Wreck Of The Sloop John B MJRF

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Got an email from jiguma. Talked with Rich. My drummer Burke couldn't resist ...

And before anybody gives me a hard time, Brian Wilson didn't write this, it's an old traditional Caribbean folk song and public domain.

Personnel (should have added this originally, sorry guys :)

jiguma (Neil Porter) — bass & vocals
Richard Schletty — vocals
Burke Kelly — drums & vocals
snowdragon (Craig Bakay) — 6- & 12-string guitars (Martin D12-20, Fender La Brea), keyboards (Oxygen-8), & vocals

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Hits: 705
Comments: 36
Fans: 13
Plays: 69
Downloads: 33
Votes: 6
Uploaded: Feb 08, 2009 - 08:04:14 PM
Last Updated: Feb 09, 2009 - 09:01:51 AM Last Played: Oct 10, 2009 - 05:09:07 PM

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jiguma	jiguma said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	One of my fav old traditional Caribbean folk songs in the public domain snow! And really good to see you back here. You mixed this up nicely - sounds like you had quite a few tracks to play with. A real festival song if ever there was one. Neil Check out my latest song called Under My Skin

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	indeed and not the least of which were an excellent bottom end and harmony vocals from somewhere in Oz. Thanks for coming up with the entire concept of the Festival man. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Feter	Feter said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	Wreck Of The Sloop John WOW ...awesome awesome classic and redone by you ...i love your warm vocal and the acoustic setting ..yup this song is a PD ... just enjoyed this so much ...thank you so very much for sharing !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Thanks a million man, I had a blast doing it. It was great to jam with jiguma and Schletts again. Like settling in to a favourite pair of slippers :) Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

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thetiler said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)

I enjoyed this
I like the jingle jangle feeling feeling you got going on this. The singing is really nice, plus it maintains I nice snowdragon feel to this. Love how it brings back the feeling of the Beach Boys as well. My heart yearns to hear more Beach Boys type tunes and I am getting em.

Way to go and so nice to ear a new post from you. Really hope you are doing fine! Hope you have a terrific week as well !

Thanks for posting and again it is a real delight to hear from you again !

Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	T thanks man. It means a lot to get a nod from you my friend. I gotta tell you again, that video of When Johnny Comes Marching Home literally blew me away. guess you already know I fav'd it on YouTube as well. There had to be a dozen "how the hell did he do that?" moments in it and the harmonics stuff was a real highlight for me. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Ed Hannifin	Ed Hannifin said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	Welcome back.... I'll be back for a listen.... but it's good to see your name in my email list again.... Check out my latest song called After Loving Anne (w/jiguma, SISTERS, Komrade K and Scott Carmichael)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Hey Ed Thanks man. Good to be back. Great Festival eh? Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

shavingronaldscar	shavingronaldscar said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	hellz yee man, you do the classic folk justice :) great vibe on this Check out my latest song called Way Down FIlth

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	ty shav and nice to meet you Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Dadai.2	Dadai.2 said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	Damn... As you know, I missed this boat... (absence of) time a cruel taskmaster. Craig, so good to hear this. As you said, maybe on the next one. A favorite of mine from 1966 and today. D Check out my latest song called The Riverside (with Ed sloparts sitting in)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	lol that'll teach ya :) btw, speaking of boats ... check the song art Cap'n Jack :) Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

particledots	particledots said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	Very nice No hard time from me, I wish more covers would be posted How about a version of cottonfields as well...I believe that might be public domain too Very nice b Check out my latest song called Mt St Helen - (Cadence Corrected Mix)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	ty parti and that's not a bad idea ... I'll have to check cottonfields out Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

aclarke	aclarke said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	Bout freakin' time Welcome back to the Macjams world, my friend. Good to hear your voice... and an excellent rendition of this great song. Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Hey Stuuuuuuuuumpy lol, thanks man Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

SixFeetUnderTheStars	SixFeetUnderTheStars said 273 days ago (February 8th, 2009)
	Nice This is a great sounding tune, the vocals are spectacular. Thanks for sharing this amazing song with us. Check out my latest song called Blue Skies And Best Friends

