Leviathan! Ballads & Songs of the Whaling Trade

~ Release by A. L. Lloyd (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	The Balaena recording of: The Balaena (The Noble Fleet of Whalers / Old Polina) lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 285)		2:51
2	The Coast of Peru recording of: The Coast of Peru lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1997)		4:38
3	Greenland Bound recording of: Greenland Bound (Traditional whaling song starting "Again to Greenland we are bound") writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 970)		3:33
4	The Weary Whaling Grounds recording of: The Wings of a Goney (The Weary Whaling Grounds) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2011)		2:39
5	The Cruel Ship’s Captain recording of: The Cruel Ship’s Captain (The Captain's Apprentice) lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 835)		1:32
6	Off to Sea Once More recording of: Off to Sea Once More (aka Going to Sea No More) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 644)		6:27
7	The Twenty-Third of March recording of: The Whale Catchers (The Twenty-Third of March) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3291)		1:47
8	The Bonny Ship the Diamond recording of: Bonnie Ship the Diamond lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2172)		2:40
9	Talcahuano Girls recording of: Spanish Ladies (minor-key “Yankee whalermen” version) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) is based on: Spanish Ladies (“British sailors” version)		3:13
10	Farewell to Tarwathie recording of: Farewell to Tarwathie lyricist: George Scroggie composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2562)		2:57
11	Rolling Down to Old Maui recording of: Rolling Down to Old Maui lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2005)		1:17
12	The Greenland Whale Fishery recording of: Greenland Whale Fisheries lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 347)		4:51
13	Paddy and the Whale recording of: Paddy and the Whale (Paddy O'brien / Paddy Maloney) lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6342)		2:24
14	The Whaleman’s Lament recording of: The Whaleman's Lament lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2000)		2:41
15	The Eclipse recording of: The Eclipse lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5650)		3:12

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concertina and ocarina:	Alf Edwards
fiddle:	Dave Swarbrick
mandolin:	Martin Carthy
choir vocals:	Trevor Lucas Martyn Wyndham-Read
vocals:	A. L. Lloyd

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1998728 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B00000I7FI [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/243837 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 714822049726
Format:: CD
Length:: 46:44

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Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Topic Records
TSCD497

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United Kingdom
1998

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