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I live in Detroit, and the 'Maritime Sailors' Cathedral', the Mariner's Church, rang out 30 times when Gordon died. 29 for the sailors, and 1 for the bard. It makes me proud to be from Michigan, and Detroit.

RIP crew of the Fitzgerald. Ernest McSorley - Captain born in 1912 in Canada and lived in Toledo, Ohio. He started command of the Fitzgerald in 1972 with more than 40 years of experience navigating oceans and the Great Lakes. McSorley was highly regarded for his skills, especially in heavy weather. He intended to retire after the 1975 shipping season but was survived by wife Nellie Pollock. John McCarthy - First mate born in 1913 and lived in Bay Village, Ohio. James Pratt - Second mate born in 1931 and lived in Lakewood, Ohio. Michael Armagost - Third mate born in 1938 and lived in Iron River, Wisconsin. David Weiss - Cadet born in 1953 and lived in Agoura, California. Ransom Cundy - Watchman born in 1922 on Easter Sunday in Houghton, Michigan, and lived in Superior, Wisconsin. He was in the Marine Corp and fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. Fortunate to survive, Cundy was awarded several commendations and medals for his service. He was sailing with his friend Frederick J. Beetcher at the time of the sinking. Cundy was survived by his daughter Cheryl, her husband, and their seven children as well as three grandchildren from his youngest daughter Janice who passed away in 1974. Karl Peckol - Watchman born in 1955 and lived in Ashtabula, Ohio. William Spengler - Watchman born in 1916 and lived in Toledo, Ohio. John Simmons - Senior wheelman born in 1913 in Ashland, Wisconsin, where he also lived. He was known as a storyteller, jokester, and pool shark, and he loved sailing. Friends with Captain McSorley for more than 30 years, the ill-fated Fitzgerald trip was going to be his last before retirement. Simmons was survived by wife Florence (who never dated or remarried after his death) and two daughters Mary and Patricia. Eugene O’Brien - Wheelman born in 1925 in Minnesota and lived in Toledo, Ohio. Nicknamed the “Great Lakes Gambler,” he worked on ships from age 16 and only took a four-year hiatus as a glass factory worker. He loved casinos and playing cards. O’Brien was survived by wife Nancy and son John, who was just 17 when he lost his father. John Poviach - Wheelman born in 1916 and lived in Bradenton, Florida. Paul Riippa - Deckhand born in 1953 and lived in Ashtabula, Ohio. Mark Thomas - Deckhand born in 1954 and lived in Richmond Heights, Ohio. Bruce Hudson - Deckhand born in 1953 and lived in North Olmsted, Ohio. George Holl - Chief engineer born in 1915 and lived in Cabot, Pennsylvania. Edward Bindon - First assistant engineer born in 1928 and lived in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Thomas Edwards - Second assistant engineer born in 1925 and lived in Oregon, Ohio. Russell Haskell - Second assistant engineer born in 1935 and lived in Millbury, Ohio. Oliver Champeau - Third assistant engineer born in 1934 and lived in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Nicknamed “Buck,” he quit school at age 13 to raise four siblings after his father died. During his life, Champeau fought in the Korean War with the Marine Corps. Ralph Walton - Oiler born in 1917 and lived in Fremont, Ohio. He and his brother Wade sailed on many Columbia Transportation ships, including the Fitzgerald, but only he was on board when it sank. He often volunteered to maintain the ships during winter and gave his nephews tours of the vessels. Walton was survived by a wife and son Alan who worked on freighters too. Blaine Wilhelm - Oiler born in 1923 in Big Bay, Michigan, and lived in Moquah, Wisconsin. He was in the Navy for 11 years, serving in WWII and the Korean War before being discharged as a first class fireman. Afterward, Wilhelm sailed for 19 years. He liked to go fishing and deer hunting and enjoyed playing pool, barbecuing, spending time with family and friends, and eating blueberry pie. Wilhelm was survived by wife Lorraine, seven children, and a grandchild born just four days after the Fitzgerald sank. Thomas Bentsen - Oiler born in 1952 and lived in St. Joseph, Michigan. Gordon MacLellan - Wiper born in 1945 and lived in Clearwater, Florida. Less than one month before the tragic Fitzgerald journey, he built a home in Presque Isle, Michigan, to make travel between the two states easier. MacLellan took after his father, Master Captain Donald MacLellan who traveled the Great Lakes route several times. Robert Rafferty - Steward and cook born in 1913 in Toledo, Ohio, where he also lived. After 30 years of sailing, he started just filling in for crew members. Rafferty wasn’t supposed to be on the fateful journey but was called to fill in for the regular steward. He was actually considering retiring altogether. Rafferty was survived by wife Brooksie, daughter Pam, and several grandchildren. Allen Kalmon - Second cook born in 1932 and lived in Washburn, Wisconsin. Joseph Mazes - Special maintenance man born in 1916 in Ashland, Wisconsin, where he also lived. He sailed for 30 years on the Great Lakes and loved his job. At one point, he saved another crewman’s life. Sadly, the 1975 season would have been his last because he planned to retire. Mazes loved ice fishing, deer hunting, and snowmobiling in his free time. His siblings, nieces, and nephews remember how kind and generous he was. They recall him being afraid of Captain McSorley’s habit of never pulling out of a storm. Thomas Borgeson - Maintenance man born in 1934 and lived in Duluth, Minnesota. Frederick Beetcher - Porter born in 1919 and lived in Superior, Wisconsin. Nolan Church - Porter born in 1920 and lived in Silver Bay, Minnesota. He didn’t start sailing until his 40s after watching the freighters pass by his home and thinking that the job would be fun. He was survived by multiple children who say that he loved the job. Son Rick recalls his father joking that the Great Lakes didn’t have a hole big enough for the Fitzgerald. Church didn’t think that such a tragedy could happen.

