This 2004 collection gathers traditional maritime songs and shanties performed by Paul Clayton, a notable artist in the early folk revival.
- The album was released on Folkways Records, a label renowned for its archival folk music recordings.
- Folkways Records was founded by Moses Asch in 1940 and has an extensive catalog of American traditional music.
- The album compiles recordings that showcase Clayton's interest in maritime music and its traditions.
Paul Clayton was an American folk singer and songwriter whose work often drew from traditional maritime music. He was a popular figure in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s.
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