A collection of British sailors’ songs from the Topic Records repertoire.

Musicians

A.L. Lloyd: vocals [1, 3, 5-8, 31, 34, 37], lead vocals [19, 27];
Dave Swarbrick: fiddle [1, 3, 5-7, 23, 29];
Alf Edwards: concertina [1, 3, 5-8, 10, 28];
Martin Carthy: mandolin [1, 3, 5-6];
The Watersons: vocals [2, 15, 24, 36];
Bob Davenport: lead vocals [4];
Bob Roberts: vocals and diatonic accordion [9, 13];
Ewan MacColl: vocals [10], lead vocals [22];
Sean McAloon: uilleann pipes [11];
Bob Hart: vocals [12];
Harold Covill: harmonica [14];
Percy Brown: diatonic accordion [16];
John Wright: vocals [17], violin [32];
Stan Kelly: vocals and accordion [18];
Harry M. Corbett: lead vocals [20];
Walter & Daisy Bulwer: banjo & piano [21];
Reg Hall: melodeon [21];
Ian Campbell: vocals [23];
Louis Killen: concertina [23], lead vocals [29];
Bernard Wrigley: lead vocals [25];
Roy Harris: vocals [26];
Notts Alliance (Ian Stewart, Roger Grims, Laurence Platt): concertina, guitar [26];
Martyn Wyndham-Read: vocals [30-31, 34];
Alistair Anderson: concertina [30-31, 34, 37];
Bobby Campbell: violin [30];
Frankie Armstrong: vocals [33];
Tom Anderson, Aly Bain: violins [35]

Tracks

Side 1: Songs of the Whalemen

1. A.L. Lloyd: The Bonny Ship the “Diamond” (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (2.32)
2. The Watersons: The Greenland Whale Fishery (Roud 347; Laws K21; G/D 1:9) (2.29)
3. A.L. Lloyd: The Coast of Peru (Roud 1997; Laws D26) (4.30)
4. Bob Davenport: Tom’s Gone to Hilo (Roud 481; Henry H53d) (1.46)
5. A.L. Lloyd: Talcahuano Girls (Roud 32688) (3.20)
6. A.L. Lloyd, Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy, Alf Edwards: The Weary Whaling Grounds (Roud 2011) (2.33)
7. A.L. Lloyd: The “Balaena” (Roud 285) (2.40)
8. A.L. Lloyd: Off to Sea Once More (Roud 644; Laws D7) (3.19)

Side 2

9. Bob Roberts: The Candlelight Fisherman (Roud 1852) (1.34)
10. Ewan MacColl: The Handsome Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13; G/D 1:181) (2.57)
11. Sean McAloon: Drops of Brandy (3.58)
12. Bob Hart: Cod Banging-O (Roud 1747) (1.24)
13. Bob Roberts: Stormy Weather (Roud 1851) (3.05)
14. Harold Covill: The Oyster Girl (Roud 875; Laws Q13; G/D 2:304; Henry H725) (1.14)
15. The Watersons: Boston Harbour (Roud 613) (1.52)
16. Percy Brown: Step Dance Yarmouth Breakdown (1.00)
17. John Wright: Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.25)
18. Stan Kelly: Maggie May (Roud 1757) (2.32)

Side 3: Songs From the Packet Ships

19. A.L. Lloyd: Blood Red Roses (Roud 931) (2.00)
20. Harry M. Corbett: Blow the Man Down (Roud 2624) (2.58)
21. Walter & Daisy Bulwer, Reg Hall: Off She Goes (1.44)
22. Ewan MacColl: The Black Ball Line (Roud 2623) (1.13)
23. Ian Campbell: Row, Bullies, Row (Roud 928) (3.09)
24. The Watersons: The Plains of Mexico (Roud 207; Henry H496) (1.50)
25. Bernard Wrigley: Shallow Brown (Roud 2621) (1.35)
26. Roy Harris: Strike the Bell (Roud 4190) (3.15)
27. A.L. Lloyd: Reuben Ranzo (Roud 3282) (1.26)
28. Ewan MacColl: The Dreadnought (Roud 924; Laws D13; Henry H194) (2.29)
29. Louis Killen: Goodbye Fare Thee Well (Roud 927; G/D 1:5; Henry H53a) (1.29)

