Wonderful song with great story and duet vocal!

Beautiful historical ballad. A winner all round.

still listening to this lovely tune. so beautiful. 

dan privided drums, orlab played violin , i played guitar .

The story of Sir John Franklin is an amazing story.  They set out on a journey of exploration seeking to find a new path to the Pacific Ocean.  A path through the arctic.  Despite having supplies to last years, they were never heard from again.  This story has been told from many different viewpoints.  This one is told in song.  

Link to Video:  https://youtu.be/QHo57EnadyY

A little history on Sir John Franklin:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franklin
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29131757
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/franklin-expedition.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFk6HotH0sw

We are pleased to add Kellie Rowley to the musicians on the “Songs of the Sea”.  This is the first “Song of the Sea” featuring Kellie’s vocals.

Dan Lockhart- drums, bass, mix
Dick or Oorlab- violin, mix, video
Kellie Rowley- guitar, vocals, lyrics

Lyrics:

Sir John set out to sail and in his mind he would not fail
a 1000 books and provisions
for a crew paid well for the vision
 
On the Erebus and Terror toward Greenland and Baffin Bay.
Looking for fair weather to cross Lancaster Sound
 
chorus
 
We are sailing forth for glory
changing the map of the world
we will find a new path to the orient
and surely others will follow us into history

 
the trouble arose
as the early summer froze
at Beechy Island where we lost three
we were locked in tight
 On King William, two years we spent
one by one we dropped off the map
 
chorus
 
Moored to an ice berg
lungs full of fluid
the lead cans breached
and madness descends
Chained to a frozen
domain and its suffering
as we drop off the map
 
The worst was yet to come as we came undone
we walked toward the Back River
hundreds of miles
not fit for kings men
walking in this wilderness
in their maddened state
and bellies full of ache.

 Chorus

Visit my collaborators music:
https://soundcloud.com/oorlab/
https://soundcloud.com/kellie-rowley

Visit the other Songs of the Sea:
https://soundcloud.com/oorlab/sets/songs-of-the-sea



Sir John's Passage (with Kellie Rowley & Dick Vestdijk)+Videolink

Dear SoundCloud friends.  This is the place where I locate my country, bluegrass, folk, jazz, and blues oriented songs:  roots music.  You will find this music rougher and not as polished as the music I place elsewhere.  This is where I will host music with a more wooden feel.  As always I am very interested in collaborating with my fellow musicians.

I encourage you to visit the sites of the musicians with whom I have collaborated on this page:
https://soundcloud.com/brianpeters-3
https://soundcloud.com/nayj-2
https://soundcloud.com/selaruioana
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett
https://soundcloud.com/mlucas
https://soundcloud.com/tracesoflace
https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
https://soundcloud.com/kodiaktom-1
https://soundcloud.com/lucy-o-music
https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

You can find my other music on these sites:
@progrockdan1
@dan-lockhart
@progrockdan-instrumentals
www.reverbnation.com/prdvocals
www.reverbnation.com/progrockdan1
www.reverbnation.com/daniellockhart4

My songs with Dan Blackard can be found here:
@user-106484228
@user-590884876

www.reverbnation.com/dananddan5
www.reverbnation.com/danx2

I have 72 Songs about Space here:
hearthis.at/progrockdan1/set/space-songs/

I have a collection Christmas songs here:
www.youtube.com/@prd.christmas4703

Children's songs are here:
www.youtube.com/@musicfirkids

I am the bassist in the AGES Band,  We play covers:
https://soundcloud.com/ages-band
https://www.youtube.com/@AGESBand

I would greatly appreciate your support on my Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=59878068&fan_landing=true

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