The Eastern Light - The Dardanelles

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  • @Sykoze
    @Sykoze 3 роки тому +10

    Seeing as the lyrics are impossible to find, here:
    'Tis of a sad misfortune
    In the year of '73.
    I stepped on board a fishing ship,
    Right off of a drunken spree.
    Her name it was the Eastern Light
    As you might understand
    We were bound out on a salt sea trip
    To the banks of Newfoundland.
    On Saturday, being the first of March,
    When we left Gloucester port,
    The girls all wove their handkerchiefs
    As we sailed down the shore.
    We had a jar of rum on board,
    And we gathered 'round our crew,
    We drank our health to those Gloucester girls,
    Who were bidding us adieu.
    "It's early in the morning, boys,"
    Our cook, he gives the call,
    "Get out and get your breakfast, boys,
    Get out and haul your trawl!"
    You've scarce got time to light your pipe
    When your dory, she do go,
    And you have to make three runs a day,
    No matter how hard it blows.
    We fished around them foggy banks,
    For the space of seventeen days.
    We boarded a couple of Frenchmen but
    No brandy could we raise.
    The halibut, they being kind of scarce,
    We run our codfish gear.
    An' our skipper, he swore we'd fill her up,
    If it took us half a year.
    We fished around them foggy banks
    When our skipper, he loud did shout,
    "Come, hoist aboard your dories boys,
    And break your anchors out.
    Come hoist up our big mains'l,
    And we'll get her under way,
    Provisions are getting kind of scarce,
    And we can no longer stay"
    And now our anchor's on our bow,
    And we are homeward bound,
    And when we gets to Gloucester port,
    We'll pass the glass around.
    We'll go down to Johnny MacLeod-y's,
    And we'll have a happy night,
    We'll drink our health to those Gloucester girls,
    And success to the Eastern Light.
    Yes, we'll drink our health to those Gloucester girls,
    And success to the Eastern Light!

    • @ninglorithiel
      @ninglorithiel 3 роки тому +1

      Slight correction on this verse:
      Come hoist up our big mains'l,
      And we'll get her under way,
      For visions are getting kind of scarce,
      And we can no longer stay"
      It's "Provisions are getting kind of scarce" - ie, they have to head back to port b/c they're running out of food to maintain the crew!

    • @Sykoze
      @Sykoze 3 роки тому

      @@ninglorithiel thank you kindly friend! Will update :)

  • @paulbalogh4582
    @paulbalogh4582 2 місяці тому

    Stunning talent - i play this tune thanks to them.

  • @Jeterk1
    @Jeterk1 10 років тому +2

    Stirs a feeling of pride in our trad musicians...back to show the folks in the Old Country!

  • @zizimycat
    @zizimycat 8 років тому +2

    I love this song and The Dardanelles...fantastic players and stirring arrangements. I just discovered this today and realized what I've been missing. Great great playing.

  • @abbyniloingsigh7188
    @abbyniloingsigh7188 5 років тому +2

    Class. Lovely song and great arrangement.

  • @wilmanorman330
    @wilmanorman330 4 роки тому +2

    The amazing Amelia Bartellas on fiddle.❤️

  • @camronJL
    @camronJL 6 років тому +5

    WHY AREN'T YOU MORE POPULAR????

  • @carollizc
    @carollizc 6 років тому

    Beautiful. Just beautiful

  • @larrylsmith8106
    @larrylsmith8106 11 років тому

    Enjoyed the song nad music, great job

  • @calebshoemaker
    @calebshoemaker 9 років тому +4

    saw you tonight in Greensboro. Your set was amazing

  • @lauralbriar
    @lauralbriar 10 років тому

    LOVE your music!

  • @wilmanorman330
    @wilmanorman330 4 роки тому

    Loved seeing them perform at the Garrick Theatre in Bonavista, NL. Not performing as a group anymore.... but individually, still amazing artists.

