Sailing Music

[bill walton]

take em all along

I forgot about LaMer by DeBussy as Peggy pointed out. That's great music to have daybreak coffee to while the Admiral sleeps in.Ed mused about how to get them on board. I added a 30 GB USB hard drive for my boat computer. Over a 6 month period, whenever I was working on the computer at home I converted about about 400 CDs into MP3 files which I copied to the HD and took to the boat. I now have all the music I could ever want at the click of the mouse for $250. The pc will run nav software, the AP interface and play music easily. I interfaced the speaker output to amplifier so the music plays through the boat's speakers. Now I've got play lists for any occassion

 

[George Dibble]

Fort Monroe

Can you send your email address to me at georged764@juno.com. I would like to ask some questions about the marina at Fort Monroe. Thanks

 

[mmsailor]

music

why has not one person mentioned riding the storm out by reo speedwagon, <G? great post and thread by the way, is it because he was in an airlplane ? a storm is a storm, Mike B

 

[David]

How bout these guys

Don't forget "Southern Cross" by Crosby Stills, & Nash. Gotta love those harmonies!

 

[Phil Teter]

Songs of the Wooden Boat

Songs of the Wooden Boat is an out of print tape with; Chase the Man, Tails of the Phantom Ship, Lantern Burn, Santiano/Sally Brown, Fogarty's Cove, The Day the Tall Ships Came, The Mary L. Mackay, The Bluenose, Can you Hear, The Mermaid, Saban the Woodfiter, and The Last Shanty. These are great sailing songs, Good for home sailing too.Good luck on trying to find it.Phil T.

 

[Dennis]

Stan Rogers

On of the best great lakes song writers.

 

[Les Murray]

Some Celtic music

For something with a Celtic flare, try:They Sail the Great Ships by the Tannahill WeaversThe Skye Boat Song, a lovely lullabyeAnything by the Battlefield Band, they have alot of maritime songs and whaling tunes.Les Murrays/v Ceilidh

 

[Tom]

Into the Mystic - Van Morrison

I can't believe no one picked Van The Man (Morrison)...Some of his music is hauntingly beautiful ... Everytime I hear "Into the Mystic" it makes me imagine sailing on a early morning somewhere DownEast with a cup of coffee in one hand...Here are some of the lyrics.."We were born before the windAlso younger than the sunEre the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic....Hark, now hear the sailors crySmell the sea and feel the skyLet your soul and spirit fly into the mystic..... And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home...."I think the whole Moondance album is great especially the title song. Love his song "Tupelo Honey" too..Everybody has great sugestions some obvious (Any Bob Marley or Jimmy Buffet!!)

 

[Tom]

For relaxing at anchor - Joshua Redman

Quartet album called "Moodswing".I know its not well known but once you here it you will love it. Its the kind of music you play just after dusk at a very calm anchorage. It is so smooth it'll make you enjoy having a cocktail and just staring out over the water..... I once heard it on another boat while anchored and it was awsesome. The music just wafted across the water flooding the area with soothing classy rythym. Its like a soft easy Jazz. Its not a raucous, rockin Rum and Coke album...more like an extra dry martini album. If you've never heard this album and want to relax and be cool, try it.

 

[TOM MANALILI]

THE SINKING OF THE EDMOND FITZGERALD

SAILING BY CRIS CROSS, AND OLDIE: RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET, HARBOR LIGHTS, SOME WHERE BEYOND THE SEA BY BOBBY DARIN,AND TO STIR THE MIND, A VAGNAR PIECE, THAT THE 6TH CALV. UNIT PLAYED IN THEIR CHOPPERS, IN VIETNAM

 

[david lewis]

Jaco Pastoriusenjoy

 

[Tim McCarty]

Here's more...

Joe Walsh: Inner Tube/theme from boat weirdos, Buffett: One Particular Harbour, CS&N: Shadow Captain, Suzzanne Vega: Calypso...

 

[Trevor]

Napster can generate new music sales...

I must say, I've learned about some really great new music from this thread. I've used Napster to download many of the suggestions from artists I hadn't heard before and plan on purchasing some new CDs for use onboard!Thanks for the great "personal faves" everyone has shared...Trevor

 

[Rich]

More Tunes

Ride Captain Ride Blues ImageSon of a Sailor Jimmy BuffetBrandy Looking GlassSouthern Cross Crosby, Stills/NashAgainst the Wind Bob SegerJust a few more ideas...

 

[Josh Dohring]

Cool Change

I think Coo Change by The Little River Band has to be one of the best cruising anthems ever.

 

[Gloria]

The BEST!

Our favorite "Sailing" CD is the Sailing CD produced by the Cincinnati Pops. Wonderful music for sunset, cocktail hour or during dinner.G.