The Foc'sle Singers

Trackimage Playbut Trackname Playbut Trackname
Rio Grande 02:44 Tools
Haul on the Bowline 00:00 Tools
The Black Ball Line 00:00 Tools
Haul Away Joe 00:00 Tools
Ratcliffe Highway 00:00 Tools
Leave Her Johnny 01:27 Tools
Haul Boys Haul 00:00 Tools
Roll the Cotton Down 00:00 Tools
Santy Anno 00:00 Tools
Maggie May 00:00 Tools
Do My Johnny Booker 00:00 Tools
A Hundred Years Ago 00:00 Tools
Paddy Lay Back 00:00 Tools
Fire Down Below 00:00 Tools
Captain Nipper 00:00 Tools
All Bound to Go 00:00 Tools
Banks of the Sacramento 00:00 Tools
Won't You Go My Way 00:00 Tools
Hanging Johnny 00:00 Tools
Good Bye Fare Thee Well 00:00 Tools
Hangin' Johnny 00:00 Tools
Goodbye Fare Thee Well 00:00 Tools
Hundred Years Ago, A 00:00 Tools
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Massachusetts singer Paul Clayton and the Foc'sle Singers: Dave Van Ronk, Bob Brill, Roger Abrahams, and Bob Yellin. Most of their repertoire comes from BBC field recordings of English shantymen. Shanties and foc'sle (forecastle) songs lightened the burden of work aboard ship and provided entertainment to off-duty sailors. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.