| View Larger Image | Sailing And Whaling Songs Of The 19th Century [CD on Demand] | Audio CDby Paul Clayton
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| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Legacy International | | Release Date: | November 11, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 78,857th |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Maid of Amsterdam
- Track 2: Old Stormalong
- Track 3: Girls Around Cape Horn
- Track 4: Paddy Doyle's Boots
- Track 5: Spanish Ladies
- Track 6: Sally Brown
- Track 7: Dying Sailor to His Shipmates
- Track 8: Ranzo
- Track 9: Mermaid
- Track 10: Johnny's Gone to Hilo
- Track 11: Saturday Night at Sea
- Track 12: Shenendoah
- Track 13: Admiral Benbow
- Track 14: Round the Corner
- Track 15: Greenland Whale Fisheries
- Track 16: Go Down You Blood Red Roses
- Track 17: Turkish Revelee
- Track 18: Boney Was a Warrior
- Track 19: Lady Franklin's Lament
- Track 20: Santy Anna
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Album Description
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 9 reviews)
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Pleasant and folksy by D. Novak (Chicagoland)  3 Stars
November 14, 2009
As others have said, Paul Clayton's work runs on the folksy side of authentic sea shantys. But it is a pleasant, easy to listen to album. Some of the works, particularly "Greenland Whale Fisheries," sound off tempo. This is a little offputting, if you've actually worked to working songs.
Altogether, though, the album is a keeper.
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4 out of 5 ain't bad, right? by Ben "Budman" (New Jersey, USA)  4 Stars
April 02, 2006
First time I heard this was on an actual boat. If I closed my eyes, between the rocking of the boat, the sounds of the splashing of the water and this music, I could swear I was on an actual 19th century whaling boat. The music accurately depicts what songs would sound like back then. I don't recommend this to anyone without a good imagination, though. I've even heard criticisms say that it sounds too much like a sound studio record and not enough like a shanty being sung on the open sea. In my opinion, this is as close as your going to get other than the real thing. To be honest, though, the only way you'll understand is at least listening to this once.
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Not for the purist, but most of us aren't purists by Stephen C. Wylder (Elkhart, IN, USA)  5 Stars
October 18, 2005
If authenticity is your main criterion for your choice of folk music, don't buy it. Paul Clayton sings clearly and beautifully. I'll admit to having a personal attachment to this album--when my children were young, I learned many of the songs and sang them as lullabyes. Songs like "Farewell and Adieu to You Spanish Ladies and Santy Anna, as sung in Clayton's style, are just as soothing as the old standbys. Not authentic, but lovely.
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Shanties performed as folk songs by The Admiral (New Smyrna Beach, FL) 3 Stars
January 27, 2005
All 20 of the well-engineered recordings on this CD are sung by Paul Clayton accompanied by a solo guitar. Many traditional and familiar shanty tunes are included, some of which have the lyrics modified to fit the whaling trade (as was actually the case).
Shanty lovers are likely to find this CD unusual in that the presentation of nearly every song is more of a folk-tune style than true shanty. As such, you really can't consider any of the offerings rousing by any stretch but some might find this a refreshing change and even quite enjoyable since Clayton's voice is both clear and pleasing throughout.
So, my advice is to look elsewhere for rousing shanties but you may want consider this CD if you enjoy folk music with a maritime flavor.
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A Matter of Preference by Pecos Bill (Gaithersburg, MD United States) 3 Stars
March 11, 2004
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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