Description
DESCRIPTION
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 CREDITS
-1.1 Bully in the Alley (Chantey) ^1.2 Jimmie Allen / Bobby Shaftoe (Medley) ^1.3 The Candlelight Fisherman ^1.4 Cruising 'Round Yarmouth ^1.5 The Fisherman's Wife ^1.6 The Broom of Cowden Knowes ^1.7 Blow the Man Down (Chantey) ^1.8 The Lowlands of Holland ^1.9 Here's a Tender Coming ^1.10 The Kid on the Mountain ^1.11 Homeward Bound (Chantey) ^1.12 Harbour Grace ^1.13 The Whaleman's Lament ^1.14 The Sailor Boy ^1.15 Clear Away the Track (Chantey) ^1.16 Rickett's Hornpipe ^1.17 Bring 'Em Down (Chantey) ^1.18 The White Cockade ^1.19 It Blew a Living Gale ^1.20 The Timberbeast's Lament ^1.21 Adieu
-Sweet Lovely Nancy
