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FAMILIAR WATERS (CD)
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Maritime songs from all around the globe including North American, England and the South Pacific. They are all favorites and all familiar waters. (With 8-page annotated booklet and lyrics.) |
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- Mingulay Boat Song
- Tautai e (The Master Fisherman)
- Blow the Candles Out
- Fathom the Bowl
- Wave Over Wave
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“My favorite version of ‘The Golden Vanity’….” — Lili Kuzma, WDCB |
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ME FOR THE INLAND LAKES (CD)
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Traditional and original songs of the Great Lakes with the full band A Bunch of Teeth. (With 12-page annotated booklet including lyrics.) |
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- Red Iron Ore
- Heave ‘Er up and Bust ‘Er
- Shine Out Your Light
- Cold Winds
- Sutton’s Bay
- The Black Dog of Lake Erie
- Leave Her Laddies Leave Her
- Homeward Bound/Kesh Jig
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“…a full-bodied, well-rounded recording…a delightful collection of both traditional and contemporary songs….” — Great Lakes Cruiser |
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STRIKE THE BELL (CD)
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Tradition music of the tall ships. Rousing shanties and stirring forecastle songs from the Seven Seas. (6-page booklet with lyrics.) |
- Mobile Bay
- Lord Franklin
- Le Capitaine de Saint-Malo
- Sailor’s Hornpipe
- Drunken Sailor
- High Barbaree
- Haul Away Joe
- Strike the Bell
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“Well performed, entertaining and even humorous.” — Lake Sailor |
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EARTHWAYS WATERWAY (CD)
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Traditional, original and contemporary songs from the world’s oceans, the forest of Ontario, the islands of Friesland, the waters of the Great Lakes, and the coasts of England, Ireland and Scotland that celebrate and explore the mysteries of the Earth and her waterways. (Booklet with short notes and lyrics.) |
- J’entend le Moulin
- Requiem (for the Giants)
- The Water is Wide
- It Ballast Sjotten
- The Good Earth
- The Black Dog of Lake Erie
- The Old Mont Line
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- Lowlands
- The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
- Circles
- If You Wanna Build a Boat (You Gotta Plant a Tree)
- Song for the Whales
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“Their vocals are warm and inviting and their differences in style play off each other quite nicely….” “The Black Dog of Lake Erie’, a menacing tale of disaster on the Great Lakes, sounds like an instant maritime classic.” — Chicago Tribune |
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RIVERS (CD)
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Traditional, original and contemporary rivers songs out of North America, Europe and Africa; a celebration of several musical styles. (With 8-page annotated booklet and lyrics.) |
- Dance, Boatman, Dance
- Flisackowa Zona
- Mystic Manatee Music
- Essequibo River
- C’est l’aviron
- Here’s to the Tennison
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- Canoers’ Lullaby
- Down by the Embarrass
- The Eastland
- River
- Amor es el Rio
- Shenandoah
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“12 of their most exquisite performance pieces…breathtaking… profoundly transforming.” — Mike Barnas of Common Times |
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STORIES & SONGS OF SIMPLE LIVING (CD, Book)
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Stories and songs contributed by ten of America’s best-known weavers of ballad and tale, this collection offers a diverse array of images invoking a reexamination of our priorities and affirming a simpler style of living. The recording includes the Kastles performing “Song for the Whales” and the musical notation is in the book. The other artists are Len Cabral, Michael Cotter, Bill Harley, Dan Keding , Susan Klein, Jym Kruse, Gayle Ross and Joyce “Earth Mama” Rouse.
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THAT TIME OF YEAR: SONGS AND STORIES OF CHRISTMAS (CD)
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Tom and Chris Kastle have teamed with internationally acclaimed storyteller, Dan Keding, to present a wonderful blend of seasonal favorites from around the world. |
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- In a Manger
- What Child is This?
- The Three Skaters
- I Saw Three Ships
- Huron Carol
- Auld Lang Syne
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“A holiday double feature here. Storyteller Dan Keding spins traditional tales…while Tom and Chris Kastle intersperse a half dozen traditional carols that have Renaissance feel. Keding’s stories…convey the right sort of wonderment and a warm fuzzy mood for a Christmas disc. The Kastles’ songs, especially a seldom heard Polish carol call “In a Manger”, are a gently harmonious compliment.” — Dirty Linen
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THE MERMAID AND OTHER SEA SONGS (DVD, VHS)
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— Recommended by Chicago Parent Magazine
A lively and interactive video for children including often requested old favorites as well as exciting new surprises! It includes a demonstration of all of the hand motions to “The Mermaid”. |
- Let the Waves Roll High
- John Kanaka
- If You Wanna Build a Boat (You Gotta Plant a Tree)
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- Sailor’s Hornpipe
- Haul Away Joe
- Water
- Song for the Whales
- Fishy, Fishy
- The Mermaid
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“I got your videotape at Mystic Seaport last June. The kids in my class watched it and now I need to play it everyday! It went right along with our Ocean Unit. They sang and danced and learned. Thanks.” — Janice Quinn, Teacher, Waynewood Elementary, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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