Shanghaied on the Willamette
Weighing Anchor
© 1997 Jonathan Lay & Gordy Euler (737885304526)
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From rousing sea chanteys to thoughtful ballads to songs that will make you smile. Weighing Anchor is a treasure chest of songs plundered from land and sea.
tracks
- 1 The Star of Oregon
- 2 Eagle Alley
- 3 The Whale
- 4 Where the Coho Flash Silver
- 5 Old Zeb
- 6 Men of Worth
- 7 Buffalo Jump
- 8 Chicken on a Raft
- 9 Harbo & Samuelson
- 10 Finnegan's Wake
- 11 Come Love Come / Walk Old Shoe, Heel Come A Draggin'
- 12 The Shores of Old Blighty
- 13 Rollin' Down the River
- 14 Black Jack Davy
- 15 Can't You Dance the Polka
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Shanghaied on the Willamette is the lively musical duo of Jonathan Lay and Gordy Euler. We perform songs and tunes "plundered from land and sea," including traditional Celtic, English, and Old-Time American music, especially music of the sea and waterways. We accompany our vocal harmonies with a "fleet" of acoustic instruments, including fiddle, bodhran (Irish drum), guitar (6- and 12-string), mandola, tin whistles, harmonicas and banjo.
Jonathan, who's powerful and supple voice can do justice to a gentle ballad or a rough-and-tumble sea chantey, plays guitar, tin whistle, harmonica, and a rollicking bodhran. Gordy is a skilled vocalist and a multi-instrumentalist who easily switches among fiddle, mandola, tin whistle, guitar and banjo. This broad range of sounds allows them to craft exciting and varied arrangements and programs.
Our first performance together was in the 1992 Work Songs of the Sea Festival in Portland, Oregon, and we formed Shanghaied on the Willamette in the fall of that year. Since then we have performed in festivals, pubs, outdoor markets, and concerts in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
About the Name "Shanghaied on the Willamette"
In the days of sailing ships, it was a common waterfront practice to force men onto outward-bound vessels to serve as sailors. This abduction came to be called "shanghaiing" since Shanghai, China was a typically-remote destination. From the mid-1800's and into the early 1900's, Portland was one of the more notorious shanghaiing ports on the west coast, along with San Francisco, Astoria, and Port Townsend. The Willamette (rhymes with "dammit!") flows through the heart of Oregon's farmland. Portland is located at the confluence of the Willamette and the Columbia Rivers.
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coho flashed silver
author: Dan J. StiglichGreat! The stuff of classics!
- author: Dearbhail Marquis
I know Jonathan's music from Spinnaker and was delighted to discover Shanghaied on the Willamette. This is a fun CD.
Best of the Best. good feelings all around
author: bob brazewether its on cd or live, these guys are a "hoot" . I've been a fan since I heard their first song live at the Hilsboro Farmers market. More...we want more. keep it up fellas......
CD has lots of variety. Fantastic song list.
author: Larry MichaelsStar of Oregon made me sea sick, and Where the Coho Flash Silver is fantastic!!! Chicken on a Raft my kids listen to almost every day. This CD really perks me up!!!!