This week, we welcome a newcomer to the Bordel de Mer family: Albert Magnier, from France. Welcome Albert and thanks for your CD!

On this episode, you will hear:

• Tu peux tout larguer (Albert Magnier – CD: Couleur marine – Words and music: Albert Magnier)
• World of misery (Forebitter – CD: Chants Des marins d’Europe – Anthologie des chansons de mer vol. 4 – Chasse-Marée – Words and music: Traditional)
• Un bonhomme dans chaque port (Babord Amures – CD: Le Château de Sable – Original music and lyrics: Old Blind Dogs and Pierre Guillemot – Babord Amures lyrics: Alain Beaussant)
• Y’a dix marins sur mer (Barababord – CD: B’rêves de voyage – Words and music: Traditional)
• Fare thee well, my dearest dear (Many A Mickle – CD: What fortunes guide a sailor? – Words and music: Traditional)
• Pierrot (Capstern – CD: Gaillarde à Vent – Words and music: Rioboo/ Frédéric Joury)
• Down Trinidad (Bob Walser – CD: When Our Ship Comes Home- Fresh Songs From Salty Traditions – Words and music: Traditional)
• West-Zuid-West von Ameland – Loos Mina loos (Liereliet – CD: Chants Des marins d’Europe – Anthologie des chansons de mer vol. 4 – Chasse-Marée – Words and music: Traditional)
• Flukey Alley (Sąsiedzi – CD: Brocéliande – Lyrics: Marek Wiklinski / Music: Ken Stephens)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

On this episode, you will hear:

• All for Me Grog (Bounding Main – CD: Lost as Sea – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Porto-Rico (Retour – CD: Com’ bien d’autres avant nous – Lyrics: Freddy LeGoff / Music: Traditional)
• Faut attaquer le cacatois (Lak A Barh – CD: L’île de sable – Words and Music: Michel Tonnerre)
• Maintenant, Maintenant (Serre l’écoute – CD: Chansons Des Bords Du St-Laurent – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Un p’tit tour en mer (Claude Michel – CD: Ivre de liberté – Lyrics: Claude Michel / Music: Jean-Pierre Doviliers)
• Farewell Tae Tarwathie (Danny Spooner – CD: Launch Out On The Deep – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Dit is het eiland (Drijfhout – CD: Hout vaart – Words and Music: Nils Koster)
• Lo pantais dau pescador (Les Mourres de Porc – CD: Le Golfe du Lion – Music: Traditional)
• A Saint Nazaire il y a-t-une brune (Mathieu Hamon (meneur) – CD: Chants De Marins En Fête – Paimpol 99 – Anthologie des chansons de mer vol. 15 – Words and Music: Traditional)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

And Happy Mother’s Day to every mom out there!

On this 19th episode of 2012, you will hear:

• Haul Away Joe (Chris Ricketts – CD: Port of escape – Words and Music: Traditional)
• En allant à la grève (Les Ouf du Dyjau – CD: Les Ouf du Dyjau (démo 2011) – Lyrics: Franck Genty / Music: Traditional)
• Cappy John’s Bridge (Tom Kastle – CD: Tommy’s Gone Home To Hilo – Words and music: Fred Gosbee)
• The Old Red Duster (Bob Walser – CD: When Our Ship Comes Home- Fresh Songs From Salty Traditions – Words and Music: John Archbold)
• C’est La Mer (Michel Tonnerre – CD: C’est La Mer – Lyrics: Michel Tonnerre / Music: Yannick Ar Bleiz)
• Parlez-nous à boire (Boutovent – CD: Premiers bords – Words and Music: Traditional)
• A Bord Du Sergent Gouarne (Pascal Servain (meneur) – CD: Chants Des Marins Bretons de Cancale à Paimpol – Words and Music: Inconnu)
• Kotysanka (Sąsiedzi – CD: Brocéliande – Lyrics: Marek Wilklinski / Music: Shane MacGowan)
• Strand bij Falga (Scheepsfolk – CD: New Horizons – Lyrics: Christiaan Terpstra / Music: Catharina Buijs)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

And welcome to this 47th episode (only 4 episode before celebrating our first year together!)

