Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings – SFW CD 40053

Format: CD, Album
Country: Bahamas, United States
Released: 2023
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, World, & Celtic
[Tracklist]
01 Roll Alabama Roll (The Alabama): The X Seamen's Institute (03:04)
02 Shenandoah: The X Seamen's Institute (03:31)
03 Clear the Track and Let the Bullgine Roll: Sam Eskin (01:37)
04 Greenland Whale Fisheries: Stuart Gillespie (02:16)
05 Paddy Doyle’s Boots: Alan Mills and the Shantymen (00:42)
06 The Black Ball Line: The Foc'sle Singers (01:04)
07 The Sloop John B.: The Dicey Doh Singers (02:14)
08 Tommy's Gone to Hilo: Stuart M. Frank (01:03)
09 Lord Franklin (Lady Franklin's Lament): The Gold Ring (02:17)
10 The Handsome Cabin Boy: Stuart Gillespie (02:28)
11 Rio Grande: The Foc'sle Singers (02:49)
12 Run Come See: The X Seamen’s Institute (02:46)
13 Ten Penny Bit (Swallow Tail Jig) (Instrumental): Format: CD, Album
Country: Bahamas, United States
Released: 2023
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, World, & Celtic
[Tracklist]
01 Roll Alabama Roll (The Alabama): The X Seamen’s Institute (03:04)
02 Shenandoah: The X Seamen's Institute (03:31)
03 Clear the Track and Let the Bullgine Roll: Sam Eskin (01:37)
04 Greenland Whale Fisheries: Stuart Gillespie (02:16)
05 Paddy Doyle’s Boots: Alan Mills and the Shantymen (00:42)
06 The Black Ball Line: The Foc'sle Singers (01:04)
07 The Sloop John B.: The Dicey Doh Singers (02:14)
08 Tommy's Gone to Hilo: Stuart M. Frank (01:03)
09 Lord Franklin (Lady Franklin's Lament): The Gold Ring (02:17)
10 The Handsome Cabin Boy: Stuart Gillespie (02:28)
11 Rio Grande: The Foc'sle Singers (02:49)
12 Run Come See: The X Seamen's Institute (02:46)
13 Ten Penny Bit (Swallow Tail Jig) (Instrumental): Ellen Cohn (01:33)
14 South Australia: Stan Hugill (03:10)
15 Haul Away Joe: Lead Belly (02:54)
16 Blood Red Roses: Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd and Chorus (01:39)
17 All for Me Grog: Louis Killen, Jeff and Gerrett Warner and Fud Benson (03:09)
18 Haul on the Bowline: The Foc'sle Singers (01:23)
19 Bully in the Alley: Morrigan (01:45)
20 Chesapeake Born: Tom and Mark Wisner (04:19)
21 A Hundred Years on the Eastern Shore: Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd (01:55)
22 Dredgin' is My Drudgery: Tom and Mark Wisner (02:32)
23 Liverpool Judies (Instrumental): Stuart M. Frank (01:11)
24 Santiano (Santy Anna): The X Seamen's Institute, Lou Killen and Stan Hugill (01:48)
25 Reuben Ranzo: The X Seamen's Institute (01:31)
26 The Girls Around Cape Horn: Tom Goux and Jacek Sulanowski (02:24)
27 Adieu My Lovely Nancey: Morrigan (02:25)
28 The Dreadnaught: Tom Sullivan (03:33)
29 Married to a Mermaid: Tom Goux and Jacek Sulanowski (01:36)
30 Boney: The X-Seamen's Institute (01:12)
31 Homeward Bound/The Old Slipper Shoe (Instrumental): Tom Sullivan (01:58)
32 Homeward Bound: Stuart M. Frank (02:31)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
More than just sea chanteys, maritime musical tradition encompasses an ocean of songs from people who have lived and worked on the water. Onboard are Folkways favorite singers-Dave Van Ronk and the Foc’sle Singers, Lead Belly, and Paul Clayton and many more. Classic Maritime takes you from the folk songs of Martha's Vineyard down to the Bahamas and beyond. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place. Extensive liner notes, a whopping 32 tracks, 68 minutes of music!