Various - Bear Family Records Sea Conditions - Swell Songs And Shanties for Breezy People (CD)

Before mankind could fly, before there was outer space, and our kind had the technology to launch our mortal shell into the realms beyond, there was the lure of the seven seas. Polynesians, Vikings, Phoenicians, and many other peoples traveled the daring deserts of water to explore, trade, dominate and answer our ever-present need for change.

It is no wonder that man tried to portray the miracles, adventures, horrors, and beauty in song – to get a grasp, brag, immortalize, enjoy, and entertain: With his new production for Bear Family Records®, ‘Sea Conditions: Swell Songs and Shanties for Breezy People’ (BCD17563), Marc Mittelacher offers a wide array of nautical ditties. From shanties like Drunken Sailor to folk classics like My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (in a windy western swing version by Texan fiddler Cliff Bruner), Marc follows the trade winds to charm us with everything from Tiki-Kitsch to Mambo Mania. Along the way, he presents the inevitable La Paloma (by none other than Nova Scotian Hank Snow), as well as the obscure like Petula Clark's longing song Sailor. And to tell all you landlubbers about the wondrous places our wanderlust has led us to, we come Rollin' Home with The Easy Riders.

From Jimmie Driftwood to The Kingston Trio, from Martin Denny to Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys, from professional ballad-mongers to dead-earnest folk singers – ‘Sea Conditions: Swell Songs and Shanties for Breezy People’ has it all and calls you to sea – or to your bathtub at least. So, join us – drink, dream, dance - and drift away on the seven seas of song!