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

Louis Killen, Jeff Warner, Gerret Warner & Fud Benson

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	Jeff Warner	3:34
102	Bold Riley	Louis Killen	1:57
103	Rolling Down To Old Maui	Louis Killen	2:53
104	Jolly Roving Tar	Jeff Warner	2:33
105	Topman And The Afterguard	Louis Killen	2:31
106	Off To Sea Once More	Louis Killen	4:44
107	Strike The Bell	John Benson	2:58
108	Ship In Distress	Jeff Warner	2:11
109	Blow The Man Down	Louis Killen	2:28
110	The Coast Of Peru	Louis Killen	2:35
111	All For Me Grog	Jeff Warner	3:03
112	Shallow Brown	Louis Killen	1:58
113	Bring 'Em Down	Louis Killen	1:32
114	Away Rio	John Benson	2:19