In this episode, you will hear:

• Sur les rives de l’Île (Hervé Guillemer et Hélène Fournier – CD: Au Bal des Embruns – Words and Music: Hervé Guillemer)
• Op de haring (Paddy’s Passion – CD: To the bottom – Words and Music: Ger Lamerus)
• Il y a dix marins sur la mer (Cabestan – CD: Chants de marins Traditionnels – Words and Music: Traditional)
• It Was One Morning in the Spring (Act of Mutiny – CD: First Act for Real – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Ils étaient 20 ou 30 (Les Copains du Bord – CD: Les 20 ans des Copains du Bord – Lyrics: René Abjean, F. Kerrien / Music: Jean-Pierre Stora)
• The River Lea (Forebitter – CD: Voyages – Lyrics: Traditional / Music: Gina Dunlap)
• La birnic (Femmes de marins – CD: Le Bistrot du port – Lyrics: Pierre Joubin / Music: Émile Carrara)
• Roll Alabama Roll (Djiboudjep – CD: Chants De Marins – Words and Music: Traditional)
• La Partie Carrée (La Bouline – CD: Chansons Des Deux Marines – Words and Music: Traditional)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

This week, another show recorded during one of the legendary canadien end of April cold days…. Joking, of course: usually, we can enjoy warmer days at this time of year… So sorry if I sound a little bit cold when recording…

In this episode, you will hear:

• Nous irons à Valparaiso (Les Vareuses porteloises – CD: Allons les matelots! – Words and Music: Traditionnel)
• Le Pinardier (Fanch Le Marrec – CD: À Brest La Jolie-Chansons De Port – Lyrics: Henry Girou / Music: Fanch le Marrec)
• The Black Ball Line (Indygo – CD: Oddech Morza – Words and Music: Traditionnel)
• Get Her Into Shore (Bob Walser – CD: Landlocked – Words and Music: Larry Kaplan)
• Le Grand Léjon (À virer – CD: Nos Escales – Words and Music: René-Pol Dagorn)
• Grey funnel line (Many A Mickle – CD: What fortunes guide a sailor? – Words and Music: Cyril Tawney)
• B’rêves de voyage (Barababord – CD: B’rêves de voyage – Lyrics: Barababord / Music: Traditionnel)
• Supplique à Lorient (Vent De Noroise – CD: Au Bistrot du Marin – Words and Music: Hervé Guillemer)
• Hout vaart (Drijfhout – CD: Hout vaart – Words and Music: Nils Koster)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

A great surprise today: snow is back in Quebec!!!!

On today’s show, we welcome a new group to the Bordel de Mer family. From Holland: Drijfhout !

In this episode, you will hear:

• It Ballast Sjotten (Drijfhout – CD: Hout Vaart – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Round the Corn (The Johnson Girls – CD: On The Rocks – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Captain Nipper (Paddy’s Passion – CD: To the bottom – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Les vaisseaux de pierre (Pavillon Noir – CD: Aux quatre vents – Words and Music: Pavillon Noir)
• The old chariot (Sacrée Bordée – CD: Aux Filles du Golfe et d’ailleurs – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Le Matelot (Les Souillés De Fond De Cale – CD: L’échappée Belle – Words and Music: Michel Magne)
• Gueule De Serpent (Taillevent – CD: Mor Bihan, Mor Bras – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Tacoma (Terneuva [Kalffa] – CD: Forçats De La Mer – French Lyrics: Henry Jacques / Music: Traditional)
• The Bigler (Tom Kastle – CD: Tommy’s Gone Home To Hilo – Words and Music: Traditional)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

A hundred years ago this week-end, the Titanic sank. I always felt attracted to this tragedy for a number of reasons that go way beyond the simple (although it’s never just a simple thing) sinking of a ship. So this week, I’m presenting 9 songs on stories about tragedies on the sea.

In this episode, you will hear:

• The Titanic (Act of Mutiny – CD: First Act for Real – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Les Marins disparus (Ar Vag L’équipage de Mirabelle – CD: L’équipage de Mirabelle 2 – Words and Music: Marie France Musnier)
• Le Bugaled Breizh (Pavillon Noir – CD: Aux quatre vents – Words and Music: Pavillon Noir)
• Requiem dla Nieznajomych Priyjaciol z Bieszczadow [Requiem to Unknown Friends from s/y 'Bieszczady'] (Banana Boat – CD: A morze tak, a moze nie… – Lyrics: Paweł Jędrzejko / Musique : Paweł Konieczny)
• Les Deux Noyés De I’lle-aux-Basques (Gabrielle Bouthillier – CD: Chants Et Complaintes Maritimes Des Terres Françaises d’Amérique [Anthologie des chansons de mer du Chasse-Marée - vol. 16] – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Naufrage du Droits de l’homme (Rohan – CD: Démo – Words and Music: Rohan)
• Northwest Passage (Chris Ricketts – CD: Port of escape – Words and Music: Stan Rogers)
• Roll Alabama Roll (Djiboudjep – CD: Chants De Marins – Words and Music: Traditional)
• La Catastrophe De l’Empress Of Ireland (Cyrice Dufour – CD: Chants Et Complaintes Maritimes Des Terres Françaises d’Amérique [Anthologie des chansons de mer du Chasse-Marée - vol. 16] – Lyrics: Gaston Charles / Music: Traditional)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

Only 8 weeks before celebrating the first year of The Bordel de Mer! I know that more and more people are listening from all over the world! Thank you for being there!

