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Steady As She Goes

Louis Killen, Jeff Warner, Gerret Warner, Fud Benson: Steady As She Goes (Collector COLL 1928)

Steady As She Goes
Songs and Chanteys from the Days of Commercial Sail
Louis Killen, Jeff Warner, Gerret Warner, Fud Benson

Collector COLL 1928 (LP, USA, 1976);
Smithsonian Folkways COLL 1928 (CD/download, USA, 2006)

Engineered by Bill Mclroy;
Production assistance by Harold Closter;
Cover design by John ‘Fud’ Benson

Liner notes (PDF) at Smithsonian Folkways

See also the Sleeve Notes on Nick Guida’s The Balladeers website.

Musicians

Louis Killen [5-6, 8, 11, 13];
Jeff Warner [2-3, 7, 11, 14];
Gerret Warner [4, 10-12];
John ‘Fud’ Benson [1, 9, 11]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. [FB] Paddy Lay Back (Roud 653) (3.34)
  2. [JW] Bold Riley (Roud 18160) (1.57)
  3. [JW] Rolling Down to Old Maui (Roud 2005) (2.53)
  4. [GW] Jolly Roving Tar (Roud 2807) (2.33)
  5. [LK] The Topman and the Afterguard (Roud 350; G/D 3:685) (2.31)
  6. [LK] Off to Sea Once More (Roud 644; Laws D7) (4.44)

Side 2

  1. [JW] Strike the Bell (Roud 4190) (2.58)
  2. [LK] Ship in Distress (Roud 807) (2.11)
  3. [FB] Blow the Man Down (Roud 2624) (2.28)
  4. [GW] The Coast of Peru (Roud 1997; Laws D26) (2.35)
  5. [all] All For Me Grog (Roud 475; G/D 3:580) (3.03)
  6. [GW] Shallow Brown (Roud 2621) (1.58)
  7. [LK] Bring ’Em Down (1.32)
  8. [JW] Away Rio (Roud 317) (2.19)