Title: Songs of Sea: National / Various Artist: Various Artists Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093073731520 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in open air at the 1979 Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, this 21-song collection of sea songs includes shanties and other sea songs performed with instruments and sung a cappella. Lyrics speak of the storms at sea, bidding farewell to loved ones, and the excitement of returning home after a long journey, among other themes.
Tracks: 1.1 Bully in the Alley (Chantey) 1.2 Jimmie Allen / Bobby Shaftoe (Medley) 1.3 The Candlelight Fisherman 1.4 Cruising 'Round Yarmouth 1.5 The Fisherman's Wife 1.6 The Broom of Cowden Knowes 1.7 Blow the Man Down (Chantey) 1.8 The Lowlands of Holland 1.9 Here's a Tender Coming 1.10 The Kid on the Mountain 1.11 Homeward Bound (Chantey) 1.12 Harbour Grace 1.13 The Whaleman's Lament 1.14 The Sailor Boy 1.15 Clear Away the Track (Chantey) 1.16 Rickett's Hornpipe 1.17 Bring 'Em Down (Chantey) 1.18 The White Cockade 1.19 It Blew a Living Gale 1.20 The Timberbeast's Lament 1.21 Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy
