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15 tracks | 64 minutes
Released Mar 2005
on Depot Recordings
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 The Crack Schooner Moonlight lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 The Crack Schooner Moonlight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 The Crack Schooner Moonlight
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:57 Saint Martin Island lyrics BUY MP3 07:57 Saint Martin Island lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:57 Saint Martin Island
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 The Wreck of the Erie Bell lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 The Wreck of the Erie Bell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 The Wreck of the Erie Bell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 Follow the Drinkin' Gourd lyrics BUY MP3 02:51 Follow the Drinkin' Gourd lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 When the Willie Went Down lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 When the Willie Went Down lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 When the Willie Went Down
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:03 Perry's Victory on Lake Erie lyrics BUY MP3 05:03 Perry's Victory on Lake Erie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:03 Perry's Victory on Lake Erie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 Shanty Boy on the Big Eau Claire lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 Shanty Boy on the Big Eau Claire lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 Shanty Boy on the Big Eau Claire
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:10 Lament for the Lost Lake Sailors lyrics BUY MP3 06:10 Lament for the Lost Lake Sailors lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:10 Lament for the Lost Lake Sailors
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:44 The Ward Line lyrics BUY MP3 04:44 The Ward Line lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:44 The Ward Line
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:57 The Mermaid of Ontario lyrics BUY MP3 02:57 The Mermaid of Ontario lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:57 The Mermaid of Ontario
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:15 Charles Conrad on the SS Badger lyrics BUY MP3 05:15 Charles Conrad on the SS Badger lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:15 Charles Conrad on the SS Badger
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:06 Shallo Brown lyrics BUY MP3 02:06 Shallo Brown lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:06 Shallo Brown
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:53 The Scottish Hero lyrics BUY MP3 03:53 The Scottish Hero lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:53 The Scottish Hero
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:31 The Returning lyrics BUY MP3 03:31 The Returning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:31 The Returning
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 Phantom Ships that Pass in the Night lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 Phantom Ships that Pass in the Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 Phantom Ships that Pass in the Night
One of Lee Murdock's most popular CDs, The Lost Lake Sailors features Shel Silverstein's "The Mermaid of Ontario" alongside traditional ballads like "Perry's Victory on Lake Erie" from the War of 1812, and songs written by Tamarack's Alex Sinclair
Bio / Background
The Lost Lake Sailors is dedication reads:
A musical tribute to all of those lake sailors lost at sea, lost in their careers, lost in spirit or lost from the
pages of history.
(THE MERMAID OF ONTARIO):
Who but Shel Silverstein would rhyme,
Chair-i-o
with
Ster-e-o
and get away with it!!
(CHARLES CONRAD ON THE SS BADGER)
For those taking the ferry across Lake Michigan, Lee's performance of this original song by Tamarack's Alex Sinclair is a love story-in-song that stays with you for many fond voyages.
(WHEN THE WILLIE WENT DOWN)
The shipwreck diver will enjoy Lee's performance of this Larry Penn song about the Prince Wilhelm II, a shipwreck which is now said to be haunted.
(SAINT MARTIN ISLAND)
"Saint Martin Island lays to the entrance of Green Bay ..." as the song begins, tells the story of a haunted lighthouse and island, just off Washington Island near Door County.
↓ more ↓(THE WARD LINE)
Some of the sailors lost to the pages of history are honored in this traditional song, about black sailors working on the Great Lakes ore trade.
This CD also marks Lee Murdock's return to featuring some instrumental guitar music on each CD.
↑ less ↑Average Customer Review: 5
5 Starsjmc wrote on February 09, 2008
You've done a great job of "Telling the Story!"














