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On Deck and Below: The Irish at Sea

Tom Sullivan
On Deck and Below: The Irish at Sea

Tom Sullivan’s 1979 album On Deck and Below: the Irish at Sea: Music of the Western Ocean Packet, provides the listener with an authentic reconstruction of the chanties, forecastle songs (songs performed on the upper deck), and dance tunes once performed by Irish immigrant sailors of New York and Liverpool. Sullivan’s liner notes explain the associations of specific song-types with different nautical tasks and also provide the origin of each track and complete song lyrics.

Track Listing

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101
Tom Sullivan
01:35
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102
Tom Sullivan
02:58
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103
Tom Sullivan
00:35
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104
Tom Sullivan
03:05
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105
Tom Sullivan
01:42
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106
Tom Sullivan
01:07
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107
Tom Sullivan
01:24
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108
Tom Sullivan
01:54
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109
Tom Sullivan
01:16
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110
Tom Sullivan
01:47
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111
Tom Sullivan
03:25
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112
Tom Sullivan
00:33
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201
Tom Sullivan
01:20
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202
Tom Sullivan
01:16
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203
Tom Sullivan
01:28
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204
Tom Sullivan
04:27
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205
Tom Sullivan
02:26
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206
Tom Sullivan
00:51
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207
Tom Sullivan
01:35
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208
Tom Sullivan
01:42
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209
Tom Sullivan
03:23
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210
Tom Sullivan
01:04
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211
Tom Sullivan
01:38
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212
Tom Sullivan
01:21
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213
Tom Sullivan
01:16