From the Vault 451: Across the Western Ocean - Free Music Store, 1972

This week on From the Vault, we feature British traditional singers John Roberts and Tony Barrand, along with Jeff Warner, Susan Warner and Davey Jones, who sing sea shanties and tell stories of the Atlantic sailing packets of the late nineteenth century at WBAI's Free Music Store in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. From the first hour of a ninety-minute recording we hear performances of Across the Western Ocean, New York Girls, Eliza Lee, The Black Ball Line, The Crayfish, The Dreadnaught, The Lowlands Low, The Flying Cloud, Spanish Ladies, The Black Cook, and Rolling Home. This concert was produced and recorded in stereo by WBAI's Music Department on July 9, 1972.

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