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Sea Song Sessions

Various: Sea Song Sessions (Topic TSCD612)

Sea Song Sessions
Various Artists

Topic Records TSCD612 (CD, UK, 30 September 2022)

Produced and mixed by Ben Hillier;
Recorded by Dan Crook at Agricultural Audio, Sussex Downs, 23-25 May 2022;
Mastered by Katie Tavini;
Album artwork based on John Henderson’s painting “Taut Ropes With Brick”;
Album design by Ben Bowdler

Musicians

Seth Lakeman: lead vocals [1, 11], vocals [2-3, 5, 8-10, 13], fiddle [1-5, 7-11], viola [12];
Jack Rutter: lead vocals [2, 12], vocals [1, 3, 5, 8-10, 13], bouzouki [1, 4, 7, 12], guitar [2-3, 6, 9], harmonium [4-5, 11], harmonica [8, 10-11];
Emily Portman: lead vocals [3, 6, 9], vocals [1-2, 4-5, 8, 10-13], harmonium [1-2, 8, 10], banjo [3], farfisa organ [3], concertina [4, 7 ,12], ukulele [9], piano [11];
Jon Boden: lead vocals [4, 8, 13], vocals [1-3, 5, 9-10, 12], fiddle [1, 7-8, 12], concertina [2, 9, 11], piano [3, 9, 13], guitar [4, 10], banjolin [5];
Ben Nicholls: lead vocals [5, 10], vocals [1-2, 8-9, 12-13], banjo [1, 10], double bass [2-12], guitar [5], percussion [5, 10], jew’s harp [8], bass drum [8]

Tracks

  1. The Rambling Sailor (Roud 518; G/D 7:1477) (3.37)
  2. The Dreadnought (Bound Away) (Roud 924; Laws D13; Henry H194) (3.47)
  3. Rock’n’Row Me Over (Roud 704) (2.52)
  4. Salvation Army Band Girl (4.20)
  5. Jack and the Bear Skin (Roud V3357) (5.53)
  6. Short Jacket and White Trousers (Roud 231; Laws N12) (3.24)
  7. The Good Ship Anny (2.31)
  8. Fire Marengo (3.06)
  9. Some Old Salty (3.27)
  10. The Mermaid’s Song (Roud V25152) (3.28)
  11. The Lady and the Lantern (5.57)
  12. Young Susan on Board of a Man-of-War (Roud 1533; G/D 1:179; Henry H556) (3.51)
  13. Deep Blue Sea (Roud 3119) (3.36)

Tracks 1-3, 6, 8, 11-12 trad.;
Track 4 Jon Boden;
Tracks 5, 10 old broadside;
Track 7 Seth Lakeman;
Track 9 Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight;
Track 13 Victorian ballad

Videos

Jack Rutter sings The Dreadnought (Bound Away):