Sadly, Gordon Lightfoot at the age of 84 is no longer with us. This cover and his original song will always remind us of his brilliant storytelling voice and his great songs. RIP to a legend.

As a native of Michigan who've heard Gordon Lightfoot's song more times than I care to admit, I wasn't sure how I'd like someone else covering it... but y'all did an awesome job. Loved the reverence and emotion at the end. Just very, very well done.

You guys should do "fair well to Nova Scotia" or "Barrett's Privateers" you guys would kill it!

Ah the mighty Fitz... as a Great Lakes mariner myself, this one will hit home

As a Michigander, I shed a very proud tear. Lake Superior is every bit as dangerous and awe-inspiring as Gordon Lightfoot wrote. You revere her, you fear the gales and waves, and you behold the hundreds of shipwrecks and thousands of lives lost with awe and somber respect. If anyone ever has the chance to visit the Upper Peninsula, I highly recommend making a trip of the north shore, even go on the Circle Tour, and try out the glass bottom boat tours and visit the mining and sailing landmarks. Superior is named the "Great Sea" by the Ojibwe for a reason, and she is wonderful and terrible.

Very sad news today (May 2nd 2023), the Canadian troubadour, Gordon Lightfoot has passed away at the age of 84. RIP Gordon, you gave Canada its voice.

I remember the night this ship went down. We were at a late movie and when we got out, the wind was so fierce (just south of mid-Michigan) that stray shopping carts were flying across the mostly empty parking lot. The next morning my mother called me and said, 'a ship went down in Lake Superior last night'. Growing up in Michigan, the great lakes were a huge part of my life.

Gordon Lightfoot and Stan Rogers fit you guys so so well. And to top it off, to hear you guys do The Dreadnought’s “Dear Old Stan” might just be perfect.

There's a wonderful edge of pain and roughness in Robbie's voice here! What a beautiful cover

Every year on November 10th the Great Lakes Shipwreck Musuem at Whitefish Point holds a memorial ceremony to honor the crew members as well as sailors lost in other shipwrecks. They ring the bell 29 times for the 29 men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald and once more for the other crews. My step-grandfather's dad has rung the bell at the ceremony at least twice and one for the Captain. ⚓️🔔

The Edmund Fitzgerald is definitely my favorite large Lake Superior shipwreck with a song written about it.

you've made the entire upper peninsula of michigan smile with this one :D

They rang the church bell 30 time just a few days ago . RIP Gordon Lightfoot. Well done fellas

Last spring, my mom took me to see you guys perform in Boston, Mass. When we were driving back home after, she mentioned to me that she thought you’d do a fantastic cover of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. So when I saw the preview for this video, I immediately had to call her! We absolutely love you guys! :D

I would love to see a cover of "Which side are you on?" by Pete Seeger, it seems very topical with all the strikes going on in the UK right now as well.

As a Canadian, and one who grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot, this is a truly lovely version of a classic song commentating the tragedy of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Lake Superior owns my heart and this song has a piece. We spent summer vacations on its shores in the UP. The man who ran the resort and the charter fishing service actually was shipwrecked the night the Fitzgerald went down, but he was close to shore and was able to swim ashore and promptly go to the local bar for a beer. He passed away last month. Your rendition did him proud. RIP Captain Dave.

