Carry Him to His Burying Ground: Great Big Sea and "General Taylor"

Today's random tune is by Great Big Sea. Great Big Sea is a band that was formed in 1989 under the name Newfoundland Republican Army and has become known for its rock interpretations of Newfoundland folk songs drawing from the island's Irish, Scottish and Cornish heritage. Every year between 1996 and 2000 they won East Coast Music Association's Entertainers of the Year until they stopped submitting their name to allow other bands to compete. They have also been nominated several times for the Juno Awards, Canada's top music awards. They have released nine studio albums, three compilation albums, and three live albums. As of 2015 the band is said to be retired, though members Alan Doyle and Séan McCann have been performing solo but using Great Big Sea Material. This song, General Taylor, is from Great Big Sea's 1998 album Rant and Roar. The song is a traditional sea shanty about General, and later President, Zachary Taylor who defeated Mexican general Santa Anna.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Big_Sea