Heavy Weather, by The Yarmouth Shantymen

Heavy Weather

by The Yarmouth Shantymen

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1.	Bully in the Alley 02:18	buy track
2.	Essiquibo River 01:58	buy track
3.	Across the Western Ocean 02:23	buy track
4.	Marching Inland 02:18	buy track
5.	Ode to the Elbow 00:39	buy track
6.	Wave Over Wave 02:46	buy track
7.	Paddy Lay Back 02:35	buy track
8.	The Parting Glass 02:41	buy track
9.	Clear the Track 02:22	buy track
10.	Old Molasses 03:40	buy track
11.	High Barbaree 02:15	buy track
12.	The Maid of Amsterdam 02:14	buy track
13.	The Anti Shanty 02:29	buy track
14.	Farewell Shanty 01:59	buy track
15.	All For Me Grog 03:07	buy track
16.	Donkey Riding 01:42	buy track
17.	Randy Dandy 02:11	buy track
18.	Roll the Chariot 02:14	buy track

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The Yarmouth Shantymen began in 1984. Members have come and gone, but those who recorded this, our second album, had been together for ten years. Find us at YarmouthShantymen.org, on FaceBook, or YouTube.

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released September 1, 2003

The handwritten caption on the original cover photo reads:
Running Easting in South Indian Ocean on Ship "Iranian" - heavy weather -
Taken by Dr. C.A. Webster 1897 ? on trip to Japan
Seas coming up astern.

Photo courtesy of The Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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The Yarmouth Shantymen Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Based in Yarmouth, on the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada, the Yarmouth Shantymen have been performing traditional work songs from the age of sailing ships since 1984. The group has produced three CD collections of shanties and other sea songs. Visit our website for best pricing on CDs and shipping: www.yarmouthshantymen.org/music.htm ... more

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