel isn't holding my interest, I will often slip in some live Grateful Dead to pass the time. Of course, there are other artists who grace the stereo too. Harry Belafonte, the Banana Boat Song in particular (the boat's name is Day-O afterall), reggae, Buena Vista Social Club, Indigo Girls, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin and others. But first and foremost, the quiet solitude of the anchorage is our primary source of "music." Geof
 
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Derek Rowell

Only "good" music...

There are only two types of music - "good" and "bad". Since I am an expert I can tell you immediately what is good and what is bad! Seriously, we enjoy a real eclectic mix from rock, through jazz (cool and bop), and classical. We really enjoy some of the classic jazz CD's (for example Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, etc). It all depends on the mood and the company on board. It's interesting that some of the most memorable sailing times are always associated (in my memory) with the music that was playing at the time. For example, I have a great memory of a really boisterous sail home from Block Island with Herbie Mann (flute) playing a raucous jazz rendition of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Fantastic... Some other associations: David Bowie "Major Tom" and Pink Floyd "The Wall" - cruising Long Island Sound with my kids, 1984. "Athena" - was it The Who??? - purchasing my Hunter 34 in 1983. I nearly called the boat Athena. BTW - I posted below that I had just purchased XM radio for the boat. I have it working at home and so far I'm very impressed.
 
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Brett Phillips

Derek - try a little Coltrane

Derek - if you like listening to Miles, you might enjoy John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme". It's surprisingly moving when you're under sail. We're lucky to do most of our sailing on the Puget Sound where we pick up KPLU, which is one of the best jazz public radio stations in the country. Also nice to hear Morning Edition Sunday with a cup of coffee while the fog is lifting.
 
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Derek Rowell

Brett.... Absolutely!

Brett, We're getting a bit off-topic, but Coltrane's (and Adderly's) solos on the Miles "Kind of Blue" just blow me away! I have been listening to that record/CD since I was a teenager (40+ years ago) and it sounds as fresh today as it did then! Wow! Another favorite sailing old CD is Stan Getz' "Jazz Samba" which brought in the bossa-nova era in the '60's. And then I really am an alto-sax fan (used to play alto/flute) so the boat is full of Bird, Cannonball Adderly, Art Pepper, Phil Woods, Bud Shank, Lee Konitz, etc,etc. My all time favorite however is Paul Desmond, who to my mind was a real under-appreciated melodic genius. Derek
 
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henkmeuzelaar

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A dozen years and several dozen crew members

have left us indeed with an "eclectic mix" of tapes and CDs. On long passages, however, the best automatically float to the surface as everyone gets soon sick and tired of the bad ones. So what has withstood the test of time on "Rivendel"? To name but a few: Dave Brubeck (yes, with Paul Desmond!), Chopin, Vivaldi, Bach, Ravel (Bolero is great at sea), Kitaro, Enya, Bob Dylan, Reba McIntire, French chansons and several movie soundtracks (e.g. "The Mission" and "Glory"). It is interesting that some of the more dark and brooding classicals, e.g. Rachmaninov or Bruch, become definitely unsettling when bad weather threatens. Then there is nothing like a couple of good French chansons, Dutch ballads or Vivaldi to lift everyone's spirit (except for the hapless crew members who have already turned green, of course). Finally, we do have two special tapes on board: (1) we always play "Star Wars" when we leave the harbor for a major trip; and (2) my home-recorded piano improvisations are wonderfully effective in putting everyone else to sleep, thus leaving me standing my preferred 10 pm to 1 am "squall watch" by default :eek:)). Have fun! Flying Dutchman
 
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GARY CICERELLO

NOTHING BUT Merle

I like a screaming spinnaker run with Merle Haggard blasting on the stereo.
 
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