Steady as She Goes: Songs and Chanties from the Days of Commercial Sail

Not confined to land, Collector Records’ series on industrial folklore and folksong includes Steady as She Goes, an album dedicated to workers on the sea. During a time when a captain’s reign could be tyrannical, the work tough, and the sea unkind, the men maintained that "a song is as good as ten men." Often used in the manner of a work song in the fields, these shanties tell the tales of loneliness, families left behind, and the daily hardships of nautical life, but also about raising anchor with certain knowledge that you are heading home.

Track Listing

101	Paddy Lay Back John "Fud" Benson	03:34
102	Bold Riley Jeff Warner	01:57
103	Rolling Down to Old Maui Jeff Warner	02:53
104	Jolly Roving Tar Gerret Warner	02:33
105	Topman and the Afterguard Louis Killen	02:31
106	Off to Sea Once More Louis Killen	04:44
107	Strike the Bell Jeff Warner	02:58
108	Ship in Distress Louis Killen	02:11
109	Blow the Man Down John "Fud" Benson	02:28
110	The Coast of Peru Gerret Warner	02:35
111	All for Me Grog John "Fud" Benson, Louis Killen, Gerret Warner, Jeff Warner	03:03
112	Shallow Brown Gerret Warner	01:58
113	Bring 'Em Down Louis Killen	01:32
114	Away Rio Jeff Warner	02:19