Man, what timing. I hope Gordon heard your cover. You definitely did it justice. Well done.

Michigander here and this is one of the most interesting events in our history~ Love the song and cant wait for your legendary harmony on it!

I love me some Gordon Lightfoot. Very hyped

Being born and raised in Minnesota and been tied to maritime history for most of my life, I have listened to this song (and Gordon Lightfoot) for most of my life. I can honestly say that I was skeptical of this rendition, even though I've been a fan of you all for years now. However, after listening to this, I can say you lads nailed it; you did 'er proud. Fair winds to you all!

This song never fails to give me chills, and brings a tear to my eye. Grew up on the west end of the U.P., and now live in the Keweenaw, near Lake Superior, and not far, as U.P. distances go, from where this happened. I'm old enough to remember when it happened, I was in high school, and it is still a pretty big deal up here. Thank you for this, you really did it justice.

Oh man! I'm pretty pumped! Growing up in the Keewenaw, I heard this song on the radio yearly. It was a big deal. Still is, I assume, but it always felt like I heard it less often as I got older. Maybe it faded out of memory (We moved up there from another part of the UP in '95, so it was still fairly recent) or maybe I just didn't listen to the radio as much.

Would love to see you guys try Far Over The Misty Mountains!

IMVHO, Gordon Lightfoot, as a lyricist, pretty much stood head and shoulders above everyone else. Practically peerless. This is a superlative rendition of a masterwork of songwriting.

My god, lads, you did not need to go this hard. Fantastic work! Hmm… how about either Over the Hills and Far Away (from Sharpe) or Green Fields of France?

Such a powerful and chilling rendition of a classic. It's nice to think that while most people die and are eventually forgotten, those 29 sailors will live on forever in this song.

I keep coming back to this cover. As a Wisconsinite this really is the best cover of this fateful ballad I've ever heard! And I mean that, I've heard so many covers but none of them ever went this hard, and it's no surprise the Longest Johns were able to pull it off! I really would love to see you guys make an entire album about the Great Lakes eventually, there are a lot of folk songs about the inland seas we call the Great Lakes and the seemingly quaint way of life lived on their waters and shores hidden away from the world. The Great Lakes on the surface seem to lack the glory of the open ocean but in reality are full of stories and history that deserve more recognition, Great Lakes sailors back during the days of sail even had their own sea shanties and ballads, some of which were derived from ocean-going shanties and others entirely original. And songs were still written into the days of steam and diesel powered vessels. Man, I'd love to see a Great Lakes themed album from you guys, including this cover in it. As a maritime history geek, sea shanty lover, and Midwesterner, it would be the greatest thing ever.

They rang the bell of the Old Mariners Church 30 times after Gorden Lightfoot died

Okay, who wants to crowdfund a trip for the longest Johns to get to lake Superior shore and do this live?

THIS IS THE MOST HYPED IVE EVER BEEN FOR A LONGEST JOHNS DROP

As a Minnesota girl and a lover of the North Shore, I'm so excited for this! 🎶Superior, they said, never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.... 🎶

There is not a wasted word in that song. Gordon was an amazing songwriter and story teller. Great performance lads.

Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote this very shortly after it happened, but he got a LOT of the details eerily accurate to what they think actually happened, which wouldn't have been known until years later when they dived down to the wreck.

As a Michigander I am very excited to hear their version of this lovely tune

Just when I thought I couldn't be more hyped, I find out you've covered the Edmund Fitzgerald!

This a great cover and Tribute for the Canadian legend Gordon Lightfoot thank you The Longest Johns

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy With a load of iron ore many thousand tons more Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty That good ship and crew was a bone to be chewed When the gales of November came early The ship was the pride of the American side Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most With a crew and good captain well seasoned Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms When they left fully loaded for Cleveland Then later that night when the ship's bell rang out Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'? Well the wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound When the wave broke over the railing And every man knew, as the captain did too T'was the witch of November come stealin' The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait When the gales of November came slashin' When afternoon came it was freezin' with rain In the face of a hurricane west wind When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck Sayin', "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya" At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in He said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya" The captain wired in he had water comin' in And the good ship and crew was in peril And later that night when his lights went outta sight Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours? The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her They might have split up or they might have capsized They may have broke deep and took water And all that remains is the faces and the names Of the wives and the sons and the daughters Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings In the rooms of her ice-water mansion Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams The islands and bays are for sportsmen And farther below Lake Ontario Takes in what Lake Erie can send her And the iron boats go as the mariners all know With the gales of November remembered In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee Superior, they said, never gives up her dead When the gales of November come early

I love this song, heard it a lot from growing up in Michigan

My Michigander heart. ❤ We’re literally taught this song all though elementary school.

