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Blow the Man Down MP3 Audio Clip
Lowlands MP3 Audio Clip
Shenandoah MP3 Audio Clip
Stormalong John MP3 Audio Clip
The Drummer and the Cook MP3 Audio Clip
Blow the Man Down MP3 Audio Clip
Lowlands MP3 Audio Clip
Shenandoah MP3 Audio Clip
Stormalong John MP3 Audio Clip
The Drummer and the Cook MP3 Audio Clip

Shaw, Robert Chorale: Sea Shanties (CD)

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Weigh anchor and set sail for parts unknown! This rousing collection of sea shanties will get even the most devout of land lubbers to cast a longing eye toward the sea and all her glory. There is something about a male chorus thatreminds one of roving adventures on the high seas, and this chorus does not disappoint in that regard. Brilliantly remastered from the original 1961 recording, the power of each song comes through vividly. Before you know it, you'll be belting out your old favorites and discovering new ones. Some of the most vigorous are "Blow The Man Down," the wonderfully rich "Lowlands,"and a powerful version of the American classic "Shenandoah." You will find yourself laughing out loud to "The Drummer and The Cook," and of course no sea shanty album would be complete without asking the musical question "WhatShall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?" So, cast off and hoist the sail! (44:49-1999)

Robert Shaw Chorale: Sea Shanties
Song List
Blow the Man Down
Bound for the Rio Grande
Lowlands
Whup! Jamboree
Tom's Gone to Hilo
A-Roving
Good-bye, Fare Ye Well
What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor
The Shaver
Stormalong, John
Swansea Town
Haul Away, Joe
Shenandoah
Santy Anna
The Drummer and the Cook
Spanish Ladies

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Posted By: Jared Hoke
Date Posted: 2005-11-19 08:28:56
"Like Steinway did for the piano, Robert Shaw defined what a chorus ought to sound like. His early 60's group remains, for me, the "gold standard" for small chorus singing. For balance, clarity, diction, beautiful shape to phrases, they have no peer today. These folks were grownups, with a richly mature sound that many of today's over-controlled groups would do well to emulate ...if they can. For this outing Shaw used only his men, and they sound absolutely fabulous in these wonderfully imaginative arrangements that powerfuly evoke the era of which they are singing: lusty, hardworking, sentimental. I have loved this recording since I was but a tad, and there are not enough stars for it. If you love GREAT singing, buy it RIGHT NOW. "

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