Sean Dagher - Sea Songs & Shanties (2017) [Hi-Res]

Sea songs didn't start out as music to be heard. They were songs to sing, songs to help with the work, songs to pass the time. They were spread by the oral tradition, resulting in many variations. On this album, singers Nils Brown, Michiel Schrey and Clayton Kennedy join Montréal ensemble La Nef in performing these songs with a fresh twist, while preserving their specific character and original appeal.

"When a song can quiet two dozen drunks, you can be confident that there is something there that's worth listening to. I have sung some of these in pubs for years and I was confident that they would suit a listening audience just fine."
- Seán Dagher, music director

Tracklist:
4:08 | 01. Sean Dagher - Leave Her, Johnny
3:26 | 02. Nelson Carter - Go to Sea No More
2:38 | 03. La Nef - Stormalong John
2:34 | 04. La Nef - Out On the Ocean
3:44 | 05. La Nef - Over the Hills and Faraway
3:36 | 06. Sean Dagher - Randy Dandy, O
3:30 | 07. Nils Brown - Lowlands Away
4:09 | 08. La Nef - The Captain's (Hind) Quarters
3:07 | 09. Sean Dagher - The Press Gang
3:10 | 10. Clayton Kennedy - One More Day
3:13 | 11. Nils Brown - Hangin' Johnny
2:51 | 12. Sean Dagher - Haul On the Bowline
4:10 | 13. Michiel Schrey - Rolling Down to Old Maui
3:33 | 14. Nils Brown - Blood Red Roses
2:52 | 15. La Nef - Rolling the Waves
3:03 | 16. Sean Dagher - Shallow Brown