1. Strike the Bell
2. Farewell Nova Scotia
3. Cape Cod Girls
4. Shenandoah
5. Blow Ye Winds in the Morning
6. All for Me Grog
7. Leaving of Liverpool
8. Windy Old Weather
9. Sloop John B.
10. Long Time Ago
11. Mingulay Boat Song
12. Deep Blue Sea
13. The Mermaid
14. Rolling Home
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On Sea Music, former Del Fuegos frontman turned kid's music songster Dan Zanes performs a set of old sea shanties in a rough-hewn but charming manner. He takes songs that have been worn smooth from constant use, artfully scuffs them up, and restores them to their former "ragged but right" glory. His performance of "Shenandoah," for example, features some fine Leadbelly-style 12-string guitar picking and an anguished vocal that almost erases the memory of the polite, formal choral arrangements that usually smother the song. And his "Sloop John B" sails along on jaunty banjos and mandolins rather than the slick harmonies of the Beach Boys' version. These shanties were originally created by sailors as work songs, and consequently they have choruses that are perfect for singing along. Zanes is joined on many tracks by an enthusiastic chorus of kids who are obviously having a wonderful time belting out the sometimes salty lyrics. As with all of Zanes's recordings for children, adults are likely to find themselves listening to this wonderful music even when the kids aren't underfoot. --Michael John Simmons
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Sea Music
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2004-04-27)
- Publisher: Festival Five Rec.
- Label: Festival Five Rec.
- Studio: Festival Five Rec.
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 13 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #28258
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Summary: Children's music that parents can love. 2008-02-13
Comment: Dan Zanes is fantastic. He produces and creates music that children love and parents too. So many childrens' recordings begin to wear on an adult after the many, many playings that children like to hear. Zanes' music is of such a high calibre that parents will find themselves wanting to hear the songs again also.
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Summary: Awesome 2008-01-27
Comment: Great, catchy songs that all our family loves after having the disc for just a few weeks. 47-year-old dad, 41-year-old mom, and 2- and 5-year-old boys all enjoy singing along. The music has an inviting, traditional feel with a good bit of accordion and banjo sounds along with the guitar.
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Summary: Music for the Whole Family 2007-09-27
Comment: This is the perfect sing-a-long album. After two weeks of owning this album everyone in my family - including my 4 year old daughter - knows all the words to all the songs. My children sing "All for Me Grog" with a gusto worthy of pirates. I listen to it even when the children are not with me because songs are both beautiful and accessible to all. I am happy that Dan Zanes is working hard to introduce such wonderful traditional music to young families.
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Summary: I don't change the CD when the kids aren't in the van 2007-08-26
Comment: I LOVE THIS CD! I bought it for my kids at Christmas this past year and we haven't taken it out of the CD player in the van since. Buy this CD if you are looking for something for your kids, mine are 4,2 and 1. It's perfect for boys and girls. I promise you that you won't be sorry. I can't stand kid music - most of it makes me want to scratch my eyes out. This one is easy on the ears, and best of all, the kids love it. There's even a great version of Shenandoah that's better than any other rendition of this classic song that I've ever heard before. My kids love Sloop John B, as a matter of fact, the kids know most of these songs by heart. Which is great - except for the morally questionable "All for Me Grog", which is what it is...actually a catchy tune. All the other songs are perfectly appropriate for kids of all ages. Every single song on this album is great. It's hard to find CD's in the kid world like this one. I hope I can find something else like it!!
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Summary: On any list of great "kids" CDs you will love too. 2007-03-28
Comment: My personal favorite of DZ's "kids" records.
This one *is* great for sing-alongs with the kids, but is a fine old timey record of sea songs that can be enjoyed by anyone. Loose-limbed versions of "Shenendoah", "Sloop John B" and "Cape Cod Girls" are fine and fun.
"Strike The Bell", "Blow Ye Winds", "Leaving of Liverpool" and others are fun sing-alongs as well as good history lessons. My 3.5 year-old and I enjoy this record equally.
It's particularly nice that Zanes' website has the lyrics AND chords -- really helps extend the listening and playing pleasure. I also appreciate that DZ doesn't dumb down the music for kids at all -- you get a real feel of the folk tradition of handmade music here.
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