The Last Leviathan Explained

The Last Leviathan
Published:	1980s
Genre:	English folk song

"The Last Of The Great Whales / The Last Leviathan" is an anti-whaling English folk song which has been recorded by Sheena Wellington,^[1] Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers,^[2] Louis Killen,^[3] Danny Spooner,^[4] Maz O'Connor,^[5] Melanie Harrold,^[6] Fraser Bruce,^[7] and David Carroll.^[8]

Andy Barnes has not spoken on record about what prompted the writing of this song,^[9] though it is thought to have been inspired by Scott McVay's 1966 article in Scientific American.^{[10] [11]}

Being a well-documented song publicised by Mudcat,^[12] and Mainly Norfolk,^[13] the song was recorded by Jon Boden and Oli Steadman for inclusion in their respective lists of daily folk songs "A Folk Song A Day"^[14] and "365 Days Of Folk".^[15]

External links

https://mainlynorfolk.info/louis.killen/songs/thelastleviathan.html

Notes and References

1. News: Kerelaw . 24 January 2024.
2. Web site: Off The Map . 24 January 2024.
3. Web site: The Rose In June . 24 January 2024.
4. Web site: Launch Out On The Deep . 24 January 2024.
5. Web site: Last Orders . 24 January 2024.
6. Web site: The Last Leviathan . 24 January 2024.
7. Web site: Every Song A Story . 24 January 2024.
8. Web site: Bold Reynold . 24 January 2024.
9. Web site: Environmental Humanities Initiative - Introduction . 24 January 2024.
10. Web site: Whaling in Japan: an international and environmental issue . University of Glasgow School of Law Blog . 24 January 2024.
11. McVay . Scott . The Last Of The Great Whales . Scientific American . 215 . 13–21 . 24 January 2024.
12. Web site: The Last Leviathan on Mudcat.org. 24 January 2024.
13. Web site: The Last Of The Great Whales. 24 January 2024.
14. Web site: A Folk Song A Day: Song List. 24 January 2024.
15. Web site: 365 Days Of Folk: Song List. 24 January 2024.