Round Cape Horn
1998 - Topic TSCD499 CD
Track list:
Round Cape Horn - Ewan MacColl [2]
The Royal Oak - Ray Harris
As We Were A - Sailing - Louis Killen [1]
Captain Ward - Ray Harris
Warlike Seamen - Peter Bellamy
Farewell Nancy - A.L. Lloyd
Maid On The Shore - Frankie Armstrong
The Dockyard Gate - Roy Harris
The Still & Silent Ocean - The Watersons
Roll Down - Cypril Tawney
The Bold Richard - Ewan MacColl [2]
The Spithead Sailor - Roy Harris
The Man O' War - Mike Waterson
Lovely On The Water - Frankie Armstrong
Short Jacket & White Trousers - A.L. Lloyd
The Royal Charter - Roy Harris
Homeward Bound - Ewan MacColl [2]
Bye Bye Skipper - Mike Waterson
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Sleeve Notes
Perhaps the most well-known type of song associated with the sea is the shanty - a functional work-song whose purpose was to make hard group labour somewhat easier and, at least, co-ordinated. There are, however, plenty of other traditional songs associated with the sea and its sailors. In some cases these might be forebitters, sung by sailors in their off-duty hours on board to provide some kind of entertainment for an otherwise hard life. There are also many other songs about various aspects of sailing life that have become part of the traditional singer's repertoire.
This collection is drawn from the great body of recordings made by Topic Records between the 1960s and 1990s. The singers are all among the most outstanding of the great British Folk Music Revival and the songs have the strength and rugged beauty of a full-rigged sailing ship with a following wind, man and nature in harmony.
Balladeers Notes
See Reinhard Zierke's "Mainly Norfolk" website from more information on this recording.