Bono, Sting, Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Richard Thompson, Lucinda Williams, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp and many others contribute to this album of pirate ballads, sea songs and chanteys…
Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys
Disc 1
1. Cape Cod Girls – Baby Gramps
2. Mingulay Boat Song – Richard Thompson
3. My Son John – John C. Reilly
4. Fire Down Below – Nick Cave
5. Turkish Revelry – Loudon Wainwright III
6. Bully In The Alley – The Old Prunes
7. The Cruel Ship’s Captain – Bryan Ferry
8. Dead Horse – Robin Holcomb
9. Spansih Ladies – Bill Frisell
10. High Barbary – Joseph Arthur
See all 23 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Boney – Jack Shit
2. Good Ship Venus – Loudon Wainwright III
3. Long Time Ago -White Magic
4. Pinery Boy – Nick Cave
5. Lowlands Low – Bryan Ferry w/Antony
6. One Spring Morning – Akron/Family
7. Hog Eye Man – Martin Carthy & Family
8. The Fiddler/A Drop Of Nelson’s Blood – Ricky Jay & Richard Greene
9. Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold – Andrea Corr
10. Fathom The Bowl – John C. Reilly
This sounds interesting to me. Have you heard it? What is the atmosphere like? Kooky or reasonably serious (ala Bruce Springsteen/Bob Dylan old song renditions?)
It’s very serious– I like the idea more than I like the songs. Click on the Rhapsody link and you can listen to it for free– they let you listen to 25 free songs a month or just download Napster and you can listen to all the songs in their library 5 times before you have to start paying.
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