1. Sea Songs from Two Oceans: The International Ballad Conference, Terschelling, Holland, July 8 2010 Presented by: David Gregory Athabasca University Song illustrations performed by Rosaleen Gregory A Comparative Analysis of Maritime Songs from the Coasts of Yorkshire and British Columbia

2. 1855-1926 Frank KidsonPhil Thomas Pioneering Yorkshire folksong collector, especially during the 1880s and 1890s Foremost collector of English language folk songs in BC 1921-2007

3. Introduction To what extent do we find parallels between the songs of fishermen, tug-boat men, and ocean-going sailors braving the gales of the North Sea and Atlantic and those of their counterparts working in the Strait of Georgia and on the Pacific Ocean?

4. Sea Songs in the Frank Kidson Collection Songs come mainly from two geographical areas in the North-East of England: the coast of North Yorkshire between Scarborough and Saltburn, and the seaport of Hull in East Yorkshire. Mainly collected by Kidson himself and by his close friend, bricklayer/fiddler Charles Lolley. Six main categories of song. Scarbourough Harbour, 1865 © Yorkshire Coast Maritime Archive

5. Shanties Life at Sea Shipwrecks Marine Battles Pirates and Smugglers Sailors as Lovers Shipwreck near Scarborough © Unnetie Project Herring girls, Scarborough, Yorkshire © National Maritime Museum Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire © National Maritime Museum

7. Sea Songs in the Phil Thomas Collection Collecting spanned three decades: the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Songs were noted mainly on the B.C. coast: in greater Vancouver, on the mainland coast north of that city, and on Vancouver Island. Eight categories of song. Vancouver Island Province of British Columbia Vancouver

8. Shanties Life at Sea Shipwrecks Marine Battles Encounters with First Nations Individual Sailors Fishing – Local Off-shore Fishery – Pacific Ocean Fishery Haida encounter with sailing ship Painting by R.J. Banks Unloading salmon troller, 1947 Paddle wheeler, 1913 Photos © BC Archives

10. Comparing the Two Collections Parallels and similarities Differences Explanations? Yorkshire Yawl Skipper, mid 19 th C © Yorkshire Coast Maritime Archive Commercial Fishermen, British Columbia, mid 20 th C © BC Central Coast Archives