Audiofragments
Barrett's Privateers
It is 1778, fishermen from Sherbrooke in Canada go aboard a ship for privateering. They come to a bad end.
It Was One Morning in the Spring
The lamentation of a sailor about his unfaithful lover. He decides to sail the seas forever.
The Sinking of the Reuben James
The Reuben James is the name of the first American warship that was sunk in world war ll.
Black Betty (Medley)
Medley of three Afro-American worksongs from the 20th century; "Looky Looky Yonder", "Black Betty" and "Yellow Women's Doorbells".
Fathom the Bowl
Traditional ode to booze (punch), dates from the early 19th century.
I Hate My Life
Song about the suffering because of a failed love. The conclusion is; I'd rather sail away from all this misery.






