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1928 single by Henry Thomas
"Fishing Blues " (also "Fishin' Blues ") is a
blues song written in 1911 by
Chris Smith , who is best known for "
Ballin' the Jack ". "Fishing Blues" was first recorded in 1928 by
"Ragtime Texas" Henry Thomas on vocals and guitar with the introduction and breaks played on quills, a type of
panpipe . It is
Roud Folk Song Index No. 17692.
[1]
The song ostensibly describes the pleasures of catching, cooking, and eating your own fish, particularly
catfish . The
refrain includes:
Here's a little somethin' I would like to relate,
Any fish bite, you've got good bait,
I'm a-goin' a-fishin', yes, I'm a-goin' a-fishin',
I'm a-goin' a-fishin' too.
Recordings
1928 – Henry Thomas, 10-inch 78 rpm single Vocalion 1249
[2]
[3]
1930s{?)[
citation needed ] –
Sam Chatmon ,
[4] included on the 1979 album Sam Chatmon's Advice
[5]
1964 – Mike Seeger,
[6] on the album Mike Seeger
[7]
1965 – The Holy Modal Rounders,
[8]
[9]
[10] on the album
The Holy Modal Rounders 2
1965 –
The Lovin' Spoonful ,
[11] on the album
Do You Believe in Magic
1966 – Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band,
[12] on the album See Reverse Side for Title
1968 – John Martyn,
[13] on the album
The Tumbler
1969 –
Taj Mahal ,
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17] on the album
Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home
1975 –
Lillebjørn Nilsen ,
[18] on the album Byen med det store hjertet
1977 – Richard Bargel,
[19] on the album Blue Steel
[20]
1984 – John Sebastian,
[21] on the 2001 album One Guy, One Guitar
[22]
1990 –
Nappy Brown ,
[23] on the album Apples and Lemons
[24]
2000 – Paramount Trio,
[25] on the album At the Crossroads of Collingwood and Fitzr
[26]
2001 – Felonius Blues Revue,
[27] on the album Sketches in Blue
[28]
2001 –
David Thomas ,
[29] on the album The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited
[30]
2001 – Claire Tomlinson,
[31] on the album Black, White and Blues, Vol. 1
[32]
2002 –
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ,
[33] on the album
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
2002 – Teja and Luke,
[34] on the album Better Day
[35]
2003 –
Disney ,
[36] on the soundtrack album
Finding Nemo : Ocean Favorites
[37]
2003 – Doofus,
[38] on the album Handful of Songs
[39]
2003 –
Jean-Jacques Milteau ,
[40] on the album Blue 3rd
2003 –
Artie Traum ,
Chris Shaw and Tom Akstens,
[41] on the album Big Trout Radio: Songs About Fishing
[42]
2003 – David Thompson and Ben Winship,
[43]
[44] on the album Fishing Music
[45]
2004 – The Juggernauts,
[46] on the album As We Like It
[47]
2006 – Blues Etc.,
[48] on the album Blues Etc.
[49]
2006 – Ben Bonham,
[50] on the album Kids Only
[51]
2006 – The Gutbucket Jug Band,
[52] on the album Raunchy, Paunchy, Rootless and Blue
[53]
2006 – Gareth Hedges and Lance Bennett,
[54] on the album Candy Man
[55]
2006 –
Hell's Kitchen ,
[56] on the album City Streets
[57]
2006 – Peter "Madcat" Ruth,
[58] on the album Live in Rio
[59]
2006 – Someday Baby,
[60] on the album Backbone Move
[61]
2007 – Bill and Kristin Morris,
[62] on the album Not Your Regular Cup of Tea
[63]
2008 – Steve Baker and Dick Bird,
[64] on the album King Kazoo
[65]
2008 – Electric Apricot,
[66] on the soundtrack album of the movie
Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
[67]
2009 – Graham Hine,
[68] on the album You'll Be Hearing from Me Real Soon
[69]
2015 – Spuyten Duyvil,
[70] on the album The Social Music Hour, Vol. 1
[71]
References
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"Fishing Blues" .
