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Cane Bay Cabaret

by Cane Bay Cabaret

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Intro 01:43
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Up the River 03:14
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Doldrums 02:55
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Scurvy Joe 00:57
Scurvy Joe, Scurvy Joe, Meanest pirate that I know. He's soon as shoot as stub your toe- I'd stay away from Scurvy Joe. Scurvy Joe, Scurvy Joe, Meanest pirate that I know. You'll know him by his red chapeaux- I'd steer real clear of Scurvy Joe.
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about

There is a beach a few miles west of Cane Bay on the north shore of St. Croix that is inaccessible due to impassable rocks, both on the shore and the water. For as long as anyone living on the island can remember, on moonlit summer nights when the wind is still, one can clearly hear music and singing coming from this beach for a great distance.

Historical musicologist Mathieu LeGrange heard this music in the early 1950s and spent years developing special equipment to capture it in a recording. (LeGrange, as chance would have it, is the direct descendent of “Wilde Mutt” LeGrange, the notorious pirate captain who frequented the north shore of St. Croix in the early 17th century.) On July 17, 1959 at 10:42pm, Mathieu LeGrange left Christiansted harbor in a small sailcraft intending to make the recording. He was never seen again.

On July 17, 2022, a watertight canister washed onto the shore of Christiansted harbor. It was found to contain a set of reel-to-reel tapes and a single photograph. Several of the tapes were labeled and dated July 17, 1959. Handwriting analysts have confirmed that the writing is that of Mathieu LeGrange. These are some of the recordings that were on those tapes.

credits

released March 24, 2023

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Matthew Labarge at Cynelic Gast Studio

Performed by Matthew Labarge, except...
Voice on Intro: Malcolm MacKenzie
Chorus women's voices: Naomi Morse
Cello on Scurvy Joe: Roy Harran, HCB

Design by
Ben Crenshaw

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Matthew Labarge Blacksburg, Virginia

Sheet music: matthewlabarge.com

Matthew Labarge works tirelessly in a tiny studio in Blacksburg, Virginia to bring you albums that unfold like a novel, are worth listening to carefully, and still yield new insights after many listens. ... more

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