Shanties and forebitters sung with zest and a feeling for authenticity. Ballads of shipwreck and disaster, songs of humour and love performed by a ‘who’s who’ of the English folk song revival – Louis Killen, Cyril Tawney and Ian Campbell, accompanied by master-fiddler Dave Swarbrick.
1 The Wild Goose – Louis Killen
2 Lovely Nancy – Ian Campbell
3 The Nightingale – Cyril Tawney
4 Heave Away My Johnny – Louis Killen
5 Row Bullies Row – Ian Campbell Group
6 The Fireship – Cyril Tawney
7 Tom’s Gone To Hilo – Bob Davenport
8 Ship in Distress – Louis Killen
9 Lowlands Low – Ian Campbell Group
10 One Morning In Spring – Cyril Tawney
11 Hilo Johnny Brown – Louis Killen
12 Poor Old Horse – Ian Campbell Group
13 Bold Princess Royal – Louis Killen
14 Billy Boy – Bob Davenport
15 Bold Benjamin – Cyril Tawney
16 The Hog Eye Man – Ian Campbell Group
17 Goodbye, Fare Thee Well – Louis Killen
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