Title: Folksongs from Martha's Vineyard Artist: Gale Huntington Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070203228 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
Before the island's fame as a tourist destination, the people of Martha's Vineyard looked to the sea for sustenance, and sang about it for entertainment. These fourteen songs-amply annotated by folklorist Kenny Goldstein-tell of subsistence farming on land and of battles with whales and Englishmen at sea.
Tracks: 1.1 The Garden Where the Shampeens Grow 1.2 Gunpowder Tea 1.3 The Old Arm Chair 1.4 The Fit Comes on Me Now 1.5 Pop Goes the Weasel 1.6 Scarlet Town 1.7 Bow and Balance to Me 1.8 Blow the Man Down 1.9 Blow Ye Winds 1.10 Uncle Sam and Johnny Bull 1.11 Cross Over Jordan 1.12 Tarpaulin Jacket 1.13 Round Cape Horn 1.14 Bold Privateer
