Episode 2583: 26-30 Down to the Sea in Songs

People celebrate the Summer season in many different ways, and one of the most popular is to go towards the water. This week we present a collection of songs related to maritime life and work. We'll hear selections from Lou Killen, Waterson-Carthy, Dan Milner, Steeleye Span and many more. So come aboard for some great nautical music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysYankee Clipper / “Keel-Hauling Medley” / Hauling Home / HoneybeeLouis Killen / “All Things Are Quite Silent” / Ballads and Broadsides / TopicThe Boarding Party / “The Sailor's Alphabet” / 'Tis Our Sailing Time / Folk-LegacyDeby Benton Grosjean et al / “The Flowing Tide-The Gypsies-The Roaring Hornpipe” / Celtic Voyage GourdMick Hanly / “The Good Ship Delerious” / Homeland / Celtic ConnectionsAnne Briggs / “Standing on the Shore” / The Time Has Come / WaterThe Watersons / “The Greenland Whale Fishery” / Early Days / TopicThe Dicey Doh Singers / “The Sloop John B” / Classic Maritime Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysYankee Clipper / “The Red Star Line-The Garden Gate” / Hauling Home / HoneybeeWaterson Carthy / “Captain Kidd” / Fishes and Fine Yellow Sand / TopicDan Milner / “All For Me Grog-Parnell's March” / Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea / Smithsonian FolkwaysSteeleye Span / “Saucy Sailor” / Below the Salt / ShanachieCyril Tawney / “Chicken on a Raft” / Navy Cuts / ADAPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways