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Sea Chanties and Forecastle Songs at Mystic Seaport

Stuart M. Frank, Stuart Gillespie and Ellen Cohn
Sea Chanties and Forecastle Songs at Mystic Seaport
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This album features classic sea shanties from the 19th century, "sung in the traditional manner, accompanied on historic 19th-century instruments, and recorded aboard historic sailing ships" at the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum. Shanties were sung to make the heavy labor aboard merchant sailing vessels more coordinated, efficient, and lighter. "To hear a good yarn, and sing out a lively, rowdy chorus, was far more pleasurable" than listening to the bosun yelling orders. Liner notes include background on chanties, song lyrics, and black-and-white photographs of sailors.

Track Listing

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Hanging Johnny Stuart M. Frank 0:37
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102
John Kanaka Stuart Gillespie 1:07
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Rueben Ranzo Stuart M. Frank 1:09
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The Wild Goose Stuart Gillespie 1:11
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Roll the Cotton Down Stuart Gillespie 1:17
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Blood Red Roses Stuart M. Frank 1:34
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107
A Hundred Years Ago Stuart Gillespie 1:07
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108
Tommy's Gone to Hilo Stuart M. Frank 1:02
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109
Haul Away for Rosie-O Stuart Gillespie 1:52
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110
Billy Riley / Sally Racket (medley) Stuart M. Frank, Stuart Gillespie 0:37
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Goodbye, Fare Ye Well Stuart M. Frank 1:54
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Shenandoah Stuart Gillespie 3:00
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Santa Anna Stuart M. Frank 1:22
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Can Ye Dance the Polka Stuart M. Frank 2:39
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Sally Brown Stuart Gillespie 1:17
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One More Day Stuart M. Frank 1:16
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Paddy on the Railway Stuart M. Frank 1:37
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The Weary Whaling Grounds Stuart M. Frank 1:42
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The Balaena Stuart M. Frank 1:02
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The Handsome Cabin Boy Stuart Gillespie 2:27
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Liverpool Judies Stuart M. Frank 1:08
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Paddy and the Whale Ellen R. Cohn 0:32
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Traditional Reel Ellen R. Cohn 0:35
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Mystic River Hornpipe Stuart M. Frank 0:56
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Traditional Jig Stuart M. Frank 1:03
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209
The Bold Harpooner Stuart M. Frank 2:23
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The Coast of Peru Stuart Gillespie 3:11
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211
Blow Ye Winds Westerly Stuart M. Frank 1:25
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Maid of Amsterdam Stuart M. Frank 0:47
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213
Greenland Whale Fisheries Stuart Gillespie 2:16
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214
Ten Penny Bit Ellen R. Cohn 1:31
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Belfast Hornpipe Ellen R. Cohn 0:41
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The Forester Ellen R. Cohn 0:43
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The Bold Benjamin Stuart M. Frank 1:41

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW37300, FTS 37300

Year(s) Released

1978

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

American Folk; Celtic

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Anglo-American

Instrument(s)

Accordion; Concertina; Ocarina; Penny whistle

Language(s)

English

Credit(s)

Stuart Gillespie - Artist
 Stuart M. Frank - Artist
 Ellen R. Cohn - Artist
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
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