| Series |
Patrick O'Brian/Aubrey-Maturin series
|
| Contents |
Spanish ladies -- Jolly sailor's true description of a man-of-war (to the tune of The brisk young butcher) -- Adieu, sweet lovely Nancy -- Saint Patrick's Day -- Warlike seamen -- First of June -- Drops of brandy -- Roast beef of old England -- Heart of oak -- Nancy Dawson -- Ben Backstay -- Sailor's hornpipe ;. Rickett's hornpipe -- Bay of Biscay-o -- Battle of the Nile (to the tune of The three butchers) -- Nelson's victory ;. Hull's victory -- Banks of the Nile ;. Sailor's cravat -- New sea song. (Sweethearts and wives) (to the tune of Spanish ladies) -- Pleasant and delightful -- Captain Barton's distress on the Lichfield (to the tune of The silk merchant's daughter) -- Chevy Chase -- Shannon and the Chesapeake -- Distressed men-of-war -- Sailor's jacket -- Don't forget your old shipmate. |
| General note | "A companion to the seafaring novels of Partick O'Brian. A collection of traditional songs from the heyday of the British Navy"--Insert. |
| General note | Originally issued as a compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes on container insert. |
| General note | Songs performed a capella; jigs, hornpipes and reels performed on fiddle, pennywhistle, and flute. |
| Performer |
Jerry Bryant, lead vocal, pennywhistle, bones ; Starboard Mess (Eric Bryant, Sheldon Campbell, Peter Contrastano, Cliff Haslam, Geoff Kaufman, Payton Turpin) ; Ron Grosslein, fiddle, fife, flute. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at Soundesign Studios, Brattleboro, VT. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
