5016272464025

Blow The Man Down: A Collection Of Sea Songs & Shanties

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: TSCD464

Release Date:  12 March 2007

Label:  Topic

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5016272464025

Genres:  Folk  English Folk  

  • Description

    Great Britain is an island nation whose very nature has been shaped by the sea and those who sailed it. So much of our national character and language can be traced back to our seafaring traditions, and there is always public interest in anything nautical. This is a treasure chest of seafaring songs delivered by such fine interpreters as Ewan MacColl, The Watersons, Bob Davenport, Louis Killen, Ian Campbell and Cyril Tawney. The two dozen performances include some of the best-known of all British sea songs and shanties, evoking a long and turbulent history of shipwrecks and sea-battles, of tall ships and whalers and the men who sailed in them.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Wild Goose - Louis Killen
      • 2. Lovely Nancy - Ian Campbell
      • 3. The Black Ball Line - Ewan MacColl
      • 4. The Nightingale - Cyril Tawney
      • 5. Blow The Man Down - Harry H Corbett
      • 6. Heave Away My Johnny - Louis Killen
      • 7. The Lofty Tall Ship - Sam Larner
      • 8. Row Bullies Row - Ian Campbell
      • 9. The Flying Cloud - Louis Killen
      • 10. The Fireship - Cyril Tawney
      • 11. Tom's Gone To Hilo - Bob Davenport
      • 12. Greenland Whale Fishery - The Watersons
      • 13. The Ship In Distress - Louis Killen
      • 14. Lowlands Low - Ian Campbell
      • 15. Cod Banging - Bob Hart
      • 16. One Morning In Spring - Cyril Tawney
      • 17. Hilo Johnny Brown - Louis Killen
      • 18. The Bonny Ship The Diamond - A L Lloyd
      • 19. The Bold Princess Royal - Louis Killen
      • 20. Billy Boy - Bob Davenport
      • 21. Windy Old Weather - Bob Roberts
      • 22. The Bold Benjamin - Cyril Tawney
      • 23. The Hog-Eye Man - Ian Campbell
      • 24. Good Bye, Fare Thee Well - Louis Killen