Here's The Tender Coming
From William Gillies Whittaker’s North Countrie Ballads, Songs & Pipe-Tunes (1921). The Press Gang was An early form of conscription into the navy in time of war. TAking men away from home for an indefinite period, but certainly years, and exposing them to extreme danger and poor conditions, it wasn’t a popular choice and the gangs ‘impressed’ them against their will. The wives and children left behind were left to fend without a breadwinner.
Track illustration: George Hodge 'A ship of the line' 1790
lyrics
Here’s the tender coming, pressing all the men
Oh dear, hinny, what will we do then
Here’s the tender coming off at Shield’s Bar
Here’s the tender coming, full of men of war
Hide thee, canny Geordie, hide thyself away
Hide thee till the tender makes for Druid’s Bay
If they take thee, Geordie, who’s to win our bread?
Me and little Jackie better off be dead
Here’s the tender coming, stealing of my dear
O dear, hinny, they’ll ship you out of here
They will ship you foreign that is what it means
Here’s the tender coming, full of red marines
Hey, bonny lassie, let’s go to the Hawe
See the tender lying off at Shields Bar
With her colours flying, anchor at her bow
Took my bonnie laddie, best of all the crew
credits
from Turn The Glass,
released April 18, 2015
Isobel Kimberly: vocals, backing vocals, harp, high strung guita. Cathy Lesurf: vocals, backing vocals. Gary Southwell: nylon 9 string guitar. Jim Kimberly: steel string guitar, high stung guitar, backing vocals.
Dave Swarbrick: violin.
Tasting notes: An elegant distillation of traditional songs with complexity and depth: Notes of smoke and honey melting into
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Great voices, rich harmonies, powerful acoustic arrangements that find the heart of every song, from artists at the peak of their powers.
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John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
Collaborating remotely with 12 songwriters from all over the world, Kim Edgar emerged with a work of striking art pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 11, 2023
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Ian Anderson just gets on with the job of making solid, honest music that displays a real appreciation of its roots. Oh yes, he's a great musician,too.
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