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library . Retrieved February 16, 2022 .
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Henry Thomas – Fishing Blues, Composed by Henry Thomas / Taj Mahal at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Sam Chatmon – Fishing Blues, Composed by Sam Chatmon at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^ Owens, Thom.
Sam Chatmon – Sam Chatmon's Advice at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Mike Seeger – Fishing Blues, Composed by Henry Thomas at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^ Unterberger, Richie.
Mike Seeger – Mike Seeger at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
The Holy Modal Rounders – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
The Holy Modal Rounders – Fishin' Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
The Holy Modal Rounders – Fishin' Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
The Lovin' Spoonful – at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Jim Kweskin – Fishin' Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
John Martyn – Fishin' Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^
Taj Mahal – Fishing Blues, Composed by Henry Thomas / Taj Mahal at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Fishin' Blues, Composed by Taj Mahal at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Taj Mahal – Fishin' Blues, Composed by Henry Thomas / Taj Mahal at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Taj Mahal / The Pointer Sisters – Fishin' Blues, Composed by Henry Thomas at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Lillebjørn Nilsen – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Richard Bargel – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Richard Bargel – Blue Steel at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
John Sebastian – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^ Unterberger, Richie.
John Sebastian – One Guy, One Guitar at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Nappy Brown – Fishin' Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^ Wynn, Ron.
Nappy Brown – Apples & Lemons at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Paramount Trio–Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Various Artists – At the Crossroads of Collingwood & Fitzr at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Felonius Blues Revue – Fishin' Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Felonius Blues Revue – Sketches in Blue at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
David Thomas – Fishing Blues (Live), Composed by David Thomas at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^ Tamarkin, Jeff.
Various Artists
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The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Claire Tomlinson – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Claire Tomlinson – Black, White & Blues, Vol. 1 at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Fishin' Blues, Composed by Taj Mahal at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Teja & Luke – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Teja & Luke – Better Day at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Disney – Fishin' Blues, Composed by Traditional at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^ Phares, Heather.
Disney – Finding Nemo: Ocean Favorites at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^
Doofus – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Doofus – Handful of Songs at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Howard Johnson / Jean-Jacques Milteau – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Big Trout Radio / Traum Shaw & Akstens – Fishin' Blues, Composed by Traditional at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
Traum Shaw & Akstens – Big Trout Radio: Songs About Fishing at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^
David Thompson / Ben Winship – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
David Thompson / Ben Winship – Fishin' Blues, Composed by Henry Thomas at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^ Ruhlmann, William.
David Thompson / Ben Winship – Fishing Music at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
The Juggernauts – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
The Juggernauts – As We Like It at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Blues etc / Blues Etc – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Blues etc – Blues etc at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Ben Bonham – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Ben Bonham – Kids Only at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
The Gutbucket Jug Band – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
The Gutbucket Jug Band – Raunchy, Paunchy, Rootless and Blue at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Gareth Hedges – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Gareth Hedges – Candyman at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Hell's Kitchen – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Hell's Kitchen – City Streets at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Peter "Madcat" Ruth – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Peter "Madcat" Ruth – Live in Rio at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Someday Baby – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Someday Baby – Backbone Move at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Bill & Kristin Morris – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Bill & Kristin Morris – Not Your Regular Cup of Tea at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Steve Baker – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Steve Baker – King Kazoo at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Electric Apricot / Henry Thomas / Henry Thomas – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^ Ruhlmann, William.
Original Soundtrack – Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Graham Hine – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Graham Hine – You'll Be Hearing from Me Real Soon at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^
Spuyten Duyvil – Fishing Blues at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^
Spuyten Duyvil The Social Music Hour, Vol. 1: Essential Traditional Music Arranged For Today's Listener By Spuyten Duyvil at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2015.