The Water Is Wide (18th Century shanty)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:Roud Folk Song Index (number: 87) (order: 55)
Child Ballads (number: 204) (order: 70)
other databases:https://mainlynorfolk.info/louis.killen/songs/thewateriswide.html [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/122800 [info]
Wikidata:Q7773706 [info]
later translated versions:La mer est immense
La mer est sans fin
later versions:The Water Is Wide
is based on:O Waly, Waly
is the basis for:The Water Is Wide (James Taylor arrangement)
arrangements:The Water Is Wide (arr. Karla Bonoff & Frank Hamilton)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1989-09The Water Is WideSheila Jordan6:38
1993-08-18 – 1993-08-19The Water Is WideJane Bunnett7:41
1993The Water Is WideShirley Grimes3:47
1999-12The Water Is WideinstrumentalCharles Lloyd5:03
2008-10-12The Water is WideliveConspirare, Craig Hella Johnson3:46
2009-12The Water Is WideThe Charles Lloyd Quartet7:20
2011-01The Water Is WideHirundo Maris5:24
Blow the Wind Southerly, Early One Morning & The Water is Wide TraditionalinstrumentalDan Gibson4:38
Carrickfergus/The Water Is Widecover and medleyTom Russell with Finbar Furey4:33
Shenandoah / The Water is WidemedleyCastlebay5:57
The water is widecoverJulie Dahle Aagård3:29
The Water is WidecoverMae Robertson and Don Jackson4:34
The Water is WideinstrumentalTaryn Harbridge3:24
The Water is Wide湯川潮音1:29
The Water is WidecoverCeltic Woman3:31
The Water Is Widee2K4:52
The Water Is WideÓrla Fallon3:23
The Water Is WidecoverRené Froger4:33
The Water Is WidecoverRené Froger4:33
The Water Is WideHayley Westenra3:33
The Water Is WideRené Froger4:33
The Water Is WideRene Froger4:33
The Water Is WideRené Froger4:33
The Water Is WidecoverPeter Hollens2:33
The Water Is WideEdward Flower & Joel Brown4:31
The Water Is WideThe Madrigal Singers2:54
The Water Is WidecoverEva Cassidy4:21
The Water Is WidecoverFeast of Fiddles7:26
The Water Is WideRoger Williams4:26
The Water Is WideCowboy Junkies5:16
The Water Is WideCowboy Junkies3:13
The Water Is WidecoverCeltic Woman3:32
The Water Is WideConnie Dover5:05
The Water Is WideSteeleye Span5:58
The Water Is WideMaura O’Connell3:12
The Water Is WideRowenda Taheny3:07
The Water Is WideVangelis4:23
The Water Is WidePeter Baumgärtner's "Emotions"5:20
The Water Is WideJune Tabor5:36
The Water Is WideJune Tabor5:29
The Water Is WideinstrumentalPaul Brooks3:42
The Water Is WideCath and Phil Tyler5:15
The Water Is Wide藤田恵美4:57
The Water Is Wide[traditional]2:40
The Water Is WideHank Cramer?:??
The Water Is WideHappy Traum6:20
The Water Is WidecoverTufts University Beelzebubs2:45
The Water Is Wide (After o Waly, Waly)Dale Warland Singers, Dale Warland3:57
The Water is Wide (O Waly Waly)Alexander Armstrong4:36
The Water Is Wide (O Waly, Waly)instrumentalMoscow Festival Orchestra4:32
The Water Is Wide / Deep Rivercover and medleyBarbra Streisand5:33
The Water Is Wide / St Agnes / Jeannie and JamiemedleyJune Tabor8:42
The Water Is Wide/Overturecover, medley and partialTom Russell with Maura O’Connell, The Norwegian Wind Ensemble2:33
Water Is WideIndigo Girls4:26
Water Is Wide (live)liveSarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls & Jewel4:18
West Virginia Rose / The Water Is WideFred Hersch5:47