Sea Music (2004)
| Artist: Dan Zanes |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Strike The Bell ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
2. Farewell Nova Scotia ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
3. Cape Cod Girls ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
4. Shenandoah ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
5. Blow Ye Winds In The Morning ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
6. All For Me Grog ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
7. Leaving Of Liverpool ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
8. Windy Old Weather ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
9. Sloop John B. ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
10. Long Time Ago ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
11. Mingulay Boat Song ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
12. Deep Blue Sea ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
13. Mermaid, The ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
14. Rolling Home ~ Dan Zanes & Friends
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Dan Zanes (vocals, 6-& 12-string guitars, banjo, mandolin); Patsy Primus, Rankin' Don, Sam Sullivan (vocals); Donald Saat (guitar, banjo, background vocals); Barbara Brousal (guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Cary Tamarkin (guitar, background vocals); Cynthia Hopkins (accordion, background vocals); John Denicola (upright bass, background vocals); Yoshi Waki (upright bass); Rosita Isles (drums, background vocals). |
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Personnel: Dan Zanes (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, cuatro, banjo, mandolin); Donald Saaf (vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, background vocals); Barbara Brousal (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Bob Sullivan (vocals, guitar); Sophia Mockler (vocals, violin); Cynthia Hopkins (vocals, accordion, musical saw); Andrew Mockler (vocals, horns); John DeNicola (vocals, upright bass); Jenny Mockler, Suzanne Sullivan, Lucas Mockler, Aggie Decaul, Louise Sullivan, Anna Zanes (vocals); Rob Friedman (pump organ); Yoshi Waki (upright bass). |
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Audio Mixers: Dan Zanes; Rob Friedman. |
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Liner Note Authors: Stan Hugill; William Main Doerflinger; Alan Lomax. |
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Recording information: the Kitchen. |
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Photographer: Anna Williams. |
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Former Del Fuegos frontman Dan Zanes continues his homespun children's folk series with a set of shanties and other nautical delights on the appropriately titled Sea Music. In the grand tradition of briny stalwarts like Ewan MacColl, Paul Clayton, and A.L. Lloyd, Zanes keeps things simple, employing a small folk ensemble and chorus that allow the songs the infinite headroom that their menial subject matter requires. As expected, there's an underlying sense of whimsy that caters to the younger crowd, but Zanes seems genuinely inspired by the genre, offering heartfelt renditions of classics like "Shenandoah" and "Mingulay Boat Song" with a deep historical reverence. The performances are raw and authentic -- they were recorded in his kitchen -- and the instrumentation flirts with country, blues, and British folk with grace and humor. The Smithsonian Folkways-style packaging and extensive liner notes convey his passion for preservation, providing everything from chord changes to recommended recordings for further study, but it's the earthy enthusiasm that bubbles up beneath work songs like "Cape Cod Girls" and "Blow Ye Winds in the Morning" that resonates the deepest. Sea Music is quietly bombastic, thoroughly charming, and surprisingly authentic, especially when the quintessential drunk sailor song, "All for Me Grog," is led by an 11-year-old. ~ James Christopher Monger |
Producer: Dan Zanes |
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Engineer: Rob Friedman |
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Compilation Appearances
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Natural Born Killers (Explicit Version) |
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For the Kids |
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Disney Music Block Party |
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Duets |
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Pickin Grinnin:great Folk Songs F |
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Son Of Rogues Gallery:pirate Ballads |
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Sunny Day |
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Many Hands:family Music For Haiti |
Associated Artists and Works
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Dan Zanes and Friends |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 04/27/2004 |
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Original Release Date : 2004 |
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Catalog ID : FFR 004 |
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Label : Festival Five Records |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00800495000420 |
