Title: Sea Shanties and Loggers' Songs Artist: Sam Eskin Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070201927 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
Sam Eskin, according to the album's original notes in 1951, "has been traveling across the United States for thirty-five years, learning songs from all sorts of people in all sorts of places." This fascinating collection of work songs is the product of Eskin's wandering and includes extensive notes about life in logging camps.
Tracks: 1.1 The Rio Grande 1.2 Clear the Track, Let the Bulgine Run 1.3 Heave Away, My Johnny 1.4 Boney 1.5 Johnny Comes Down to Hilo 1.6 The Sailor Loves 1.7 Paddy Doyle's Boots 1.8 A Hundred Years Ago 1.9 Across the Western Ocean 1.10 A Shanty-Man's Life 1.11 River Driver's Song 1.12 The Little Brown Bulls 1.13 The Pinery Boy 1.14 Poor Paddy Works on the Railway
