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Sailing And Whaling Songs

Paul Clayton (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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1. The Maid Of Amsterdam
2. Old Stormalong
3. The Girls Around Cape Horn
4. Paddy Doyles Boots
5. Spanish Ladies
6. Sally Brown
7. The Dying Sailor To His Shipmates
8. Ranzo
9. The Mermaid
10. Johnny's Gone To Hilo
11. Saturday Night At Sea
12. Shenandoah
13. Admiral Benbow
14. Round The Corner
15. The Greenland Whale Fisheries
16. Go Down You Blood Red Roses
17. The Turkish Revelee
18. Boney Was A Warrior
19. Lady Franklin's Lament
20. Santy Anna

Product Description

Product Description

Short-drag, halyard and capstan shanties, forecastle songs and sentimental ballads of home sung by Paul Clayton The Maid of Amsterdam; The Mermaid; Admiral Benbow; The Dying Sailor to His Shipmates , and 16 more.

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Matter of Preference Mar 11 2004
By Pecos Bill
Format:Audio CD
I greatly preferred "Shanties & Songs of the Sea" by Johnny Collins to this CD. The main singers on Collins' CD have more baritone voices and there's backup singers for the choruses that really brings out the feeling of it being sung as it would have been on a ship by a crew.

Paul Clayton sings solo and has brought in an acoustic guitar for backup. In my opinion, this just detracts from the authentic flavor of the pieces. Where Collins' CD puts you on a ship, Clayton's CD puts you in a recording studio.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic--unpretentious and rollicking Aug 24 2003
By Tara F. Chace
Format:Audio CD
I, too, grew up listening to the record and am excited to see it's available on CD. It's a great collection of songs and a great introduction to the genre. It's a fun way to learn a bit of history. And they're sea chanties, for goodness sakes! The reviewer who was looking for sea chanties sung by a British chorus is nuts. Clayton sings it just the way I imagine some old sailor singing it 150 years ago. And I wouldn't want it any other way!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Light tenor doodles sea chanteys April 16 2003
By Anne B. Rider
Format:Audio CD
Warning: this is the same album as his reversed-title "Whaling and Sailing Songs," available on Amazon with a different cover.

A good set of chanteys, but badly presented; Clayton's got a light, unemphatic tenor, tends to trail off and mumble, and accompanies himself with light modern guitar that doesn't add to the ambiance.

However, if you prefer that light style to either (my favorite) a chorus of rough baritones or a smooth British men's choir, then this may be for you.

Me, I'm not gonna bother to keep mine.

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