Tis Our Sailing Time

The Boarding Party

Tis Our Sailing Time, CD artwork — *Tis Our Sailing Time* by Boarding Party, CD artwork

"Diverse, well researched, and presented with The Boarding Party's striking blend of voices, the songs on this album will absorb all who listen to the call of the sea."

-Mia Gardiner

Tis Our Sailing Time, originally released on Folk-Legacy Records in 1983, was the first album from The Boarding Party, a group of shanty-singers based in Washington, D.C. Comprised of five voices, The Boarding Party offer impeccable, flowing vocal performances of shanties and maritime songs, some of which have seldom, if ever, been recorded. In addition to their singing, the group also meticulously researched the songs presented, letting their deep knowledge of the shanties and their history help guide their performance. Much of this research can be read in the album's liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Bristol Channel Jamboree	The Boarding Party	03:22
102	Haul Awa'	The Boarding Party	03:00
103	Otho's Song	The Boarding Party	02:54
104	The Alabama	The Boarding Party	03:49
105	The Cruiser Baltimore	The Boarding Party	01:42
106	The Hogeye Man	The Boarding Party	01:47
107	Solid Fas'	The Boarding Party	03:19
108	The Seaman's Hymn & Eternal Father	The Boarding Party	02:50
109	Come Down, You Roses	The Boarding Party	02:58
110	Dead Horse	The Boarding Party	01:45
111	Johnson Girls	The Boarding Party	02:09
112	Truxton's Victory	The Boarding Party	02:51
113	The Sailor's Alphabet	The Boarding Party	04:01
114	The Shanghaied Dredger	The Boarding Party	03:21
115	Shallow Brown	The Boarding Party	02:36
116	The Farewell Shanty	The Boarding Party	02:30

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Tis Our Sailing Time

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