Side 4: Ballads of Nelson’s Navy

30. Martyn Wyndham-Read: Nelson’s Victory at Copenhagen (Roud V32698) (2.07)
31. A.L. Lloyd: The Banks of the Nile (Roud 950; Laws N9; G/D 1:99; Henry H238a) (2.42)
32. John Wright: The Gypsy Hornpipe (1.21)
33. Frankie Armstrong: Here’s the Tender Coming (Roud 3174) (1.02)
34. A.L. Lloyd: The Seventeen Bright Stars (RoudBS B47817) (3.38)
35. Tom Anderson, Aly Bain: Auld Swaara (1.43)
36. The Watersons: Brave Wolfe (Roud 624) (4.27)
37. A.L. Lloyd: Nelson’s Death (Roud 1552) (3.40)

Sources:
Tracks 1, 3, 5-8 A.L. Lloyd: Leviathan! Ballads and Songs of the Whaling Trade (12T174, 1967);
Tracks 2, 15 The Watersons et al.: New Voices (12T125, 1965);
Tracks 4, 23, 29 Various: Farewell Nancy: Sea Songs and Shanties (12T110, 1964);
Tracks 9, 13 Bob Roberts: Songs From the Sailing Barges (12TS361, 1978);
Tracks 10, 22, 27 A.L. Lloyd, Ewan MacColl: The Black Ball Line (8T8, 1957);
Track 11 Sean McAloon & John Rea: Drops of Brandy (12TS287, 1976);
Track 12 Bob Hart: Songs From Suffolk (12TS225, 1972);
Tracks 14, 16 Various: English Country Music From East Anglia (12TS229, 1972);
Tracks 17, 32 John Wright: Unaccompanied (12TS348, 1977);
Track 18 Stan Kelly: Liverpool Packet (TOP27, 1958);
Tracks 19, 20, 28 A.L. Lloyd, Ewan MacColl: Row Bullies Row (8T7, 1957);
Track 21 Walter & Daisy Bulwer et al.: English Country Music (12TS296, 1976);
Tracks 24, 36 The Watersons: The Watersons (12T142, 1966);
Track 25 Various: Sea Shanties (12TS234, 1974);
Track 26 Roy Harris: The Bitter and the Sweet (12TS217, 1972);
Tracks 30-31, 33-34, 37 Frankie Armstrong et al.: The Valiant Sailor: Songs and Ballads of Nelson’s Navy (12TS232, 1973);
Track 35 Tom Anderson, Aly Bain et al.: Shetland Folk Fiddling Vol 2 (12TS379, 1978)

A collection of British sailors’ songs from the Topic Records repertoire between 1955 and 1980.

This is a shortened CD reissue of the 1984 album Chants de Marins IV.

Tracks

1. A.L. Lloyd: Blood Red Roses (Roud 931) (2.00)
2. Stan Kelly: Maggie May (Roud 1757) (2.29)
3. Bernard Wrigley: Shallow Brown (Roud 2621) (1.37)
4. Billy Benington: Sailor’s Hornpipe (1.11)
5. A.L. Lloyd: The Bonny Ship the “Diamond” (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (2.32)
6. The Watersons: The Greenland Whale Fishery (Roud 347; Laws K21; G/D 1:9) (2.29)
7. A.L. Lloyd: The Coast of Peru (Roud 1997; Laws D26) (4.30)
8. Bob Davenport: Tom’s Gone to Hilo (Roud 481; Henry H53d) (1.46)
9. Harold Covill: The Oyster Girl (Roud 875; Laws Q13; G/D 2:304; Henry H725) (1.14)
10. A.L. Lloyd: Talcahuano Girls (Roud 32688) (3.06)
11. A.L. Lloyd, Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy, Alf Edwards: The Weary Whaling Grounds (Roud 2011) (2.33)
12. A.L. Lloyd: Reuben Ranzo (Roud 3282) (1.24)
13. A.L. Lloyd: Off to Sea Once More (Roud 644; Laws D7) (3.16)
14. The Watersons: Santiana (The Plains of Mexico) (Roud 207; Henry H496) (1.45)
15. Walter & Daisy Bulwer, Reg Hall: Off She Goes (1.44)
16. Bob Roberts: The Candlelight Fisherman (Roud 1852) (1.32)
17. Ewan MacColl: The Handsome Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13; G/D 1:181) (2.57)
18. Bob Hart: Cod Banging-O (Roud 1747) (1.24)
19. Bob Roberts: Stormy Weather (Roud 1851) (3.02)
20. Sean MacAlloon: Drops of Brandy (3.58)
21. John Wright: Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.15)
22. Martyn Wyndham-Read: Nelson’s Victory at Copenhagen (Roud V32698) (2.07)
23. A.L. Lloyd: The Banks of the Nile (Roud 950; Laws N9; G/D 1:99; Henry H238a) (2.39)
24. John Wright: The Gypsy Hornpipe (1.21)
25. Frankie Armstrong: Here’s the Tender Coming (Roud 3174) (1.02)
26. A.L. Lloyd: The Seventeen Bright Stars (RoudBS B47817) (3.34)
27. Tom Anderson, Aly Bain: Auld Swaara (1.43)
28. The Watersons: Brave Wolfe (Roud 624) (4.21)
29. A.L. Lloyd: Nelson’s Death (Roud 1552) (3.24)

