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Songs of the sea and shanties

Any recommendations for songs of the sea or shanties sung the traditional way, but recorded not too long ago so that the sound quality is good.

Thanks. BTW my son and wife think I must be nuts to listen to such "strange" or "awful" music. (their words, not mine)
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dogeatpuppy
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gordon lightfoot has many a song
newbee
4,093 posts
 
Well these were recorded a long time ago but the sonics are just fine- "Sea Shanties" by the Robert Shaw Chorale in Living Stereo by RCA. On CD and LP(if you can find it).
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geoffkait
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Paul Clayton was one of the most prolific singers of sea shanties, I have one album on CD; it is quite well recorded though not recent.
rockvirgo
587 posts
 
Procul Harem/A Salty Dog is an inspired rock album filled with nautical allusions of nearly Wagnerian proportions. The early BeeGees song Odessa is about an 1800's shipwreck, but unlike A Salty Dog does not carry the seafaring theme past the opening cut.
loontoon
301 posts
 
It's all old Irish folk songs of the sea and fishing.

jeff
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