Sea Shanties by Robert Shaw - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

A renewal of popular interest in sea shanties coincided with the commercial folk craze. Country, folk, and pop artist from Jimmie Driftwood to the Norman Luboff Choir recorded entire albums of seafaring songs, and in 1961 the Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale did the same. Because Shaw's chorus was primarily a classical music ensemble, its interpretations of watery favorites like "Blow the Man Down" and "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor" are very reserved, polished and precise. None of Driftwood's rowdiness and humor or the Norman Luboff Choir's pop flourishes is to be heard here. The album has a serious, almost academic aura in place of the rousing Pirates of the Caribbean caricatures one might expect. The chorale appealed to intellectual listeners, though, and its approach is in keeping with accepted modes of classical music performance. ~ Greg Adams

7. Good-Bye, Fare Ye Well

Guitar: Jack Hotop; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

11. Swansea Town

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

2. Bound for the Rio Grande

Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Tenor: James Stover; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

6. A-Roving

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Guitar: Jack Hotop; Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Tenor: James Stover; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

12. Haul Away, Joe

Baritone: Thomas Pyle; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

16. Spanish Ladies

Baritone: Leonard Kranendonk; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

1. Blow the Man Down

Baritone: Paul Ukena; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

3. Lowlands

Baritone: Leonard Kranendonk; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

4. Whup! Jamboree

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

5. Tom's Gone to Hilo

Baritone: Thomas Pyle; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

8. What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Male Chorus Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

9. The Shaver

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Baritone: Paul Ukena; Performer
Guitar: Jack Hotop; Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

10. Stormalong, John

Baritone: Leonard Kranendonk; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

13. Shenandoah

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Guitar: Jack Hotop; Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Tenor: William Diard; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

14. Santy Anna

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

15. The Drummer and the Cook

Primary Artist: Robert Shaw; Main Performer
Baritone: Paul Ukena; Performer
Guitar: Jack Hotop; Performer
Performer: The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale; Performer
Arranger: Robert Shaw
Alice S. Parker; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Robert Shaw; Conductor
Producer: Daniel Slick; Production
Recording: Bernard Keville; Production
Reissue Producer: Jon M. Samuels; Production
Remastering: Marian M. Conaty; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

44 minutes and 4 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 921x921 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

6/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Classical, Singer & Songwriter, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Traditional Folk, Vocal

Label

Living Stereo

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1960

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

90266352821