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Greenland Whale Fisheries

"Greenland Whale Fisheries" is a traditional sea song, originating in the West Indies but known all over the Atlantic Ocean. In most of the versions collected from oral sources, the song opens up giving a date for the events that it describes. However, the song is actually older than this and a form of it was published as a ballad before 1725. It has been given a Roud number of 347.

Recorded versions
• 1956 - Paul Clayton - Sailing and Whaling Songs of the 19th Century • 1957 - A. L. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl - Thar She Blows! Whaling Ballads and Songs • 1959 - The Weavers - Travelling On with The Weavers • 1963 - The Chad Mitchell Trio - ''Blowin' in the Wind'' • 1965 - The Watersons - New Voices • 1966 - Martyn Wyndham-Read, Danny Spooner, Gordon McIntyre, & Peter Dickie - A Wench, a Whale, and a Pint of Good Ale • 1969 - The Dubliners - At Home with The Dubliners, and on the B-Side of their 1965 single, "Roisin Dubh" • 1971 - Ryan's Fancy - Dark Island • 1979 - Stan Hugill, Lou Killen, & the X-Seamen's Institute - Sea Songs • 1984 - The Pogues - Red Roses For Me • 1986 - Peter, Paul and Mary - No Easy Walk to Freedom • 1996 - Judy Collins & Theodore Bikel - Live at Newport (1959–1966) • 1997 - Isla St Clair - ''Tatties & Herrin': The Sea'' • 2004 - Storm Weather Shanty Choir - Off to Sea Once More • 2006 - Bodega - Bodega • 2006 - Van Dyke Parks - ''Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys'' • 2008 - Hank Cramer - The Shantyman • 2024 - The Longest Johns - Voyage • 2024 - Kris Drever and Ben Nicholls - Duets ==References==
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