Schooner Bentely (The)
Source:
Ivan Walton Collection
Composer:
Jeremiah Cavanaugh
Region:
South Central
Circa:
1849-1900
Year:
1885
As sung by Ian Bell. Transcribed by himself.
Sung by Ian Bell & John Mayberry with Oliver Schroer, fiddle.
A song collected in the 1930s by Ivan Walton. It describes a schooner trip from Toronto to Charlotte NY (near Rochester) to the Welland Canal. It was composed in the 1880s by Captain Jeremiah Cavanaugh.
It is sung to an 18th century tune that has been used for dozens of songs including the "The Dreadnaught".
A Great Lakes schooner 1890s.
Northern Dock, Toronto - about 1870
The scene of the song.
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