Louis Killen, Stan Hugill, The X Seamen's Institute and Friends - Sea Songs (1979)

Featuring the voices of noted English folksingers and “shantymen” Stan Hugill and Lou Killen, "Sea Songs" is a celebration of maritime work songs. The term shanty (sometimes spelled chantey or chanty) refers to a specific style of work song belonging to 19th century sailing maritime traditions. This album, released in 1979, captures the spirit of the music residing within the hearts of those dedicated to its preservation.



Sleeve Notes:

"The sparkling summer skies of Seattle smiled down as July turned to August over Puget Sound. I was fortunate, along with the rest of the musical X Seamen's Institute, to join in a solid week of song to welcome ships and sailors of the American Sail Training Association's 1978 Tall Ships Pacific. And the company of English singer Louis Killen and the legendary Stan Hugill made the week unforgettable.

Greeting the US Coast Guard's majestic training bark Eagle, accompanied by a fleet of smaller square-riggers, yachts and wooden fishing vessels, was an international host of chantey singers, gathered from across the nation and across the sea to join in the choruses of sea music, from soulful forebitters to rousing capstan and halyard chanteys. After a week of singing and sailing in the matchless Northwest air and sea, we all came away with a feeling that sea music is a still-growing and living tradition-and we and the thousands in our audiences had shared a very special time together.

The tradition will continue to grow, as yearly festivals are being planned, the next one on the East Coast to be sponsored by the American Sail Training Association, the National Maritime Historical Society, and Tapinta."


Tracklist:

01 - Racine Morton & Marc Bridgham - Ize the Boy
02 - Dan Aguiar - Santianno
03 - Louis Killen - Shoals of Herring
04 - Clark Branson - Hanging Johnny
05 - Paddy Hernon - Mingulay Boat Song
06 - Mary Benson - Roll the Old Chariot
07 - Stan Hugill - Lowlands
08 - Stan Hugill - A Long Long Time Ago
09 - Mary Wilson - Sailboat Malarkey
10 - Louis Killen - The Bleecher Lass of Kelvin Hall
11 - John Townley - Run Come See
12 - Dave Baumgarten with Blue Sandrock - Greenland Fisheries
13 - Bernie Klay - The Sailor's Alphabet
14 - Dan Aguiar - Alice Wentworth

Louis Killen, Stan Hugill, The X Seamen's Institute and Friends - Sea Songs (1979)
(320 kbps, cover art included)