Deep Sea Chanteys and Whaling Ballads

by The Almanac Singers

Deep Sea Chanteys and Whaling Ballads cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1941
  • Label: General
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 6:59
  • Community rating: 3.1/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Diverging temporarily from immediate political organizing, the folk collective dives into the rich historical repertoire of maritime labor songs. The boisterous, a cappella heavy arrangements capture the rhythmic utility and raw power of traditional working shanties. The project represents a significant early effort to preserve and popularize historical American work music.

Genres

Descriptors: maritime, Folk

Tracklist

  1. Blow Ye Winds High-O
  2. Haul Away Joe
  3. Blow The Man Down
  4. The Golden Vanity
  5. Away Rio
  6. The Coast Of High Barbary

Credits

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