> Folk Music > Records > Various Artists: Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935

Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935

Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935 (Rounder 11661-1822-2)

Deep River of Song
Bahamas 1935
Chanteys and anthems from Andros and Cat Island
The Alan Lomax Collection
Various Artists

Rounder Records 11661-1822-2 (CD, USA, 1999)

colleciton producers: Anna Lomax Chairetakis and Jeffrey Greenberg;
Recorded in the field in 1935 by Alan Lomax and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress;
Notes by Alan Lomax, compiled and adapted by Anna Lomax Chairetakis;
Sound restoration and mastering producer Steve Rosenthal;
Mastered by Phil Klum at Master Cutting Room, New York City;
Art direction and design by Luzzi Limited, New York City

Musicians

Group of men from Andros Island [1, 6, 8, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22-24];
Group of men from Andros Island, led by David Pryor [2, 5, 12, 15, 18, 20-21];
Henry Lundy, bassed by David Pryor [3-4, 14];
Cleveland Simmons Group [7];
Zacharias Green [9];
David Pryor [10];
Cleveland Simmons [16]

Tracks

Chanteys

  1. Blow, Liza, Blow (Roud 15637) (3.34)
  2. Roll Him Along (Roud 15636) (2.46)
  3. [HL] Round the Bay of Mexico (Roud 207; Henry H496) (Roud 207) (1.27)
  4. [HL] Bowline (Roud 652; G/D 1:1) (Roud 652) (1.32)
  5. Long Time Ago (Roud 318) (Roud 318) (3.14)
  6. When You Go to Sea (Roud 15635) (1.40)
  7. [CSG] Hustle Up the John B. Sail (Roud 15634) (2.34)
  8. John Bully (Roud 15623) (2.30)
  9. [ZG] Stand Up From Below (Roud 9440) (1.18)
  10. [DP] When the Whale Get Strike (Roud 347; Laws K21; G/D 1:9) (1.42)
  11. A Great Storm Pass Over (Roud 15622) (2.52)
  12. Mary, Come Join Our Religion (Roud 15624) (1.39)
  13. Swing Your Tail (Roud 15638) (1.31)
  14. [HL] Come Down, You Roses (Roud 931) (1.46)
  15. O the Last One (Roud 15639) (2.25)

Anthems

  1. [CS] I May Be Gone (Roud 15625) (2.24)
  2. All Night, Jesus, All Night (Roud 15626) (3.01)
  3. Sittin’ Down ’Longside of My Lord (Roud 15627) (3.25)
  4. Dig My Grave (Roud 15633) (3.15)
  5. Down in the Valley (Roud 15629) (2.36)
  6. Time (Roud 3408) (3.18)
  7. Job (Roud 15640) (3.41)
  8. Here Am I (Roud 15631) (2.12)
  9. I Bid You Goodnight (Roud 15632) (3.33)