This week, I’m presenting 9 sea songs or shanties, but I’ve added 3 more songs of groups that are performing at the Escale à Sète festival, in the South of France which is taking place at the moment of recording.

On this episode:

• Mutiny (Act of Mutiny – CD: First Act for Real – Words and Music: William Eliot Whitmore)
• Avec Sa Gamelle (Matelots En Bordée – CD: Chants De Mer Et De Marins – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Rum aus Jamaïca (La Bouline – CD: Mad Atao – French Lyrics: Daniel Grall / Music: Traditional)
• Un p’tit tour en mer (Claude Michel – CD: Ivre de liberté – Lyrics: Claude Michel / Music: Jean-Pierre Doviliers)
• Day-oh ! (Banana Boat song) (Banana Boat – CD: A morze tak, a moze nie… – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Hourra Les Filles À Cinq Deniers (Cabestan – CD: Chants de marins Traditionals – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Les Gars De Senneville (Barababord – CD: Karreg Su – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Voilà les matelots (Hervé Guillemer et Hélène Fournier – CD: Au Bal des Embruns – Words and Music: Hervé Guillemer)
• Merc’hed Kereti (Les Souillés De Fond De Cale – CD: L’échappée Belle – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Le navire merveilleux (Les Pirates – CD: Ne pleurez pas les filles – Words and Music: Traditionnel)
• En revenant de La Rochelle (Marée de Paradis – CD: Le Festival du Chant de Marin – Lyrics : Traditional / Music: Patrick Denain)
• La chocha (Les Mourres de Porc – CD: Le Golfe du Lion – Words and Music: Traditionnel)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

Another week sick… I really hit the big one this year!!!! But it should all be history by next week! (let’s hope so). =)

On this episode, you will hear:

• Pick a bale of cotton (Paddy’s Passion – CD: To the bottom – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Le carnaval des pirates (Pavillon Noir – CD: On fait des chansons – Words and Music: Pavillon Noir)
• The Weary Whaling Grounds (Les Brouilleurs d’Ecoutes – CD: The First One – Words and Music: Traditional)
• La Pauline (Les Ouf du Dyjau – CD: Les Ouf du Dyjau (démo 2011) – Words and Music: Hervé Guillemer)
• Tiger Bay (Bob Walser – CD: Outward Bound On The J.M. Carpenter – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Au Nord (Belle Mer – CD: On touche le fond – French Lyrics: Franck Baraer / Music: Traditional)
• A Pors Poulhan est arrivé (Barababord – CD: B’rêves de voyage – Lyrics: Barababord / Music: Traditional)
• Comment qu’on devient forban (Cent Z’escales – CD: Voix navigables – Words and Music: Jean Mirebeau)
• Strand bij Falga (Scheepsfolk – CD: New Horizons – Lyrics: Christiaan Terpstra / Music: Catharina Buijs)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois

And welcome to another episode full of sea shanties and sea songs from all over the world!

In this episode, you will hear:

• Sinnerman (The NexTradition – CD: The NexTradition – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Les Terre-Neuvas (Matelots En Bordée – CD: Chants De Mer Et De Marins – Lyrics: Gaston Coute / Music: Marc Robine)
• Essequibo River (Warp Four et John Wright – CD: Chants De Marins En Fête – Paimpol 99 [Anthologie des chansons de mer vol. 15] – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Le Cotre Le Négrier (Paule Chamard – CD: A Brest La Jolie – Chansons De Port [Anthologie des chansons de mer - Chasse-Marée - Vol. 2] – Lyrics: Tristan Corbières (1845-1875) / Music: Lino Léonardi)
• Le Corsaire Le Grand Hurleur (Marce Lacouture – CD: Chants Et Complaintes Maritimes Des Terres Françaises d’Amérique [Anthologie des chansons de mer - Chasse-Marée - Vol. 16] – Words and Music: Traditional)
• Embarquez (Terneuva – CD: En pleine tempête – Lyrics: David Chaumont / Music: Ludovic Dagobert)
• Vals Ar Vatiski (Louis-Jacques Suignard (meneur) – CD: Chants De Marins En Fête – Paimpol 99 [Anthologie des chansons de mer vol. 15] – Words and Music: Louis-Jacques Suignard)
• La gigue des Patriotes (Hervé Guillemer – CD: De Beauport à Beauport – Music: Hervé Guillemer)
• Le Flibustier (Avurnav – CD: Mer rebelle – Lyrics: Fabrice Depil / Music: Daniel Mell, Fabrice Depil, Glenn Forestier)

Have a great week!

Jean-Francois