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

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

Being a well-documented song publicised by Mudcat, and Mainly Norfolk, 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" and "365 Days Of Folk".

References

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

External links

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

• British folk songs