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Thank You Six Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Ed Hannifin	Ed Hannifin said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	It's really great.... ...hearing your voice again, Craig... Nice harmony singing... Great bass underpinning, really holds it together... Got 12-string? Ed Check out my latest song called After Loving Anne (w/jiguma, SISTERS, Komrade K and Scott Carmichael)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Thanks Ed the bass is obviously Neil. Took him like an hour to reply with the perfect bottom end plus a harmony vocal after I sent him a prototype. And yes, it's the old Martin D12-20. Leave it to an old folky like you to pick that out lol. Dunno if you've seen Martin Scorcese's Shine A Light but Keith Richards is using one on As Tears Go By Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

buckhorn	buckhorn said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Sweet Rendition Jeez, Neil is one busy little beaver....... I was wondering what had become of you, good to hear some thing from you.....You were one of the first to offer me a kind word at MJ and I thank you for that. Enjoyed the tune very much. Cheers. Check out my latest song called another fool

snowdragon	snowdragon said 268 days ago (February 13th, 2009)
	Ty Good to hook up again. As to what's become of me, I've only been recording covers, both for backing tracks and just for the hell of it :) Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Dadai.2	Dadai.2 said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Shiver me timbers! It's the Sloop Dadai(!) adorning the helm in the song art. Nice one Craig. She'll bring you good luck as you sail along. cheers, D Check out my latest song called The Riverside (with Ed sloparts sitting in)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 268 days ago (February 13th, 2009)
	it's a start. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

saymme	saymme said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Wreck Of The Sloop : ) Instantly made me warm inside...! Great warmth just spread through my chest so beautiful You're Pearls ...courtseys to You listening agin as i'm typing & the warmth just stays ! Love the end love it all... Lena !

snowdragon	snowdragon said 268 days ago (February 13th, 2009)
	Ty Lena aw ... so glad you liked it. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

caroline	caroline said 272 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	and suddenly.... i'm 16 again!! i used to sing this ALL the time - thank you so much for posting it here men - i have enjoyed it very much xoxoxo Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

snowdragon	snowdragon said 268 days ago (February 13th, 2009)
	too cool caroline I never really thought of it taking people back when I started this, it's been on my list to do for a long time now. But I'm really pleased it did take you back :) Cudos to jiguma for the Festival concept, eh? Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

	Richard_Schletty said 271 days ago (February 10th, 2009)
	Worst or best trip? Suddenly I'm 56 again! A song that makes one feel good, no matter what age. With bad trips this good, no one should ever hesitate to set sail! Check out my latest song called The Quarry (part 4) - words by Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 268 days ago (February 13th, 2009)
	Aye RS so glad you could sit in too. It really is one of those cross-generational tunes. My kids liked it when they were little and it's a big fav when I play the seniors' home around here. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 270 days ago (February 11th, 2009)
	classic folk i love the layers of vocal harmony - nice! thanks Check out my latest song called Settle

snowdragon	snowdragon said 268 days ago (February 13th, 2009)
	Ty Smokey I'm a big fan of layering too. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 269 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	one of the first tunes I ever worked out on the guitar...didn't realise it was public domain and caribbean, interesting. Great version,that Mr Jig Uma is a busy beaver!!! Check out my latest song called Witches in Texas-'Hallowe'en Challenge 2009'

snowdragon

snowdragon said 268 days ago (February 13th, 2009)

one my first too Jar
I think the first version of it I ever heard was the Kingston Trio's. Might have been Jimmy Rogers though.

Obviously, I owe a nod to Brian Wilson but I like to think this is how it might have sounded had the original Byrds done it. We did have MJ's answer to David Crosby on it (Schletts, kind of an in-joke). I guess that makes me McGuinn and jig Chris Hillman. Burke's kind of a cross between Michael and Gene Clark :)

Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

bug67	bug67 said 267 days ago (February 14th, 2009)
	Hi Lush guitars! Nice. Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

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