♪♪ >> TANE: FOLK SINGER CHARLIE MAGUIRE HAS HAD A LONG AND VARIED CAREER.

HE'S PERFORMED WHILE WEARING A U.S. PARK SERVICE RANGER OUTFIT.

WHICH I DID MY BEST TO EMULATE TODAY.

THE PARK SERVICE ACTUALLY HIRED HIM TO WEAR THE UNIFORM AND CALLED HIM "THE SINGING RANGER."

HE'S PROUD TO PROCLAIM HE'S THE ONLY PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEE EVER TO HAVE THAT JOB TITLE.

MAGUIRE ALSO CLAIMS THE UNIQUE POSITION OF BEING EMBEDDED ON SEVERAL COMMERCIAL SAILING VESSELS ON THE GREAT LAKES.

AND HIS UPCOMING TOUR CELEBRATES THAT EXPERIENCE.

THAT HE IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT AND MAYBE PLAY A LITTLE BIT FROM.

CHARLIE MAGUIRE, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, CONTAIN.

TANE.

>> SO TELL US ABOUT THIS TOUR AND WHERE THE IDEA FOR THIS CAME FROM.

>> I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND IT'S CALLED GOING TO BARTALINA.

THEY'RE ABOUT TO HEAR SONGS FROM A DIFFERENT PLACE, A DIFFERENT WORLD.

>> AND BARTALINA.

WHAT IS THAT?

>> IT'S A FILIPINO TERM THAT I LEARNED ON MY FIRST BOAT THAT SAYS, YOU'RE DOING A JOB YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF.

AND WHEN YOU'RE ON A BOAT, YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

>> SO YOU WERE ON A COMMERCIAL SAILING VESSELS AND WRITING THESE SONGS.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION THAT WAS COMING TO YOU WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING?

>> I ASKED THE DULUTH SEAWAY PORT AUTHORITY NOT TO PUT ME ON AS A PASSENGER, NOT TO PUT ME IN THE OWNER'S CABIN AS A WILL THE OF VESSELS HAVE.

BUT TO PUT ME TO WORK.

SO I WAS -- I MOORIORED A THIRD MATE FOR TWO OF THE VESSELS, AND THEN COMMANDER BREW BAKER, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD PUT ME ON THE DECK AND WE ULLED BU BUOYS OUT OF LAKE SUPERIOR FOR A WEEK.

>> YOU ARE GOING ON TOUR THIS MAY AND CAN YOU JUST SAY QUICKLY SOME OF THE PLACES YOU'RE HEADED TO?

>> YEAH, IT'S ALL NORTH OF DULUTH, PRETTY UCH, TANE.

IT STARTS IN GRAND RAPIDS ON THE 1ST OF MAY.

I'LL BE IN DULUTH ABOUT THREE TIMES, UP IN THE IRON RANGE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH.

ABOUT YOU DEBT AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS, AND THEN FINISH US OFF AT CLOQUET AND KEEWATIN.

>> AND JUST GIVE US AGAIN, VERY QUICKLY, WHAT IS SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR?

>> WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SONGS THAT PEOPLE -- REAL SONGS ABOUT REAL EXPERIENCES.

WHEN YOU GO -- WHEN YOU SEE THE SHIP GO THROUGH CANAL PARK, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BE THERE.

BUT I WAS THERE.

>> YOU WERE THERE.

YOU WERE ON THAT SHIP.

>> YEAH, AND I'M TELLING YOU ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I SAW.

>> I LOVE THAT.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY FOR US THIS EVENING?

>> WELL, I DIDN'T SEE ANY DISORMS.

AND I REALLY DIDN'T SEE ANY STORMS.

THERE WAS SOME ROUGH WATER.

BUT I DID SEE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT.

>> SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, CHARLIE MAGUIRE.

♪♪ >> ♪ HOW YOU DOING, BABY ♪ NOW I'M DOING FINE ♪ DID YOU SEE THE NOTE I LEFT YOU ♪ ♪ YES, WE HAD A REAL GOOD TIME ♪ ♪ SHE'S A THIRD MAN ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON A FORD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ SINGING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ NOW DID YOU TURN THE STOVE OFF ♪ ♪ DID YOU LOCK THE DOOR ♪ AND MY HEART IS NEVER COLD ♪ SHE'S A THIRD MATE ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ INGING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ THE BRIDGE THAT'S COMING ♪ THEY CALLED ME UP FROM DOWN BELOW ♪ ♪ FOR A HEART TO HEART, HALF A MILE APART ♪ ♪ ON THE MARINE RADIO ♪ THE WHOLE GOT THEIR JOLLIES ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY'S LISTENING IN ♪ YES, THE COAST GUARD SAYS THAT LOVING ♪ ♪ ON THE RADIOS A SIN ♪ YES, YOU'RE THIRD MATE ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE FORD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ SAYING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ THE BRIDGE SAW YOUR LIGHTS COMING ♪ ♪ THEY CALLED ME P FROM DOWN BELOW ♪ ♪ FOR A HEART TO HEART ♪ HALF A MILE APART ♪ ON THE MARINE RADIO ♪ OH, OH, OH ♪ WHERE YOU GOING, BABY ♪ TAKING GRAIN TO BUFFALO ♪ GOTTA LOAD UP OFF OF DETROIT ♪ ♪ FEW MORE TRIPS 'TIL I GET HOME ♪ ♪ SHE'S A THIRD MATE ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE FORD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ AND WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ SAYING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ SAYING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ SAYING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ SAYING HOW O YOU DO ♪ [ Applause ]