Sea Songs & Shanties: Traditional Music from the Last Days of Sail [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Saydisc
• ASIN: B00000453K
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,583 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stormy Weather Boys

2. Rio Grande [Shanty]

3. Mister Stormalong [Shanty]

4. Warlike Seamen (The Irish Captain)

5. The Worst Old Ship (Waiting for the Day)

6. The Yarmouth Fisherman's Song

7. Maggie May

8. Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold

9. Whisky Johnny [Shanty]

10. What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor?

11. Can't You Dance the Polka? [Shanty]

12. The Sailor's Alphabet

13. Haul Away Joe [Shanty]

14. Cruising Round Yarmouth

15. Windy Old Weather

16. Farewell and Adieu (We'll Rant and We'll Roar)

17. High Barbaree

18. The Liverpool Packet

19. Little Boy Billy

20. Johnny Todd

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Roots" sea shanties -- as close to the real thing you get, August 1, 1998

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Bob Knaus ([e-mail]) (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sea Songs & Shanties: Traditional Music from the Last Days of Sail (Audio CD)

Amazing collection of sea shanties taken on open-reel tape in the early '50s for a BBC program. Most vocalists are old men who were on the ships, a couple are younger (& better) singers who heard it first hand from the old-timers. Recording quality varies greatly. You want this CD, not because it's slick & polished, but because it's a cast in amber of the rhythm, style, and grace of these old songs that just can't be carried forward on paper. These performances will definitely influence my own interpretations.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the real deal, December 3, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sea Songs & Shanties: Traditional Music from the Last Days of Sail (Audio CD)

A fine set of raspy-sounding, uber-authentic British sea shanties plucked from the archives of the Folktracks label. These songs, recorded between 1950-60, feature several old-fashioned singers who may be familiar to fans of the Topic label, particularly Harry Cox and the Copper Family, who appear on here as well as Sarah Makem, the Fisherman's Group, and Bob Roberts, who was billed as "the last of the singing barge skippers." Fans of the style, with all its craggy eccentricities, will love this album.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic AND engaging, April 17, 2000

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This review is from: Sea Songs & Shanties: Traditional Music from the Last Days of Sail (Audio CD)

I love the genuine fishermen's voices, singing as they actually did at work - my kids love the rhythm and sing along in the car (very politically incorrect)