La Nef
Sea Songs & Shanties
- Type CD
- Label Atma Classique
- UPC 0722056274920
- Catalog number ACD 22749
- Release date 05 May 2017
About the album
Sea songs didn't start out as music to be heard. They were songs to sing, songs to help with the work, songs to pass the time. These songs were spread by the oral tradition, resulting in many variations. Singers Nils Brown, Michiel Schrey, and Clayton Kennedy join Seán Dagher and La Nef in performing these songs with a new twist, while preserving their specific character and original appeal.
Our goal here is to present these songs, not only as they have always been sung, but also as music to be listened to. It is no small challenge to drag these pieces, tar-stained and tattered, into a concert hall and onto a recording. We hope to give you something new to listen to in these pieces. We also hope to have retained what is essential to them, their character and appeal. What is certain is that we put our backs into making this music and into singing it. We will have been successful if you find yourself humming these tunes in the coming days, or if you find yourself wishing there were a gang of sailors around to sing them with. A special thanks to David Gossage for his help in researching the repertoire. Join the crew ! All aboard !
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11Leave Her, Johnny
04:05 -
12Go To Sea No More
03:22 -
13Stormalong John
02:35 -
14Out On The Ocean
02:28 -
15Over The Hills And Faraway
03:40 -
16Randy Dandy, O
03:31 -
17Lowlands Away
03:27 -
18The Captain's (Hind) Quarters
04:04 -
19The Press Gang
03:04 -
110One More Day
03:05 -
111Hangin' Johnny
03:09 -
112Haul On The Bowline
02:47 -
113Rolling Down To Old Maui
04:06 -
114Blood Red Roses
03:30 -
115Rolling The Waves
02:47 -
116Shallow Brown
03:03