My three-year-old granddaughter, Harri, is obsessed with sea shanties, so this song has been in the loop for a while now at Chez Wendy Jo! I love all kinds of music, and this does have a touch of Irish to it. I have heard it covered by more than a couple of singers/groups, and it stands up for itself every time. Shanties are fun to sing along with, and I really do love this one. Thank you, Nancy, for a great request, and thank you, Harri, for your reaction.
Finally had to look this one up.....he is a Scottish singer, but the song is supposed to be a New Zealand whaling song. "Tonguin'" refers to the stripping of whale blubber to make oil.
Delightful choice Nancy. I couldn’t resist the catchy beat and, along with his Scottish accent, it made for a great sea shanty song that’s wonderful fun to hear. Thanks Harri and Nancy 🌺✌️
I think you were talking Great big sea, they are from Newfoundland and I’ve seen them many times and they are Scottish I believe like a lot of Cape Breton and Newfoundlanders. We call it Gods country, friendliest people in Canada 🇨🇦. I’ve never heard of this singer but it was candy to the ears, glad you folks enjoyed our type of music. Cheers
To answer your question about "tonguing" it's when they strip the fat from whales they caught for oils and things. I had to say this because my friends still try to tell me it's not a real word.
Its a song about a ghost ship the "Billy O'Tea" that lost a fight with a whale. And the supply ship the "Wellerman" (a real ship) STILL supplies the ghost ship to this day. Tonguing refers to boiling down blubber into oil for sale.
I'm particularly partial to this song and when I found out he (Nathan Evans) was born in the town of Airdrie in Scotland I became an even bigger fan than I had been for I knew this about him. My mother's parents we both born & lived in Airdrie, Scotland until they immigrated to Canada. I've never been to Scotland or the East coast of Canada but maybe someday. Thanks for playing it and you are right - it's a very 'catchy' song.
I heard this song the first time while helping my parents prepare their 22-feet-yacht for the season, while I was cleaning the deck... The radio was tuned into a local mainstream station and I thought someone wanted to make fun of me, playing this. But after I realized that the radio continued with it's hits like usual I knew that I had to do research later which I did. Found out that this was a famus Tiktok born out of Covid and the struggle for artists...
His whole first album (mostly shanties, a few other songs) is wonderful - I'm partial to "Bully Boys" and "Caledonia." Such an expressive voice! Glad you reacted to him.
The song is about catching Whales. Back in the day, lamps in houses used Whale oil to burn, that was before we had gas and oil as in petrol to burn lamps, then we discovered or used electricity, so the whale oil business was dead. It's a good job though, as we hunted whales to near extinction in the past, thankfully their numbers are now recovering. He's Scottish btw, but this song is Canadian I think originally from the mid 1800's
Tonguaing is the melting of whale fat aka blubber to oil. It a song about whale hunting and instead getting pay wage they were paid in sugar, tea and rum
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Last year my 5 year old and 8 year old were obsessed with this song. Everytime in the car I had to play it on repeat.
My three-year-old granddaughter, Harri, is obsessed with sea shanties, so this song has been in the loop for a while now at Chez Wendy Jo! I love all kinds of music, and this does have a touch of Irish to it. I have heard it covered by more than a couple of singers/groups, and it stands up for itself every time. Shanties are fun to sing along with, and I really do love this one. Thank you, Nancy, for a great request, and thank you, Harri, for your reaction.
The Wellerman would come and resupply the whaling boats whilst they were out at sea.
Finally had to look this one up.....he is a Scottish singer, but the song is supposed to be a New Zealand whaling song. "Tonguin'" refers to the stripping of whale blubber to make oil.
The first time I heard this song I woke up to it playing on a loop on my grandsons computer. Was very confused never expected anything like this 😂😂😂
Delightful choice Nancy. I couldn’t resist the catchy beat and, along with his Scottish accent, it made for a great sea shanty song that’s wonderful fun to hear. Thanks Harri and Nancy 🌺✌️
Me and my daughter sing this together.
The Scottish lilt is lovely.
The Weller brothers had a whaling business in New Zealand, so the suppliers came to be called “Wellermen.” The song is just about 200 years old.
If you ever visit Canada, go to the east coast, Cape Breton and Newfoundland and you’ll hear that heel kicking music everywhere 🎶🎼🇨🇦
@dalebrewer4350 Great Bis Sea?
I think you were talking Great big sea, they are from Newfoundland and I’ve seen them many times and they are Scottish I believe like a lot of Cape Breton and Newfoundlanders. We call it Gods country, friendliest people in Canada 🇨🇦. I’ve never heard of this singer but it was candy to the ears, glad you folks enjoyed our type of music. Cheers
Beautiful song ✌️
I already discovered this song last year and I absolutely absolutely love it!
Harri, if you haven't heard the "Sea Shanty Medley" by Home Free, you would love it. They do some of this song and others, fantastic fun!
To answer your question about "tonguing" it's when they strip the fat from whales they caught for oils and things. I had to say this because my friends still try to tell me it's not a real word.
Its a song about a ghost ship the "Billy O'Tea" that lost a fight with a whale. And the supply ship the "Wellerman" (a real ship) STILL supplies the ghost ship to this day.
Tonguing refers to boiling down blubber into oil for sale.
I'm particularly partial to this song and when I found out he (Nathan Evans) was born in the town of Airdrie in Scotland I became an even bigger fan than I had been for I knew this about him. My mother's parents we both born & lived in Airdrie, Scotland until they immigrated to Canada. I've never been to Scotland or the East coast of Canada but maybe someday.
Thanks for playing it and you are right - it's a very 'catchy' song.
I heard this song the first time while helping my parents prepare their 22-feet-yacht for the season, while I was cleaning the deck... The radio was tuned into a local mainstream station and I thought someone wanted to make fun of me, playing this. But after I realized that the radio continued with it's hits like usual I knew that I had to do research later which I did. Found out that this was a famus Tiktok born out of Covid and the struggle for artists...
Sounds like just about any Newfoundland kitchen party.
His whole first album (mostly shanties, a few other songs) is wonderful - I'm partial to "Bully Boys" and "Caledonia." Such an expressive voice! Glad you reacted to him.
The song is about catching Whales. Back in the day, lamps in houses used Whale oil to burn, that was before we had gas and oil as in petrol to burn lamps, then we discovered or used electricity, so the whale oil business was dead. It's a good job though, as we hunted whales to near extinction in the past, thankfully their numbers are now recovering. He's Scottish btw, but this song is Canadian I think originally from the mid 1800's
Love it! So simple but vry nice. 😊😊
When you hear the thumping on the guitar, imagine 20 or so men taping the ships deck.
I googled Nathan Evans and he's Scottish. Sea shanties like this would usually be sung in pubs using tables to pound rhythms.
Newfoundlander here..toungin' is essentially the harvesting of whale blubber and meat
You're correct Harri. He is Scottish.
Scotland
He’s a Scottish postman. (!!!)
"Tonguing" has to do with harvesting a whale for its blubber (to make oil).
I need sugar and tea and rum
😅 1:07 plyy in 0.25 speed
Try Scotland son 🏴👍
Tonguaing is the melting of whale fat aka blubber to oil. It a song about whale hunting and instead getting pay wage they were paid in sugar, tea and rum
Cutting the tongue out of the whale. Just that
Can u react to heathers on a hill by Nathan Evans better than wellerman please
Toungeing taking whales tounge out