Greenland Whale Fisheries is a traditional sea song. Sung in many versions. One version was recorded by Alan Lomax. The song is tale of how sailors spot a whale and proceed harpoon and capture. The whale ends up getting away. Although the Captain of the ship mourns for losing his prey he mourns especially more for the men who were lost as a result. I listened to many version's of the song. You can hear how working sea songs are connected to the hollering songs of slaves and workers in the america's. I listened to a version of the song by the Pogues. The Pogues are a celtic Band from London who sing a version of Greenland Whale Fisheries that's uplifting and fast-paced.

For this week I did a digital painting capturing more of the eerie nature of being at see and constantly searching for whales. I thought about the fisherman who have lost their lives whaling. I thought of the images of things whaler's may spot at night and or things "they may spot".