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