Recorded and edited by Peter Kennedy of the EFDSS;
Photo by John Moyes

Musicians

Bob Roberts: vocals, melodeon, banjo

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Collier Brig (Waiting for the Day) (Roud 1855)
2. The Single Sailor (Roud 152; Laws M1; G/D 1:51)
3. Stormy Weather Boys (Roud 1851)

Side 2

4. Oh You New York Girls (Roud 486)
5. The Grey Hawk (Roud 293)
6. The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3; G/D 7:1496)

Recorded and edited by Peter Kennedy;
Illustration by Derek Crowe

Musicians

Bob Roberts: vocals, melodeon [1-2, 4-6]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Bargeman’s Alphabet (Roud 21100)
2. Poor Old Horse (Roud 3724)
3. Captain Kidd (Roud 1900; Laws K35)

Side 2

4. Windy Old Weather (Roud 472)
5. Johnny Todd (Roud 1102; G/D 8:1583)
6. Home’ard Bound (Roud 927; G/D 1:5; Henry H53a)

Recorded at Ryde, Isle of Wight, August 1977;
Recorded, produced and designed by Tony Engle;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd

Musicians

Bob Roberts: vocals, melodeon [4, 9, 14]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Candlelight Fisherman (Roud 1852) (1.32)
2. The Grey Hawk (Roud 293) (2.08)
3. Stormy Weather Boys (Roud 1851) (3.04)
4. Waltz with Me waltz (1.05)
5. Haul Away Joe (Roud 809) (1.37)
6. The Oily Rig recitation (Roud 1853) (3.08)
7. The Little Ball of Yarn (Roud 1404) (3.17)
8. The Single Sailor (Roud 152; Laws M1; G/D 1:51) (1.00)
9. Young Collum (1.00)
10. The Fish and Chip Ship (Roud 1854) (2.26)

Side 2

11. While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping (Roud 363) (2.06)
12. Windy Old Weather (Roud 472) (1.59)
13. The London Waterman (Roud 1186) (1.48)
14. Bob Roberts’ Waltz waltz (1.22)
15. Whiskey Johnny (Roud 651) (0.45)
16. Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3; G/D 7:1496) (2.06)
17. Bell Bottom Trousers (Roud 269; Laws K43; G/D 7:1429; TYG 10) (1.17)
18. The Black Shawl (Roud 654; TYG 33) (2.00)
19. Little Boy Billee (Roud 905) (3.43)
20. The Collier Brig (Roud 1855) (1.42)
21. Leave Her, Johnny (Roud 354; Henry H53b) (1.56)

All tracks trad.

Recorded in Bob Roberts’ cottage on the Isle of Wight;
Sleeve designed by Anne Roberts

Musicians

Bob Roberts: vocals, melodeon;
Jill Roberts: fiddle;
Jim Jewell, Trevor Couvell: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Smuggler’s Boy (Roud 618)
2. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47)
3. Race of Long Ago
4. Shannon and Chesapeake (Roud 963)
5. Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250)
6. Swell My Net Full (Roud 16874)
7. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232)
8. Homeward Bound (Roud 927; G/D 1:5; Henry H53a)

Side 2

9. High Barbaree (Roud 134; Laws K33; G/D 1:38)
10. Jonas and the Devil
11. The Oyster Girl (Roud 875; Laws Q13; G/D 2:304; Henry H725)
12. Wheeling Gull
13. New York Girls (Roud 486)
14. The Yellow Handkerchief (Roud 954)
15. Spanish Ladies (Roud 687)
16. Rolling Home (Roud 4766)

All tracks trad. arr. Bob Roberts except
Track 3 Cicely Fox Smith;
Track 12 Bob Roberts

Recorded by Peter Kennedy in 1950-60;
Notes by Peter Kennedy

Musicians

Bob Roberts: vocals, melodeon [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19-20, 22, 24, 26];
Cadgwith Fishermen’s Chorus (Cornwall): vocals [2, 10, 16, 18];
Harry Cox: vocals [6, 14, 23];
Bob & Ron Copper: vocals [4, 21];
Sarah Makem: vocals [8];
Peter Kennedy: banjo [11];
Clifford Jenkins: vocals [12];
Bill Barber: vocals [18];
Tom Brown: vocals [25]

Tracks

1. [BR] Stormy Weather Boys (Roud 1851) (3.18)
2. [CFC] Rio Grande shanty (Roud 317) (1.11)
3. [BR] Mister Stormalong (Roud 216) (2.04)
4. [B&RC] Warlike Seamen (The Irish Captain) (Roud 690; G/D 1:41; Henry H560) (3.11)
5. [BR] The Worst Old Ship (Waiting for the Day) (Roud 1855) (2.10)
6. [HC] The Yarmouth Fishermen’s Song (Roud 2434) (3.18)
7. [BR] Maggie May (Roud 1757) (2.23)
8. [SM] Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold (Roud 553; Laws N17; G/D 1:176) (4.24)
9. [BR] Whisky Johnny shanty (Roud 651) (3.18)
10. [CFC] What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor? (Roud 322; G/D 1:4) (1.58)
11. [BR] Can’t You Dance the Polka? shanty (Roud 486) (2.02)
12. [CJ] The Sailor’s Alphabet shanty (Roud 21100) (4.26)
13. [BR] Haul Away Joe shanty (Roud 809) (1.43)
14. [HC] Cruising Round Yarmouth (Roud 2432) (3.41)
15. [BR] Windy Old Weather (Roud 472) (2.20)
16. [CFC] Farewell and Adieu (We’ll Rant and We’ll Roar) (Roud 687) (1.40)
17. [BR] High Barbaree (Roud 134; Laws K33; G/D 1:38) (3.09)
18. [BB, CFC] The Liverpool Packet (Roud 924; Laws D13; Henry H194) (1.01)
19. [BR] Little Boy Billee (Roud 905) (4.17)
20. [BR] Johnny Todd (Roud 1102; G/D 8:1583) (1.25)
21. [B&RC] The Banks of Claudy (Roud 266; Laws N40; G/D 5:1036; Henry H5, H693) (2.54)
22. [BR] The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (2.31)
23. [HC] Jack Tar on Shore (Roud 919; Laws K39) (2.25)
24. [BR] The Smuggler’s Boy (Roud 618) (2.15)
25. [TB] The Smacksman (Roud 1788) (2.49)
26. [BR] Hanging Johnny shanty (Roud 2625) (1.39)