Collected and edited by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger in 1958-60

Liner notes (PDF) at Smithsonian Global Sound

Musicians

Sam Larner: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Now Is the Time for Fishing (Roud 1789) (0.44)
2. Up Jumped the Herring (Roud 472) (2.54)
3. The Dogger Bank (Roud 18836) (2.29)
4. Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.56)
5. Butter and Cheese (Roud 510; G/D 4:914) (3.01)
6. The Reckless Young Fellow (Roud 829) (0.35)
7. Blow Away the Morning Dew (Roud 11; Child 112; G/D 2:301) (2.34)
8. All Fours (Roud 232) (4.00)
9. Green Broom (Roud 379; G/D 5:950; Henry H147) (2.32)
10. The Dockyard Gate (Roud 1739) (1.53)
11. No Sir, No Sir (Roud 146) (4.09)

Side 2

12. Sealore and Rhymes (4.17)
13. The Drowned Lover (Roud 185; Laws K18; G/D 1:20; TYG 7) (5.34)
14. The Dolphin (Roud 690; G/D 1:41; Henry H560) (3.26)
15. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (4.04)
16. The Ghost Ship (Roud 15; Laws P36A; G/D 2:201, 2:202) (4.05)
17. Pleasant and Delightful (Roud 660; Laws O30; TYG 51) (4.19)
18. Maids When You’re Young, Never Wed an Old Man (Roud 210) (3.34)
19. The Wild Rover (Roud 1173; G/D 7:1480) (2.34)

Recorded by Philip Donnellan for the BBC in the singer’s home in Winterton, Norfolk in 1958/59;
Produced by Tony Engle;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd;
Front cover photograph by courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Sam Larner: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Alphabet Song (The Sailor’s Alphabet) (Roud 21100) (3.21)
2. Merry Month of May (The Pleasant Month of May) (Roud 153; Henry H697) (1.59)
3. Napoleon’s Dream (Roud 1538) (3.06)
4. London Steamer (Roud 17760) (2.19)
5. Bonny Bunch of Roses (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155) (2.30)
6. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (3.31)
7. The Smacksman (Roud 1788) (1.36)
8. The Lofty Tall Ship (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.18)

Side 2

9. Raking the Hay (Roud 855) (2.26)
10. Will Watch (Roud 1617) (3.58)
11. The Outlandish Knight (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (3.04)
12. Haisboro Light Song (Up Jumped the Herring) (Roud 472) (1.20)
13. Old Bob Ridley-O (Roud 753) (2.22)
14. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (3.42)
15. In Scarboro’ Town (Roud 185; Laws K18; G/D 1:20; TYG 7) (4.03)

Recorded by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger and Charles Parker in 1958-60.

Booklet Notes by Rod Stradling

Musicians

Sam Larner: vocals

Tracks

CD 1

1. The Ghost Ship (Roud 15; Laws P36A; G/D 2:201, 2:202) (4.09)
2. When I Went a-Fishing (Roud 24874) (0.22)
3. Maids, When You’re Young, Never Wed an Old Man (Roud 210) (2.36)
4. Before Daylight in the Morning (Roud 5714) (1.19)
5. Rhymes and Sea Lore (4.15)
6. The Maid of Australia (Roud 1872) (3.53)
7. The Reckless Young Fellow (Roud 829) (0.43)
8. The Girls Around Cape Horn (Roud 4706; Henry H539) (1.57)
9. The Wild Rover (Roud 1173; G/D 7:1480) (2.35)
10. The Oyster Girl (Roud 875; Laws Q13; G/D 2:304; Henry H725) (1.40)
11. As I Lay a-Musing (Roud 672) (1.15)
12. A Sailor’s Alphabet (Roud 21100) (3.33)
13. Dock Foot Sue (Roud 9553) (0.45)
14. Clear Away the Morning Dew (Roud 11; Child 112; G/D 2:301) (2.22)
15. Sing to the Oak (Roud 1281) (2.20)
16. No Sir, No Sir (Roud 146) (4.14)
17. Old Bob Ridley-O (Roud 753) (1.45)
18. When I Was Single (Roud 654; TYG 33) (0.22)
19. The Golden Fenidier (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37) (2.42)
20. The Wild and Wicked Youth (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (1.07)
21. Now Is the Time for Fishing (Roud 1789) & talk (2.36)
22. I Wish, I Wish (Roud 495) (1.54)
23. The Dockyard Gate (Roud 1739) (1.45)
24. Green Broom (Roud 379; G/D 5:950; Henry H147) (2.11)
25. The Dolphin (Roud 690; G/D 1:41; Henry H560) (2.54)
26. The Old Miser (Roud 3913) (1.09)
27. The Skipper and His Boy (Roud 2680) (0.45)
28. Betsy the Milkmaid (Blackberry Fold) (Roud 559; Laws O10) (3.12)
29. The Wreck of the Lifeboat (Roud 13632) (0.21)
30. The Outlandish Knight (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (3.15)
31. The Tanyard Side (Roud 1021; Laws M28; Henry H52b) (2.13)
32. Will Watch (Roud 1617) (4.04)
33. Talk (3.51)

CD 2

1. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (4.02)
2. The Captain’s Whiskers (Roud 2735; G/D 1:87; Henry H660) (0.24)
3. The Bonny Bunch of Roses (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155) (2.27)
4. King William (The King and the Keeper) (Roud 853) & talk (1.16)
5. Happy and Delightful (Roud 660; Laws O30; TYG 51) (3.39)
6. The Chesapeake and Shannon (Roud 963; Laws J22) (0.40)
7. Coil Away the Trawl Warp (The Smacksman) (Roud 1788) (1.58)
8. The Jolly Young Coachman (Roud 862) (2.34)
9. The Loss of the Ramillies (Roud 523; Laws K1; G/D 1:28) (1.30)
10. She Said She Was a Virgin (Roud 4792) (1.10)
11. Game of All Fours (Roud 232) (3.36)
12. The Wonderful Crocodile (Roud 886; G/D 8:1700; Henry H231a) (0.49)
13. Donnelly and Cooper (Roud 2147) (2.22)
14. Cruising Round Yarmouth (Roud 2432) (2.18)
15. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (4.56)
16. Barney and Kitty (Roud 992; Laws O21) (2.00)
17. Green Grow the Laurels (Roud 279; G/D 6:1138; Henry H165ab) (0.27)
18. The London Steamer (Roud 17760) (2.45)
19. The Bold Young Fisherman (Roud 291; Laws O24; G/D 4:834) (1.44)
20. Windy Old Weather (Haisboro Light Song) (Roud 472) & talk (2.51)
21. The Haymakers’ Courtship (Roud 153; Henry H697) (1.47)
22. The Lofty Tall Ship (Henry Martin) (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.26)
23. Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105) (2.06)
24. The Dogger Bank (Roud 18836) (2.10)
25. Over There in Ireland (Roud 24873) (3.06)
26. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (2.54)
27. Butter and Cheese (Roud 510; G/D 4:914) (3.15)
28. Napoleon’s Dream (Roud 1538) (3.17)
29. Spurn Point (The Wreck of the Industry) (Roud 599; TYG 67) (0.37)
30. The Barley Straw (Roud 19112) (1.04)
31. Bold General Wolfe (Roud 624) (1.22)
32. The White Squall (Roud 13623) (0.34)
33. Scarborough Fair Town (Roud 185; Laws K18; G/D 1:20; TYG 7) (4.00)
34. Final talk (1.02)