Irish Ballads and Songs of the Sea

Released on the 150^th anniversary of the Great Famine, this recording is dedicated to those who braved the Atlantic crossing from Ireland to America. In the “Golden Age of Sail,” many Western Ocean seamen were Irish. Some from Derry, Kerry, Cork and Cavan, some Liverpool born and bred, others Irish-Americans from Boston, Philadelphia and New York. These are their songs, together with those of their emigrant passengers--ballads, shanties and songs of shipwreck, hardship, frolic, parting and high adventure. . . sung and played here by an all-star crew.

Track Listing

101	Paddy West Dan Milner
102	The Banks of Newfoundland Dan Milner
103	Billy O'Shea Dan Milner
104	The Loss of the Ship Jane Maria Dan Milner
105	The Harp without the Crown Dan Milner
106	The Nightingale Dan Milner
107	Rosemary Lane Dan Milner
108	Poor Old Horse Dan Milner
109	Lovely Ann Dan Milner
110	Row, Bullies, Row Dan Milner
111	Yellow Meal Dan Milner
112	Lord Bateman Dan Milner
113	The Girls of Valparaiso Dan Milner
114	The Lily of the West Dan Milner
115	Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her Dan Milner