The Song of the Waterlily & Black Shuck, by Martin Newell with The Hosepipe Band

The Song of the Waterlily & Black Shuck

by Martin Newell with The Hosepipe Band

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1.	Song of the Waterlily 01:36	buy track
2.	The Song of the Parts /Keel Reel 05:59	buy track
3.	The Shipwright's Song 04:52	buy track
4.	The Shipwright's Tune 01:31	buy track
5.	We are the Ship (Shanty) 01:42	buy track
6.	Song of the Storm Part 1 02:57	buy track
7.	Rowhedge Regatta 01:54	buy track
8.	Song of the Storm Part 2 05:25	buy track
9.	Song of the Waterlily 01:20	buy track
10.	The Last Song 05:27	buy track
11.	We are the Ship (Shanty) 02:07	buy track
12.	Overture 01:42	buy track
13.	Slinking Shuck 04:55	buy track
14.	Sleeping Hamlets 03:42	buy track
15.	Yarrow 04:42	buy track
16.	The Tipsy Boatman 04:21	buy track
17.	Warplanes 04:39	buy track
18.	Black Death 03:31	buy track
19.	Churchyard Clang 02:12	buy track

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Martin Newell’s now-famous quartet, The Song of the Waterlily – the building of a boat, describes the building and proving of a traditional Essex deep-sea fishing smack, “from tree to sea.”
We follow the story through the eyes of a young shipwright, who helps a master shipwright to construct the boat. We then follow the progress of the Waterlily, from her launch, her naming and her first regatta race, until the day of her proving, when she must face a storm in the perilous North Sea.

The story of the Waterlily is based closely on the restoration of The Pioneer – a similar boat which was rebuilt at Brightlingsea by The Pioneer Sailing Trust, an organisation which takes on apprentices and trains them in boat-building skills.

The second poem, Black Shuck, is about the sinister ghostly dog which is said to have haunted East Anglia since Viking times. For hundreds of years, Black Shuck, who is associated with death, has stalked the dens, coastlands and churchyards of eastern England. The poem is an attempt to follow in the phantom dog’s tracks through the half-forgotten villages and lanes of North Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk and to capture some of the dark mystery of this largely unsung part of Great Britain.

The books of both poems are illustrated by artist James Dodds and published by Jardine Press.

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released December 29, 2016

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The Hosepipe Band UK

The Hosepipe Band is an established East Anglian ceilidh / dance band playing traditional and newly composed music.

In addition to this the band composes music to accompany poetry. We are currently working with poets Blake Morrison and Martin Newell. ... more

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