Comments for The Beggars

Comment on Contact by beggarsband

beggarsband — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:52:40 +0000

Right now we don’t have have any touring planned for the US.

Comment on Contact by Donald Garfinkel

Donald Garfinkel — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:24:50 +0000

Will you be coming to the east coast of the US anytime soon?

Comment on Contact by elisabeth benn

elisabeth benn — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:56:59 +0000

Hi Quinten, I notice you are coming to Dandenong 1/11/13. I plan to take a group of migrants who are learning literacy and Australian culture. May I have a list of the songs you plan to perform, please? We need lots of time to learn the songs. Thank you, in anticipation. Elisabeth Benn

Comment on Downloads for DJs by beggarsband

beggarsband — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:44:06 +0000

Click on “Download” just above and to the right of the graphic of the sounds waveform. the download should start automatically and on my system appears in my browser window and is saved in the downloads folder.

Comment on Downloads for DJs by Merv Romeo

Merv Romeo — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:06:01 +0000

How do you download..and where do the downloads go?

Comment on Contact by Richard Marman

Richard Marman — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:32:41 +0000

Caught the Caloundra show on 28 November. Love it and then downloaded 4 CDs from iTunes for $21. C Great experience all round.

Comment on New Tour Dates – West Australia by Terry Jones

Terry Jones — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:53:39 +0000

Enjoyed the vids guys great work.

Comment on The Whale by Doug

Doug — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:39:14 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on The Whale by Q

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:03:09 +0000

I am going to put all the chords for the Australian songbook up at iTunes. But that will take a bit of time so here is a rough sketch [/ means repeat same chord again on the next beat]

The Whale.
Am///G/Am/
They sailed from port one morning the weather it was fair
Am///G/Am/
A gentle breeze it pushed them and no one gave a care
Am/C/G/Am/
They sang and danced and laughed that night and opened up a keg
Am///G/Am/
They’re out to catch the monster whale that took the captain’s leg
Am///G/Am/
The Captain said, “A piece of gold for him who sees me whale
Am///G/AmE7
So bend your backs and row me boys I know that we won’t fail!”
Am/C/G/Am/
So bend your backs and row me lads and take me to me whale
Am/C/G/Am/
Tonight we’ll sing and dance and tomorrow night we’ll sail
Am/C/G/Am/
We’ll sail into the harbour no prouder man there’ll be
Am/C/G/Am/
We’ll show them all we captured the monster from the sea
[Same for the next verse]
They spied the whale one morning the weather it was fair
The men were white as ghosts, the Captain didn’t care
“I’ll take this whale meself” he cried “the weak can stay behind
The strong can share my glory and tonight they’ll share my wine”
The whale it came so close it was bigger than the sky
They lowered down the longboat and they heard the captain cry
Bend your backs and row me lads and take me to me whale…
The whale it came so close it almost tipped the boat
The captain took his harpoon and rammed it down it’s throat
The whale it gave a mournful cry and lifted it’s great tail
And brought it down a crashing on their small boat like a gale
Now 100 years have passed since the Captain and his men
Went down to spend eternity in Davy Jones’ den
The whale it goes on living but inside it bears a scar
And if you’re ever near that place a voice calls from afar…
Bend your backs and row me lads and take me to me whale…

Comment on The Whale by Doug

Doug — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:40:27 +0000

I bought The Whale and absolutely love it. My 11-year-old sings it with me constantly and I’d love the tab so I could play along on my guitar. Would you be willing to share? (I could try and fake it but I don’t want to dishonor the song)