Songs of the Sea
Rolling Home to Old New England
~Traditional
Call all hands to man the capstan
See the cable running clear
Heave away and with a will, boys
For new England we will steer
Rolling home, rolling home
Rolling home across the sea
Rolling home to old New England
Rolling home dear land to thee
Fare you well, you Spanish maidens
It is time to say adieu
Happy times we’ve spent together
Happy times we’ve spent with you
“Round Cape Horn one frosty morning
And our sails were full of snow
Clear your sheets and sway your halyards
Swing her out and let her go
Up aloft amid the rigging
Blows a wild and rushing gale
Like a monsoon in the springtime
Filling out each well known sail
And the waves we leave behind us
Seem to murmur as they flow
There’s a hearty welcome waiting
In the land to which you go
Many thousand miles behind us
Many thousand miles before
Ocean lifts her winds to bring us
To that well remembered shore
Performances, Workshops,
Resources & Recordings
The American Folk Experience is dedicated to collecting and curating the most enduring songs from our musical heritage. Every performance and workshop is a celebration and exploration of the timeless songs and stories that have shaped and formed the musical history of America. John Fitzsimmons has been singing and performing these gems of the past for the past forty years, and he brings a folksy warmth, humor and massive repertoire of songs to any occasion.
Festivals & Celebrations
Coffeehouses
School Assemblies
Library Presentations
Songwriting Workshops
Artist in Residence
House Concerts
Pub Singing
Irish & Celtic Performances
Poetry Readings
Campfires
Music Lessons
Senior Centers
Voiceovers & Recording
““Beneath the friendly charisma is the heart of a purist gently leading us from the songs of our lives to the timeless traditional songs he knows so well…”
Join Fitz
at The Colonial Inn
“The Nobel Laureate of New England Pub Music…”
On the Green, in Concord, MA
Every Thursday Night
for over thirty years…
“A Song Singing, Word Slinging, Story Swapping,
Ballad Mongering, Folksinger, Teacher, & Poet…”
Contact Fitz!
Fitz’s Recordings
& Writings
Songs, poems, essays, reflections and ramblings of a folksinger, traveler, teacher, poet and thinker…
Download for free from the iTunes Bookstore
“A Master of Folk…”
Fitz’s now classic recording of original songs and poetry…
Download from the iTunes Music Store
“A Masterful weaver of song whose deep, resonant voice rivals the best of his genre…”
Campfire: The Greatest Camp Songs of all Time
“2003: Best Children’s Music Recording of the Year…”
Fitz & The Salty Dawgs
Amazing music, good times and good friends…
“When the eyes rest on the soul…that’s Fitzy…”
TheCraftedWord.org
Writing help
when you need it…
Fitz’s Journal
Thoughts on Common Days
Out of the Forge: April 6, 2017
Some nights I feel like I am singing in a mall. Tonight--in a fun way--it felt a bit like I walked into the Natick mall at Christmas time and pulled out my guitar in front of the Apple store and started to play, but like every night down at the inn it evolved into a...
Out of the Forge: March 30, 2017
Every Thursday Night at The Colonial Inn On the Green, in Concord, Massachusetts This is my first attempt at trying to record a night at the inn, so please forgive my engineering errors as a producer. I simply used the Bose Tonematch into Garageband and called it good...
Ring of Fire: The Power of Simplicity
In fifth grade my mother finally let me go to the Concord Music store and buy a "45" single. I bought Johnny Cash’s version of “Ring of Fire” written by his future wife June Carter and Merle Kilgore, a noted country songwriter of his day. There was no doubt in my...
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