First time on CD! This 1961 album, conducted by the great Robert Shaw, features a rich variety of the "shanties" which were sung by the men who spent their lives on the sea in the era of the sailing vessel. Includes "Blow the Man Down," "Haul Away," "A-Roving," "Bound for the Rio Grande," "Swansea Town," "Santy Anna" and more.
1) Blow the Man Down - Robert Shaw
2) Bound for the Rio Grande
3) Lowlands
4) Whup! Jamboree
5) Tom's Gone to Hilo
6) A-Roving
7) Good-Bye Fare Ye Well
8) What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor
9) The Shaver
10) Stormalong John
11) Swansea Town
12) Haul Away Joe
13) Shenandoah
14) Santy Anna
15) The Drummer and the Cook
16) Spanish Ladies