The Last Leviathan
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| "The Last Leviathan" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1980s |
| Genre | English folk song |
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Barnes |
"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]