I have written about canoe songs frequently here….suggesting music that you could paddle your canoe to….mentioning often the ‘song of the paddle’….finding online sources like the YouTube video of Connie Kaldor’s Canoe Song:
So I decided to check out some othertunes on YouTube video related to canoes….some original tunes….some old standbys….some unusual ones….I hope you enjoy this collection of more canoe songs:
First an old standby….frequently played at camps:
Little Canoe Song
Another version:
Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe
And yet another….a very interesting one:
VERANDA MUSIC – Boy, Girl, Canoe
Then this tune entitled ‘Little Canoe’ (sung by Jim McLean)….with a much different slant….check out lyrics included in video:
Little Canoe - Jim McLean
An old tune first sung by Paul Robeson (of ‘Showboat’ fame):
Paul Robeson Sings “The Canoe Song” from “Sanders of the River”
Or this version of the same song:
The Canoe Song – The Karl Denver Trio
Then there were a few about old canoes:
The Old Canoe, Original Music Video, 2001
Then this song version of George Marsh’s poem ‘The Old Canoe’, sung by Dave Bain:
The Old Canoe
Then there was several tunes based on ‘blue canoes:
This instrumental by Hairy Larry (watch the video you’ll understand the moniker):
Blue Canoe
Then this song by Blue Mountain:
Blue Mountain – “Blue Canoe”
Then this bend on a blue canoe:
“Blue Canoe” by Glen Roethel with Penny Nichols
Then there is this take on blue and canoe….with an interesting old canoe related cartoon included in the video:
“Blue Canoe” Live, Written and Performed by Jim Chevalier
Of course I’m always interested in music that makes your canoe dance….so I found this video clip interesting from the standpoint of history….this version of a Passamaquoddy canoe/paddle dance:
The Grand Design Canoe Dance
Or take a ride in a voyageur canoe….to a tune by one of my favourite canoeing/paddling songsters Ian Tamblyn:
A Musical Journey by Voyageur Canoe
Paddles up until later then….and enjoy the song of the paddle….
