Songs of the Sea: The National Maritime Museum Festival of the Sea: San Francisco, 1979

Recorded in open air at the 1979 Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, this 21-song collection of sea songs includes shanties and other sea songs performed with instruments and sung a cappella. Lyrics speak of the storms at sea, bidding farewell to loved ones, and the excitement of returning home after a long journey, among other themes.

Track Listing

101	Bully in the Alley (chantey) Morrigan	01:41
102	Jimmie Allen / Bobby Shaftoe Bob Webb	02:17
103	The Candlelight Fisherman Bob Webb	02:09
104	Cruising 'Round Yarmouth Mike Stanley	02:28
105	The Fisherman's Wife Mary Benson	02:38
106	The Broom of Cowden Knowes Paddy Herndon	03:27
107	Blow the Man Down (chantey) Stan Hugill	02:45
108	The Lowlands of Holland Mark Bridgham	03:30
109	Here's a Tender Coming Mark Bridgham	01:05
110	The Kid on the Mountain Morrigan	02:30
201	Homeward Bound (chantey) Stuart M. Frank	02:23
202	Harbour Grace Stuart M. Frank	00:46
203	The Whaleman's Lament Stuart M. Frank	02:56
204	The Sailor Boy Mary Malloy	02:39
205	Clear Away the Track (chantey) Stan Hugill	01:58
206	Rickett's Hornpipe Peter Persoff	01:34
207	Bring 'Em Down (chantey) Clark Branson	02:06
208	The White Cockade Holdstock and MacLeod	02:48
209	It Blew a Living Gale David Baumgarten	01:35
210	The Timberbeast's Lament Utah Phillips	01:43
211	Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy Morrigan	02:20