SFW40053
Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways
Various Artists
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!
Country(s) - United States
Language(s) - English
Record Label -
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive -
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits -
Produced by Jeff Place ; Liner Notes by Jeff Place
Tracks -
101
Roll Alabama Roll (The Alabama)
The X Seamen’s Institute
Duration:3:04
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102
Shenandoah
The X Seamen’s Institute
Duration:3:31
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103
Clear the Track and Let the Bullgine Roll
Sam Eskin
Duration:1:37
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104
Greenland Whale Fisheries
Stuart Gillespie
Duration:2:16
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105
Paddy Doyle’s Boots
Alan Mills and the Shantymen
Duration:0:42
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106
The Black Ball Line
The Foc’sle Singers
Duration:1:04
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107
The Sloop John B.
The Dicey Doh Singers
Duration:2:14
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108
Tommy's Gone to Hilo
Stuart M. Frank
Duration:1:03
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109
Lord Franklin
The Gold Ring
Duration:2:17
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110
The Handsome Cabin Boy
Stuart Gillespie
Duration:2:28
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111
Rio Grande
The Foc’sle Singers
Duration:2:49
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112
Run Come See
The X Seamen’s Institute
Duration:2:46
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113
Ten Penny Bit (Instrumental)
Ellen Cohn
Duration:1:33
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114
South Australia
Stan Hugill
Duration:3:10
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115
Haul Away Joe
Lead Belly
Duration:2:54
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116
Blood Red Roses
Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd and Chorus
Duration:1:39
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117
All for Me Grog
Louis Killen, Jeff and Gerrett Warner and Fud Benson
Duration:3:09
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118
Haul on the Bowline
The Foc’sle Singers
Duration:1:23
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119
Bully in the Alley
Morrigan
Duration:1:45
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120
Chesapeake Born
Tom and Mark Wisner
Duration:4:19
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121
A Hundred Years on the Eastern Shore
Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd and Chorus
Duration:1:55
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122
Dredgin' is My Drudgery
Tom and Mark Wisner
Duration:2:32
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123
Liverpool Judies (Instrumental)
Stuart M. Frank
Duration:1:11
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124
Santiano
The X Seamen’s Institute, Lou Killen and Stan Hugill
Duration:1:48
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125
Reuben Ranzo
The X Seamen’s Institute
Duration:1:31
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126
The Girls Around Cape Horn
Tom Goux and Jacek Sulanowski
Duration:2:24
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127
Adieu My Lovely Nancey
Morrigan
Duration:2:25
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128
The Dreadnaught
Tom Sullivan
Duration:3:33
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129
Married to a Mermaid
Tom Goux and Jacek Sulanowski
Duration:1:36
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130
Boney
The X-Seamen’s Institute
Duration:1:12
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131
Homeward Bound/The Old Slipper Shoe (Instrumental)
Tom Sullivan
Duration:1:58
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132
Homeward Bound
Stuart M. Frank
Duration:2:31
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