Recorded at the Douarnenez port de fête (harbour festival) in July 2000 and July 2002.

Musicians

John Kirkpatrick, England [1, 8];
Foo Foo Band, The Netherlands [2];
Jenkin’s Ear, Guernesey [3];
Helge Arildsoe, Erling Hansen, Denmark [4];
Concert «Chants de la Loire-Atlantique», leader Roland Brou, France [5];
Perły i Łotry Shanghaju, Poland [6, 12, 17];
Laurent Barray, Patrick Denain, Normandie [7];
Klervi Rivière, Bretagne [9];
Arnaud Maisonneuve, Bretagne [10];
Danny Spooner, Australia [11];
Liereliet, The Netherlands [13];
Fox, Bretagne [14];
Grégoire Julien, France [15];
Ellébore, France [16];
Tom Lewis, Canada [17];
Rum and Shrub Shantymen, Cornwall [18];
La Godinette, France [19];
Catherine Perrier, France [20];
John Wright, England/France [20];
Michel Berchel, La Désirade (Lesser Antilles) [21];
Makoutia, Rodrigues (Mauritius) [22];
Mourres de Porc, Langouedoc [23]

Tracks

1. John Kirkpatrick: The Jolly Bold Robber (Roud 1464) (18 July 2000) (3.03)
2. Foo Foo Band: Te Hellevoetsluis (25 July 2000) (2.38)
3. Jenkin’s Ear: Round the Corner Sally / Emma Let Me Be (20 July 2000) (1.57)
4. Helge Arildsoe, Erling Hansen: Vind op i raa / Faedrelandspolka / Hopsa fra Nord-Vest Sjaelland (19 July 2000) (4.12)
5. Concert «Chants de la Loire-Atlantique»: M’embarquant à Toulon en 1840 (21 July 2000) (4.30)
6. Perły i Łotry Shanghaju: Aloué la falaloué (19 July 2000) (3.17)
7. Laurent Barray, Patrick Denain: Ah la hira la houla tchalez / Célimène (18 July 2000) (2.32)
8. John Kirkpatrick: Prince William of Gloucester’s Waltz (18 July 2000) (2.30)
9. Klervi Rivière: Chanig Manuel (19 July 2000) (3.05)
10. Arnaud Maisonneuve: Sonen er Vartoloded (19 July 2000) (3.47)
11. Danny Spooner: Buy My Caller Herring (Roud 18353) (25 July 2002) (2.56)
12. Perły i Łotry Shanghaju: Blood Red Roses (Roud 931) (19 July 2000) (2.30)
13. Liereliet: Roeierslied (25 July 2002) (2.40)
14. Fox: Gallouglass jig / Star of Munster’s reel (27 July 2002) (3.10)
15. Grégoire Julien: Le 8 du mois de novembre (26 July, 2002) (3.08)
16. Ellébore: La yole Fille de Loire (19 July 2000) (3.18)
17. Tom Lewis, Perły i Łotry Shanghaju: The North West Passage (20 July 2000) (4.56)
18. Rum and Shrub Shantymen: Old Billy Riley (Roud 4701) (20 July 2000) (1.37)
19. La Godinette: A Brest la jolie (18 July 2000) (2.43)
20. Catherine Perrier & John Wright: Ce sont les filles de La Rochelle (27 July 2002) (3.54)
21. Michel Berchel: Notre armateur nous cherche (2002) (1.40)
22. Makoutia: Elysée mo garçon, monte là-haut lors le mât (19 July 2000) (2.50)
23. Mourres de Porc: La tchoutche (28 July 2002) (2.47)