The Last Leviathan

"The Last Leviathan"
Song
Published1980s
GenreEnglish folk song
Songwriter(s)Andy Barnes

"The Last Of The Great Whales / The Last Leviathan" is an anti-whaling English folk song which has been recorded by Sheena Wellington,[1] Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers,[2] Louis Killen,[3] Danny Spooner,[4] Maz O'Connor,[5] Melanie Harrold,[6] Fraser Bruce,[7] and David Carroll.[8]

Andy Barnes has not spoken on record about what prompted the writing of this song,[9] though it is thought to have been inspired by Scott McVay's 1966 article in Scientific American.[10][11]

Being a well-documented song publicised by Mudcat,[12] and Mainly Norfolk,[13] the song was recorded by Jon Boden and Oli Steadman for inclusion in their respective lists of daily folk songs "A Folk Song A Day"[14] and "365 Days Of Folk".[15]

References

  1. ^ "Kerelaw". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Off The Map". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The Rose In June". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Launch Out On The Deep". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Last Orders". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "The Last Leviathan". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Every Song A Story". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Bold Reynold". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Environmental Humanities Initiative - Introduction". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Whaling in Japan: an international and environmental issue". University of Glasgow School of Law Blog. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  11. ^ McVay, Scott. "The Last Of The Great Whales". Scientific American. 215: 13–21. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ^ "The Last Leviathan on Mudcat.org". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  13. ^ "The Last Of The Great Whales". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  14. ^ "A Folk Song A Day: Song List". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  15. ^ "365 Days Of Folk: Song List". Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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