  • @heatherrussell8255
    @heatherrussell8255 3 роки тому +1

    1873, when the Grand Banks fishery was at its apex. Fishers and schooners from Massachusetts were as plentiful as Fishers and schooners from Newfoundland. We had such powerful connections with New England prior to 1949.

    • @newfieshamrock
      @newfieshamrock 7 днів тому

      Esp considering all the eastern seaboard of canada and the usa was called newfoundland and new england interchangably untill the war of 1812 on the plains of abraham

  • @anitabest3648
    @anitabest3648 5 років тому

    That Aaron Collis--what an accordion player!

  • @terryregister8782
    @terryregister8782 9 років тому

    Awesome performance at the Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC

  • @gregdawe2786
    @gregdawe2786 11 років тому

    Amazing

  • @theodoreabbott6486
    @theodoreabbott6486 4 роки тому +3

    Tom Power: Can i be in the video? the BBC: No

    • @andreemacmillan942
      @andreemacmillan942 3 роки тому +1

      This cracked me up but he is there for a split second around 3:57.

  • @TravisLoneWolfWalsh
    @TravisLoneWolfWalsh 5 років тому

    Proud Newfoundlander here

  • @TravisLoneWolfWalsh
    @TravisLoneWolfWalsh 5 років тому +1

    proud Newfoundlander

  • @newfoundlandmapping4493
    @newfoundlandmapping4493 3 роки тому +1

    Wayyyyyy underrated

  • @typacsk
    @typacsk 9 років тому

    "Captains Courageous," anyone? :)

  • @screamingmeanie
    @screamingmeanie 7 років тому +1

    Someone needs to teach that cameraman that a panning shot of the back of a head is not good camera work.

    • @LDS7701
      @LDS7701 7 років тому

      That wasn't a bad shot. Kind of brought the band "full circle" in a matter of speaking. But thanks for letting us know how critical you are

    • @screamingmeanie
      @screamingmeanie 7 років тому

      LDS7701 Anytime

  • @shashvat3722
    @shashvat3722 6 років тому

    lyrics plzz

    • @Sykoze
      @Sykoze 3 роки тому +2

      'Tis of a sad misfortune
      In the year of '73.
      I stepped on board a fishing ship,
      Right off of a drunken spree.
      Her name it was the Eastern Light
      As you might understand
      We were bound out on a salt sea trip
      To the banks of Newfoundland.
      On Saturday, being the first of March,
      When we left Gloucester port,
      The girls all wove their handkerchiefs
      As we sailed down the shore.
      We had a jar of rum on board,
      And we gathered 'round our crew,
      We drank our health to those Gloucester girls,
      Who were bidding us adieu.
      "It's early in the morning, boys,"
      Our cook, he gives the call,
      "Get out and get your breakfast, boys,
      Get out and haul your trawl!"
      You've scarce got time to light your pipe
      When your dory, she do go,
      And you have to make three runs a day,
      No matter how hard it blows.
      We fished around them foggy banks,
      For the space of seventeen days.
      We boarded a couple of Frenchmen but
      No brandy could we raise.
      The halibut, they being kind of scarce,
      We run our codfish gear.
      An' our skipper, he swore we'd fill her up,
      If it took us half a year.
      We fished around them foggy banks
      When our skipper, he loud did shout,
      "Come, hoist aboard your dories boys,
      And break your anchors out.
      Come hoist up our big mains'l,
      And we'll get her under way,
      For visions are getting kind of scarce,
      And we can no longer stay"
      And now our anchor's on our bow,
      And we are homeward bound,
      And when we gets to Gloucester port,
      We'll pass the glass around.
      We'll go down to Johnny MacLeod-y's,
      And we'll have a happy night,
      We'll drink our health to those Gloucester girls,
      And success to the Eastern Light.
      Yes, we'll drink our health to those Gloucester girls,
      And success to the Eastern Light!

    • @shashvat3722
      @shashvat3722 3 роки тому

      @@Sykoze thanks a lot.

  • @iskendereren1006
    @iskendereren1006 7 років тому

    Turks teach you ,how knock to knock to door