Rest in Peace Gordon Lightfoot ( November 17, 1938,- May 1st 2023)

Beautiful! Best cover of that song to date. We Michigander's consider that song as sacred as a church hymn, and you guys did it right!

yea I cant wait! I cant say as I was expecting it from you since you are brits but this makes me very happy as this is one of my favorite songs in the shanty/ ballad lane and very few groups have covered it.

Leslie Fish's "The Day It All Fell Apart" is definitely a song I and I imagine others would love to hear you do, I think you're one of the few bands that can really pull it off

RIP Gordon Lightfoot. This is a great cover.

Today is a good day. This is one of the first "sailor songs" I was introduced to, thanks to my dad. So it holds one of the highest places in my heart ❤️

I would love to hear you lads to a rendition of 16 Tons. I'm sure it'd be Adequate :)

As a Wisconsinite whose father is a Yooper, I'm very excited to hear your rendition of this fantastic ballad.

I absolutely love every time Tilbury Town comes up in livestreams, and I think it would be a great one to have an official version of, especially because no one sings it like you guys! :)

Splendid cover y’all! Gordon Lightfoot is my favorite artist and songwriter. RIP Gordon

"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours" is still a HELL of a lyric. From this Michigander- thank you.

1938-2023-the legend lives on

At last - a new version of this song! Anytime you go to a maritime museum in the Great Lakes, they have this on repeat, so it's great to hear your take.

My dad's family are all from the Superior, WI/Duluth, MN area, where the Edmund Fitzgerald launched on that ill-fated trip. The legend does indeed live on, and Superior's fearsome reputation along with it. Excellent cover lads.

Yay!!!! I live near Duluth, MN, and remember hearing (and learning) this song for the first time in an elementary school music class. Can't wait!

Gordon Lightfoot passed recently and when he died the very church in Detroit mentioned in this song rang its bell 30 times- 29 for the men of the Fitz and 1 for Gordon 💙💚

Saw you kids in Montreal last November. Quelle spectacle!! I always liked "Heave Away" by Roger McGuinn/Clancy Brothers. Put that one up your khybers and you'll have a friend for life.

RIP Gordon Lightfoot!! One of my favorite covers! How many hits does this get today to honor a legend?

Ohhhhh I am SO excited for this!!! 🤩 Being a Great Lakes Michigan Gal, my sisters, Mom, and I have been talking about The John’s needing to give this and other Great Lakes songs a go! We are ECSTATIC! 🥹🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

RIP to the men of the Edmund Fitzgerald..love some gorden lightfoot

You guys have a wonderful way of singing about tragedies. This is great. Fire and Flame was my favourite off Cure What Ails You, and the new song One Hundred Feet hit really hard.

Fitting, I suppose, that someone released a good cover just months before Lightfoot passed away. The passing of the torch, perhaps, or the lighthouse keys, as the case may be.

rest in peace Gordon Lightfoot. o7

I'd love a studio version of Tilbury Town, also this is an amazing rendition of The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald

The last verse don acapella gave me chills. This is one of my favorite songs ever, and you guys nailed it! For your next one I'd love to see what you could do with The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

RIP Gordon Lightfoot

As someone who requested this song, I'm so glad you guys finally got around to it

RIP Gordon Lightfoot - May 1st, 2023 - 84 Years of age.

The acapella bit gave me goosebumps... so good. Thank you for covering this song, which in itself, is a tribute to those lost and the families they left behind.

WOW! Just… WOW! Listening to this I began to believe that you guys had missed the point of this song, turning it into another Irish pub song. Then you got to the last verse and I realized that you hadn’t missed the point at all. You understood the point perfectly. Your respect and understanding shon through magnificently.

I've been listening to this song since as long as I can remember and I actually had the privilege of seeing Gordon Lightfoot live in concert a few years ago.

We definitely need more Gordon Lightfoot covers!

