Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay

Cleaning up the badly polluted Hudson River and its environs has long been a cause that Pete Seeger has devoted himself to, even organizing the building of a sloop--the Clearwater--to promote the effort. Here he devotes a recording to songs relating to the river, which played a major role in the commercial life and early history of New York State, including the Revolutionary War. Both traditional and newly composed songs are included. Folk singer Ed Renehan (born 1956), who was a member of the board of the Clearwater, sings and plays guitar along with Seeger. William Gekle, who wrote the lyrics for five of the songs, also wrote the liner notes, which detail the context of each song and provide the lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Kyowagena	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	01:17
102	Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	02:08
103	The Burning of Kingston	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	02:32
104	The Phoenix and the Rose	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	03:46
105	The Old Ben Franklin and the Sloop Sally B.	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	01:27
106	The Moon in the Pear Tree	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	02:33
107	Erie Canal	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	01:49
108	Yankee Doodle	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	01:18
201	This Is a Land	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	01:08
202	Big Bill Snyder	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	03:12
203	Tarrytown	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	03:43
204	The Hudson Whalers	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	03:19
205	Follow the Drinking Gourd	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	03:15
206	Hudson River Steamboat	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	01:32
207	The Knickerbocker Line	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	02:08
208	Of Time and Rivers Flowing	Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan	02:55