Around The World And Back Again

by The HogEye Men

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A collection of sea shanties and other maritime songs, some salty, some saucy and some sad. Sung in the traditional unaccompanied style, how onboard crews used to sing them. The album contains additional sleeve notes giving details about each song.

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1.	Johnny Come Down To Hilo 02:56	info
2.	The Golden Vanity 03:38	info
3.	The Anglesey 02:54	info
4.	Nothin' But A Humbug 02:56	info
5.	Merchantmen 03:13	info
6.	John Kanaka 03:01	info
7.	The Hog Eye Man 02:07	info
8.	Can't Ye Dance The Polka 02:25	info
9.	Mobile Bay 03:38	info
10.	Heave Away Cheerily-O 03:57	info
11.	Blame The Shantyman 02:53	info
12.	Hilo Boys Hilo 02:06	info
13.	Saltpetre Shanty 02:40	info
14.	Pull Down Below 02:16	info
15.	Don't Let This Sailor Die 03:23	info

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"Around The World And Back Again" was recorded between November 2021 and March 2022.
All tracks mixed and mastered by Phil Weight.
Album design by Phil Weight and The HogEye Men.

This is the third album released by The HogEye Men, and the first to be recorded, engineered and published entirely by the 'crew' themselves.

This album is currently available by download only.

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released April 10, 2022

The HogEye Men sing monthly on board the Cutty Sark (details available on the ship's website) and we also hold a monthly Sunday lunchtime pub singaround at The Horseshoe Inn, Melior St., near London Bridge (details from our Twitter/Facebook pages, see links on this page).

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The HogEye Men London, UK

The HogEye Men are a London (UK) sea shanty group. Originally formed 17 years ago, the current crew is Mike Green, Matthew Fielding, Garry Walker, Phil Weight, Steve Jackson and Tom McNulty. Much respected on the shanty circuit and at maritime festivals, "The Hogs" specialise in authentic unaccompanied shanty singing, drawing on their wide singing experience and love of the maritime genre. ... more

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