Whaling & Sailing Songs

Paul Clayton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 1956
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tradition Records
• ASIN: B0000058RR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,646 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Maid Of Amsterdam

2. Old Stormalong

3. The Girls Around Cape Horn

4. Patty Doyle's Boots

5. Spanish Ladies

6. Sally Brown

7. The Dying Sailor To His Shipmates

8. Ranzo

9. The Mermaid

10. Johnny's Gone To Hilo

11. Saturday Night At Sea

12. Shenandoah

13. Admiral Benbow

14. 'Round The Corner

15. The Greenland Whale Fisheries

16. Go Down You Blood Red Roses

17. The Turkish Revelee

18. Boney Was A Warrior

19. Lady Franklin's Lament

20. Santy Anna

Editorial Reviews

From the Label

This album of 19th century sea shanties is one of the most requested Tradition reissues. Paul Clayton is not only a highly esteemed authority on maritime music, but he is a gifted guitarist and vocalist as well. The comprehensive liner notes, written by Clayton, offer an in-depth essay on sea shanties which set these songs in the context of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Recorded in 1956.

Product Description

Whaling And Sailing Songs - Paul Clayton

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Light tenor mumbles sea chanteys, April 16, 2003

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Anne B. Rider (Iowa City, IA 52240) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whaling & Sailing Songs (Audio CD)

Warning: this is the same album as his reversed-title "Sailing and Whaling Songs," available with a different cover.

A good set of chanteys, but badly presented; Clayton's got a light, unemphatic tenor, tends to trail off and mumble, and accompanies himself with light modern guitar that doesn't add to the ambiance.

However, if you prefer that light style to either (my favorite) a chorus of rough baritones or a smooth British men's choir, then this may be for you.

Me, I'm not gonna bother to keep mine.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely delightful, June 14, 2000

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Marijah Sroczynski (Piscataway, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whaling & Sailing Songs (Audio CD)

If you close your eyes while listening, you can make-believe you're on the deck of a whale boat! Clayton truly re-creates the sound. This isn't the rollicking re-creations that have become popular of late, but true-to-life, somewhat soulful renditions of old-style whaling shanties. The liner notes are even fascinating - although not the primary reason why I enjoyed this beautiful and mellow recording.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, December 15, 2001

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mattgb1 "mattgb1" (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whaling & Sailing Songs (Audio CD)

In the years before his suicide, Paul Clayton did some great work, especially in ferretting out obscure material and breathing life into it. Unfortunately, this particular album lacks the vitality of his earlier work, and portrays some great songs with a sense of weariness that belies the roaring energy that these songs demand.