I have been singing and humming your songs to help lull my children to sleep for years. I had no idea yall did a cover of The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald!? I really liked this rendition. As a sportsman and boy raised in Michigan, I had heard the original song hundreds of times. We knew the dangers of being on the great lakes during storms... A very sombering last verse. Well done lads. Well done. RIP Mariners of the Fitz

I grew up in northern Michigan. November 10th of every year all the radios would play this song. Every father told the story, every mother remembered, and us kids knew every word. Even now 47 years later, no longer near my lakes of my home, I remember You guys did amazing. I have no way of explaining how much this means to me

Ooh boy, this was unexpected. I hope this is good. This song hits differently here in Michigan

Omg, when I first heard this song as a child, it sparked a lifelong fascination with shipwrecks and Maritime tragedies and you all just nailed it. That haunting, haunted ending gave me goosebumps all over. As one other person commented, this is truly a lovely tribute not only to the 29 lives lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald but also to the late, great Gordon Lightfoot. Thank you so much for this.

Loved this song. To answer the what to do next question: -White Squall -Thousands are Sailing -South Australia -The Broad Majestic Shannon -The idiot -Dirty old town -Flowers of Bermuda -Bluenose -Captain Kidd Can think of others, certainly White Squall (Stan Rogers) would be a good starting point, and work well coming off the back of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

I would love if you guys covered “The Rocky Road to Dublin”

A really great rendition of a great song ... and that's from a Canadian who is a Lightfoot fan. Even though it's a dirge your version gives you the urge to pond mugs on the table. How about doing (if you haven't already) "The Mary Ellen Carter"?

Having my closing weekend of Ten November, a play about the Fitzgerald. Thanks for this wonderful cover!

This brought tears to my old eyes. You've honored this song. I've lived around the great lakes my whole life, so this song was part of my childhood. I never would have imagined that it would get much attention from your side of the big pond.

Robbie/Dave is such a great sound. Wild and windswept with warm wood tones woven through.

I wouldn’t complain if you did another Gordon Lightfoot cover. I'd love to hear what you would do with “Early Morning Rain.” But, I think you'd do “Steel Rail Blues” splendidly. And I'm certain you would do “Bitter Green” positively beautifully.

Exquisitely adequate! Haunting and heartbreaking; so beautiful. You more than did it justice. EDIT: The more I listen to this, the more enchanted I am. The last verse especially is breathtaking. Thank you so much for covering this!

I'm a proud Michigander and it's such an honor to see you give such respect to one of our most important historical events. Every person here knows the story and the song of the Fitz.The lakes are our heritage here

As someone from Michigan who just heard this, thank you for the care and respect you gave this song. I was worried you'd just "sing it" but you put in the emotion and sorrow that the song deserves so thank you.

This is such a powerful song, it always sends shivers up my spine. And you did it justice. As yet another Michigander, I feel a personal connection to the story; I was 7 when the Fitz sank and I'm kind of haunted by the fact that my parents probably saw reports of it on the nightly news, probably read front page coverage of it in the local newspaper. The kids who lost their dads that night were my generation. The song is oral history at its finest, and I'm glad it lives on as a beautiful memorial to a terrible tragedy.

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a haunting ballad by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, released in 1976. It tells the story of the real-life sinking of the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior during a November 1975 storm. All 29 crew members tragically lost their lives, and the cause of the disaster remains a mystery. Lightfoot's song weaves a powerful tale of maritime peril and the immense power of nature. Drawing on news reports and his own passion for Great Lakes sailing, his lyrics forever etched the Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew into the hearts of those who hear the song. Primary Source: Newsweek Magazine. "The Cruelest Month." Newsweek, November 24, 1975, 30-32.

One of my favorite songs, so you have a high bar... And, while you *may* not have unseated GL, that ending... I'm breathless. Well done!

Once you guys started doing more Americana I knew this cover was coming eventually and knew you would nail it.

This is awesome. I grew up around the Great Lakes, so this really took me back to my childhood. Also Barrett's Privateers, White Squall, or Northwest Passage would be amazing to hear from y'all!

The original of this makes me cry... you guys nailed it. Three Dreadnaughts songs I'd love to hear you do in order of MOST on down. Whup! Jamboree, Fire Marengo!, and Shilo

Asking again for 'Man of Constant Sorrow'. Probably my favourite country song!

Woo! That point when you all started singing gave me chills!

This song always gives me chills

I'd absolutely love to see Fare Thee Well/Dink's song, it's so beautiful on stream and truly brings me joy (and likely sadness) each time I hear it!

Loving these Great Lakes tunes! Putting my request in for Eli the Barrow boy!