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Wellerman
A New Zealand folksong that dates back to the mid 19th century with no discernible author. It has been performed by numerous singers throughout the years, but has recently saw a resurgence of popularity thanks -
Leave Her Johnny
A traditional shanty with origins pre-dating its first written record in 1917, this is another fine example of a traditional shanty turned ubiquitous folk song. So many incarnations of this piece exist that it -
Thelongestsong Wiki
This wiki was born out of the perceived need for a single location to store song lyrics and musical factoids for handy reference, it is fan-driven and wholly unofficial at this time. Song lyrics -
Captain's Daughter
The Captain's Daughter is the first track on Bones in the Ocean, and plays a lot with nautical slang. This song is a Longest Johns original, written by Dave Robinson. -
Bones in the Ocean
A haunting song about death and survivor's guilt, and the titular track of the Longest Johns first EP, Bones in the Ocean. This song is a Longest Johns original, written by Dave Robinson. It -
Santiana
A traditional shanty contemporary to General Taylor, and debatedly pre-dating it. This song, like Taylor, has many variations and tracing its exact original lyrics would be difficult, though its refrain has been traced to -
Cruel Wars
A medley arrangement of two disparate songs that deal with popular folk music tropes, popularized by Canadian "Ciderpunk" band The Dreadnoughts. Though uncredited by the Dreadnoughts, this song's unique arrangement comes from Jon Loomes -
John Paul Jones is a Pirate
The ninth track on Written in Salt this song is a Longest Johns Original written by Josh Bowker. John Paul Jones was a storied Scottish Naval commander whose career began at the age of 13 -
Roll Northumbria
Written by Nicholas Smythe for Canadian Cider Punk band The Dreadnoughts for their album Into The North, Roll Northumbria is a modern folk song in a traditional shanty style and could easily be mistaken as -
Randy Dandy-O
A traditional shanty dating to the late 18th century, and one of the earliest of its kind. This song reportedly influenced a number of others. Captain John Robinson dates the earliest version of the song -
Oak and Ash and Thorn
Under the original title "A Tree Song" from famed English poet Rudyard Kipling, contained in Puck of Pook's Hill, it was set to music and renamed to Oak, Ash and Thorn by storied folksinger -
Mingulay Boat Song
Composed and written by Sir Hugh Roberton of the Orpheus Choir of Glasgow, who also composed the famous Westering Home and Mairi's Wedding. This is another one of those songs that became a folk -
Joli Rouge
Originating from Ciderpunk band, the Dreadnoughts of Vancouver BC. This song was written to give tribute to Cidre Joli Rouge, a cidery in Saguenay(Quebec, Canada) operated by their friend. As such, a vast majority -
Barge Ballad
Barge Ballad is the opening track of Written In Salt. This song is a Longest Johns original, written by Josh Bowker. The chorus of Barge Ballad features an ending line which changes, its instructions growing -
Spanish Ladies
A traditional song with a written record dating to 1769. This is an exceedingly well known folk song, performed by nearly every folk singer in the past century in one form or another. Spanish Ladies -
Crossing the Bar
Crossing the Bar is the eleventh track on Between Wind and Water. Originally a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, about which a great deal has been written in the literary community. -
Got No Beard
This song debuted during the February 2020 livestream where it was announced to be one of the new tracks on a forthcoming album. It became the 11th track on the 2020 album Cures What Ails -
Dave Robinson
Dave is one of the founding members of the Longest Johns and sings Tenor. (source) He also appears to take the role of songwriter for the group. Dave is a very talented theatre technician with -
Banks of Newfoundland
Originally written by Francis Forbes in 1820, it is believed to have been one of the earliest songs to mention the Canadian province, and has a storied history as a march for the Royal Newfoundland -
Fire and Flame
Fire and Flame is the fourth track on the 2020 album Cures What Ails Ya, it was written by Dave Robinson, and as such is a Longest Johns Original. This song memorializes the 1917 Halifax -
Anne Louise
The Anne Louise exists in two recordings, appearing first on Bones in the Ocean and reappearing as an instrumental featured on Written In Salt. This song is a Longest Johns original, written by Josh Bowker -
Jonathan "JD" Darley
One of the founding members of The Longest Johns, "JD" takes the role of Bass for the group. JD has nearly a decade of experience as a musician, and has a history as an actor -
General Taylor
This traditional tune has been performed by numerous bands and is the fifth track on Between Wind and Water. The song's origins are dated to the middle of the 19th century, and it is -
Last Bristolian Pirate
An authorized adaptation of Canada's own Arrogant Worms classic "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate", the Longest Johns rewrote a significant amount of the lyrics in order to make it work for Bristol, while managing to -
Anna Cornish
The most recent vocalist to join The Longest Johns, Anna became part of the band officially on November 1 2017, having sung with them for several months (as early as July 2017). Beyond that, details
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