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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blow the Man DownRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 01:34 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 2 | Bound for the Rio GrandeRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | LowlandsRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Whup! JamboreeRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 01:55 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Tom's Gone to HiloRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | A-RovingRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | Good-Bye, Fare Ye WellRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | The ShaverRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 02:10 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | Stormalong, JohnRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | Swansea TownRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Haul Away JoeRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| 12 | ShenandoahRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 13 | The Drummer and the CookRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 14 | Spanish LadiesRobert Shaw | Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 15 | What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor | Robert Shaw | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 16 | Santy Anna | Robert Shaw | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 44 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 221 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Diard | Tenor (Vocal) |
| 2 | Jack Hotop | Guitar |
| 3 | Bernard Keville | Engineer |
| 4 | Alice Parker | Arranger, Liner Notes |
| 5 | Thomas Pyle | Baritone, Baritone (Vocal) |
| 6 | Robert Shaw | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Robert Shaw Chorale | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Robert Shaw Chorale Male Chorus | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | James Stover | Tenor (Vocal) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |