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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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 -
Christmas at Sea
Christmas at Sea is a sort of Longest Johns original, Based on the poem Christmas at Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson, written in the 1800s. Christmas at Sea is featured in The Longest Johns' christmas -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Off to Sea
A traditional folk song that originates in Canada in the early 20th century, though likely predates that, popularized by famous singers such as A.L. Lloyd, Lou Killen, and the Dubliners. This song is the -
Robbie Sattin
Having joined the band officially (public facebook announcement in August 7, 2015 ) just ahead of Bristol's 2015 Severn Seas Festival, Robbie is the Second baritone in the Longest Johns. Robbie is an accomplished performer -
Four Hours
This song appeared in the February 2019 livestream, led by Josh Bowker. It is a TLJ original written by Josh Bowker when he was still a member of the band. Four Hours is the third -
Mary Ellen Carter
Composed and written by the famed Stan Rogers, this song was intended as a motivational song and is credited with having saved at least one life. It has become a folk standard, performed in varying -
Mining for Gold Chemical Worker's Song (Medley)
An original Longest John's arrangement of two modern folks songs. Mining For Gold is a variation on British Columbian folk singer Bill Lore's "Taku Miners" written about the Taku Polaris Gold mine in -
On the Railroad
The fourth track on Written In Salt, this song is a Longest Johns original. Though written primarily by Dave Robinson, the song's lyrics were fine-tuned and finished by the whole of the band -
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
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