Great Big Sea | Excursion Around the Bay

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Newfoundland's most popular band celebrated their 20th anniversary with an intimate concert at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall in November. CBC Music was on hand to record the party and now you can enjoy all of the fun! This is the song "Excursion Around the Bay".

[@daniellewhite3415]

They are the most entertaining live. Best concert I've been too

[@lourdesbaby964]

Great band!Great accent,amazing how it still has inflections from the old world, especially Irish.Newfoundlanders seem to be a proud people who never forgot their roots.Would love visit there one day, being Irish.Might even have distant relations there, who knows!

[@leahpower1314]

P

[@Jesse_S26]

Wish I could see these guys again. Miss the newfoundland boys

[@jalenbrandsoy2577]

Saw them when I was 10 and have always listened to them since

[@jmoney0303]

A good friend of mine turned me on to GBS and I've been a fan ever since. Saw them live 4 times, including my ATF show. Also got the pleasure of being in an irish pub after one of their shows when the band walked in, and got to have several beers with them. They might have stayed because I was with a group of very attractive women, but I was there too ;)

[@angelinaballerina742]

Saw Alan Doyle when I was little

[@moniqueball3559]

Saw them back in ‘99 in east London in a pub … best damn concert I’ve ever been to in my life .

[@LOSTONABEERRUN]

I want to know how many pints this man had before the show, because he is having the time of his life and I'm here for it.

[@zedsdead6969]

He's high off the music

[@jerm3443]

strong harmony is so satisfying to listen to.

[@michaelhendsbee967]

My daughters 3 1/2. Had this song on and changed to the next. She yells” why did you stop the music. Oh me oh my I heard me old ma cry”. Effing hilarious

[@kingbee48185]

One mick is a drunk. 2 micks are a fight. 3 micks are a wake. LMAO. Great tune, raw Irish soul, no chaser. Would love to see these guys live if they ever reopen the stadiums and music venues. Looks like the corona pandemic isn't going away anytime soon.

[@ianmcdonagh692]

They don't tour together anymore :-( I've seen them live 3 times great shows.

[@awonderfulillusion]

The two Great Big Sea shows I’ve been two are easily among my favourite concert experiences... their music takes on a whole new life in person.

[@briancochrane164]

Great song. I reminds me of the 18years of my life I spend on the island.
Good bless great big sea.

[@Pruperduper]

God I love being from the east coast of Canada

[@brandonebolhuis1721]

i immediately started chair-dancing 😅 great tune! 😄

[@coreyhill681]

Yeah, who wants to go first

[@marie-andreehueglin9051]

I LOVE what Murray did here! Sounds awesome!

[@matt14365]

loved the moment where half of the audience expected another "HEY"

[@KatyaArifinisnotreal]

Agreed!

[@ajpucka1494]

I'm Irish when I hear your music. Love it!

[@jaydawg4632]

Have a listen to Freg Jorgensen singing The Galway Shawl.

[@RyanSheppard-tq4pg]

This is a Newfoundland song.

[@deborahallen3349]

So glad to see you all again;

[@chrish7189]

This is amazing

[@mrzeegrr]

Classic.saw them in KY oct7 2009

[@somegalfromcan]

Agreed!

[@ginotorio7700]

Still a classic

[@mattildahubbardo]

Awesome!

[@conniehachey1477]

Love thIs Song

[@johnmichaelbyrne6551]

Until, 2024 when I go Home again.

[@puckbryn3583]

WE'RE SHADOW PEOPLE. TOO GOOD

[@mikeysrose]

"What's wrong with us?"
"We're shallow people."
lol

[@hehehhehehe9081]

At my old school we listened to this for music and I freaked out when they said we buried her in the ocean wrapped up in the Union Jack and I had to explain what it meant I love the great big sea

[@landonwright3516]

What does it mean?

[@tf2989]

@@landonwright3516 It means the person died and was buried at sea wrapped up in the UK flag

[@bri4693]

Look it's me

[@mikeosullivan3699]

I can hardly stand it that Séan is leaving. Best of luck to him, he'll be missed.

[@jackcunningham5821]

WHAT

[@cassidyprime4110]

Great song!

[@jessicaanderson5287]

It's a little sad LOL

[@cassidyprime4110]

Kinda, but great voices

[@jessicaanderson5287]

Ya,ya :)

[@talex42]

I read that Russell Crowe loves this group! "Excursion Around the Bay" by Great Big Sea

[@alexkilgour1328]

Russell Crowe and Alan Doyle are friends, Doyle being the lead singer of this group. They've performed all over the place together and Doyle was in Robin Hood with Crowe.

[@Souten66]

And he makes Alan look calm to boot!

[@walshsnl]

Bob Hallet is the pretty one of the group. 😍

[@apb7721]

I miss Darrell but I do love the deep bass voice on the new bassist (guy from Moxy Fruvous)

[@chhayasmritinath4688]

Please post the lyrics to understand the song...

[@cbcmusic]

Weeeell, it was on this Monday morning
And the day be calm and fine
To the Harbour Grace excursion
With the boys to have a time ....

[@davidnelson5339]

So that's where Hacksaw Jim Duggan went!!!
HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[@btreece7437]

David Nelson now thats funny

[@racheec2398]

💞💔

[@vincentziliak2712]

The version of this song by Pyrates is also really good.

[@efilperpenfuhrer]

Pouring another glass of dark rum. Ho!

[@apb7721]

Darrell made it great,

[@howie9751]

I miss Daryl doing this song.

[@8spector]

I think Sean has aged the best out of all of them.

[@UmzugaufsLand]

Goil

[@somegalfromcan]

I still miss Darrell in this song.

[@MathiasShaw637]

who's drunk right now?

[@truenorther]

I like being blonde, guy just sit's back to listen sometime.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

Repeat..as needed

[@dustymiller8752]

Trust me mate we all know she dies

[@bptml7]

Darrell’s better