Come Down to Hilo was originally the capstan shanty, Johnny Come Down to Hilo. The usual shanty rhythm is sacrificed for a closer look at the lyrics and the feelings behind them. Many, many songs exist about the dangers involved and the pleasures that awaited the sailor who survived the passage. We've indulged in some rock and roll fun in this version. We just couldn't resist rocking out with it just a little bit.
Marguerite is a song from the Channel Islands.
We found a very different version of it while browsing through the Kennedy Collection of British Isles Folksongs. This arrangement grew from experimentation with MIDI files, composition and music software. The traditional Irish jig, McHugh's came to us through a curious series of cartoon books, Stuntology and Tuneology by Sam Bartlett of Indiana. One of the oldest known hauling shanties according to the late, great Stan Hugill, Haul on the Bowline dates back to the time when a bowline was an important line on a ship, not just a knot from the Boy Scout Handbook. Andrew Calhoun at Waterbug for continuing to roll boulders up music biz hill.