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A Seaman's Garland

A Seaman's Garland (KnockOut! KO-04)

A Seaman's Garland
Sailors, Ships & Chanteys Vol. 2
Louis Killen

KnockOut! KO-04 (CD, USA, 1997)

Recorded April / May 1997 at JB Productions, Bellevue, WA;
Engineer: Jim Bachman;
Produced by Louis Killen and Margaret Osika;
Cover photo by Ashley James

Musicians

Louis Killen, lead vocals, harmonies, concertina;
Tom Hyde, vocals;
Carter Bannerman, mandolin, vocals

Tracks

  1. Dance t' th' Daddy (Roud 2439) (1.44)
  2. The Herring Gutter's Song (1.55)
  3. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35) (3.10)
  4. Do Me Ama (Roud 511; Laws K40) (2.56)
  5. Doodle Let Me Go (Roud 3221) (1.48)
  6. The Sailor Cut Down in His Prime (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1) (3.56)
  7. The Keel Row (Roud 3059) (2.35)
  8. The “Diamond” (Roud 2172) (2.25)
  9. Greenland Bound (Roud 970) (2.40)
  10. The Wreck of the “Ellen Munn” (Roud 4372) (4.07)
  11. Three Score and Ten (Roud 16873) (4.24)
  12. The Black Ball Line (Roud 2623) (1.43)
  13. Brave Admiral Benbow (Roud 227) (4.15)
  14. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29) (4.00)
  15. Paul Jones (Roud 967; Laws A4) (3.48)
  16. We Have Fed Our Sea (3.12)
  17. Good Bye, Fare Thee Well (Roud 927) (2.14)
  18. Leave Her, Johnny (Roud 354) (4.22)

All tracks trad. arr. Louid Killen except
Track 2 Ewan MacColl, from the radio ballad Singing the Fishing;
Track 16 words Rudyard Kipling, music Peter Bellamy