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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 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 00:37
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John Kanaka Stuart Gillespie 01:07
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Rueben Ranzo Stuart M. Frank 01:09
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104
The Wild Goose Stuart Gillespie 01:11
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105
Roll the Cotton Down Stuart Gillespie 01:17
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106
Blood Red Roses Stuart M. Frank 01:34
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107
A Hundred Years Ago Stuart Gillespie 01:07
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108
Tommy's Gone to Hilo Stuart M. Frank 01:02
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109
Haul Away for Rosie-O Stuart Gillespie 01:52
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110
Billy Riley / Sally Racket (medley) Stuart M. Frank, Stuart Gillespie 00:37
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Goodbye, Fare Ye Well Stuart M. Frank 01:54
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112
Shenandoah Stuart Gillespie 03:00
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113
Santa Anna Stuart M. Frank 01:22
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114
Can Ye Dance the Polka Stuart M. Frank 02:39
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115
Sally Brown Stuart Gillespie 01:17
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116
One More Day Stuart M. Frank 01:16
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117
Paddy on the Railway Stuart M. Frank 01:37
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The Weary Whaling Grounds Stuart M. Frank 01:42
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202
The Balaena Stuart M. Frank 01:02
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203
The Handsome Cabin Boy Stuart Gillespie 02:27
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204
Liverpool Judies Stuart M. Frank 01:08
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Paddy and the Whale Ellen R. Cohn 00:32
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Traditional Reel Ellen R. Cohn 00:35
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207
Mystic River Hornpipe Stuart M. Frank 00:56
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208
Traditional Jig Stuart M. Frank 01:03
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209
The Bold Harpooner Stuart M. Frank 02:23
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210
The Coast of Peru Stuart Gillespie 03:11
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211
Blow Ye Winds Westerly Stuart M. Frank 01:25
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212
Maid of Amsterdam Stuart M. Frank 00:47
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213
Greenland Whale Fisheries Stuart Gillespie 02:16
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214
Ten Penny Bit Ellen R. Cohn 01:31
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Belfast Hornpipe Ellen R. Cohn 00:41
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The Forester Ellen R. Cohn 00:43
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The Bold Benjamin Stuart M. Frank 01:41