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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Part of Great Big Sea, also Great Big Sea / Gone by the Board, What Are You At? and Someday Soon
Released on NRA Productions Ltd., also Great Big Sea / Gone by the Board, What Are You At? and Someday Soon
Written by Johnny Burke, also The Night Pat Murphy Died
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 4 of Great Big Sea’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 68 years before this song
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Johnny Burke and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power and Séan McCann
- Part of
- Great Big Sea
- Released on
- NRA Productions Ltd.
- Written by
- Johnny Burke and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power and Séan McCann
- Part of
- Great Big Sea
- Released on
- NRA Productions Ltd.
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: Johnny Burke
Same release: Great Big Sea
Same writer: [traditional]
Same release: Great Big Sea
Same writer: [traditional]
Same release: Great Big Sea
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Alan Doyle
Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Alan Doyle
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Bob Hallett
Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Bob Hallett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Darrell Power
Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Darrell Power
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Séan McCann
Excursion Around the Bay was performed by Séan McCann
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay was written by Johnny Burke
Excursion Around the Bay was written by Johnny Burke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay was written by [traditional]
Excursion Around the Bay was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay is part of the release Great Big Sea
Excursion Around the Bay is part of the release Great Big Sea
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz NRA Productions Ltd. is the label of the song Excursion Around the Bay
NRA Productions Ltd. is the label of the song Excursion Around the Bay
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Excursion Around the Bay was released on 1993
Excursion Around the Bay was released on 1993
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026