Various Artists - Sea Shanties / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rousing songs from the age of sail. The armchair sailor will find plenty to fire the imagination in this cheerful collection of songs from the sea. Sea shanties were often sung to help with the repetitive and back-breaking tasks needed to sail a big ship - good rhythms, good tunes and good words. Album Tracks 1. Haul Away the Bowline 2. Clear Away the Track 3. Portsmouth - Bonny Kate 4. Bully in the Alley 5. All for Me Grog 6. Ten Thousand Miles Away 7. The 24th of February 8. The Weary Whaling Ground 9. Ashley's Hornpipe and Ashley's Flag 10. Nancy of Yarmouth 11. Paddy Doyle's Boots 12. The Bonny Ship the Diamond 13. The Candlelight Fisherman 14. The Gallant Frigate Amphitrite 15. Go to Sea No More 16. The Whitby Lad 17. A Sailor's Life 18. Goodbye, Fare Ye Well 19. Ruben Ranzo 20. Whisky Is the Life of Man 21. Roll the Wood Pile Down 22. Fire Maringo 23. Johnny's Gone to Hilo 24. Rolling Down to Old Maui 25. The Alabama 26. John Kanaka