Singing with the Westerly Morris Men
Yes, we used to sing, and sometimes we still do!
I first met the Westerly Morris Men singing. I just didn't know it at the time. The Mystic Contradance used to be held at the Stonington Community Center. Afterwards, great numbers of the dancers would retire to the Seahorse Tavern in Noank, Connecticut, for hours of loud and wonderful pub singing, often led by Herb Nickel of the Westerly Morris Men.
This page has been created as a tribute to Herb Nickel, who moved to Arizona where he met his end peacefully on June 22, 2017. It is also a tribute to his late wife, Joan Nickel, who passed away on December 5, 2013, consequent to injuries from an auto accident. Joan was similarly gifted as a musician and Morris dancer.
This web page functions as a place for singers of songs to find songs to sing. It has been updated in January 2019 to also help singers of songs to find places to sing said songs with other singers, further down the page. If you wish to add other web sites or pub sings to this page, please send an email to the Web Master at westerly-morris-men@cox.net.
| Westerly Morris Men Specific |
1. The Church's One Foundation, a.k.a., The Dogs Were Having a Party
- Music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1864
- First verse by William Sternberg, May 1988, enroute to The Quail Ale
- Remaining verses, Traditional
2. The Lantern Hill Song
- Music Traditional, Tune of "Farmer's Boy"
- Lyrics by Peter Leibert, 2009, posted on THIS web page.
- Can be heard in THIS video.
| Original lyrics to be found only here |
3. Pub Sing Farewell
by Damaris Rohsenow, March 2019
4. Coming Down with Loud Meowing
by Damaris Rohsenow, May 2019
5. Skipper Jan Rebek – Parody
by Norm Dudziak, February 2019
| English |
6. An Apres Morris Song Archive
Morris aficionado Phil Carmichael put together in one 400+ volume an archive of lyrics to many of the best songs and ditties sung at 'post dancing' sessions, ales, and other occasions. You can access this massive body of work HERE, courtesy of The Morris Ring website.
7. English Folk Songs - Chords, Lyrics and Origins
8. Traditional Songs from England
| Celtic |
9. Irish Songs and Lyrics
10. Scotish Song Lyrics
11. Collection of Irish Song Lyrics
12. Irish Songs, Music, Lyrics and Midis for Traditional, Drinking and Folk Songs
| All Manner of Things to Sing |
13. The Quahog Quire [of Rhode Island]
14. Worksongs.org
Special thanks to Lynz Morahn for bringing this to my attention and getting us all singing the Mchakamchaka Chant in Swahili at the Mystic Sea Music Festival in 2019. This web site has audio and video recordings of the songs being performed, as well as the printed lyrics, so you can learn from scratch songs you've never heard before.
15. A Traditional Music Library.
16. Tom Lewis Song Lyrics (Sea Music)
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| Herb Nickel (L), with Wally and Carol Fenn
and Everett Munro (R), Scotland 8/13/87 |
Joan Nickel performing Mosley Bobbin in England, 1988. |
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