Cruise of the Calabar
There are numerous versions of this this song, with the vessel called the 'Calibar' or 'Calabar'.
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Versions from Nick Dow and Jon Raven.
These may be the nearest to the original which was written by Johnny Greenwood in the 1870s.
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Version from Cyril Tawney.
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‘The Calabar’ from Sam Henry’s Songs of the People
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The Good Ship Calibar - as sung by The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem (1968)
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From the singing of Emma Vickers, Lancashire.
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The Manchester Ship Canal (SS Irwell) is alleged to be a derivation of the 'Cruise of the Calabar' but similarities
appear to be slight.
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Similarly, The Mary Ann McHugh by the Irishman Percy French is alleged to be based on the 'Cruise of the Calabar'.
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The Sheffield Ship Canal appears to be a South Yorkshire version of this song.
Cruise of the Calabar
There are numerous versions of this this song, with the vessel called
the 'Calibar' or 'Calabar'.
●
Versions from Nick Dow and Jon Raven.
These may be the nearest to the original which was written by
Johnny Greenwood in the 1870s.
●
Version from Cyril Tawney.
●
‘The Calabar’ from Sam Henry’s Songs of the People
●
The Good Ship Calibar - as sung by The Clancy Brothers with
Tommy Makem (1968)
●
From the singing of Emma Vickers, Lancashire.
●
The Manchester Ship Canal (SS Irwell) is alleged to be a
derivation of the 'Cruise of the Calabar' but similarities appear
to be slight.
●
Similarly, The Mary Ann McHugh by the Irishman Percy French is
alleged to be based on the 'Cruise of the Calabar'.
●
The Sheffield Ship Canal appears to be a South Yorkshire version
of this song.
