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Jimmy Buffet If you can only get one CD oftunes for sailing , it may as well be this one (er, set). All the favorites in one collection. | Otherwise, have fun shopping!!! |
Sailing To Philadelphia By Mark Knopfler | The Best of Christopher Cross includes hit "Sailing" |
Boston They were not just another band out of Boston. Some of the best Rock & Roll, with occasional reference to sailing. | Styx Come Sail Away is always good to get things moving. |
Loggins and Messina Full Sail 1973 One of the prettiest collections of soothing tracks from the 70s. Lahaina, Watching the river run, and Sailin' the wind are all great songs to sail by. You might try their prior album, Sittin' in, as well. | Loggins and Messina Sittin’ in 1972 Vahevella is a great sailor's tune. |
Bob Marley Okay, so Bob Marley did not sing about sailing, but his reggae sound makes the world seem a better place, especially onboard. The quintessential Marley of course is Legend. | Or try a new release of One Love. |
Eric Stone When I first heard Eric Stone at a boat show, I thought, "oh boy, another parrothead wannabe." But he slowly refined his gig and Songs for Sail is a pretty nice recording to have onboard. As Bob Bitchin' says, it's like he's entertaining his guests onboard. | Tracks | 1. Sailing Life | | 2. Paradise In Mexico | | 3. Southern Cross | | 4. It's Not The Fall That Hurts | | 5. The Manatee And The Jellyfish | | 6. So He Sails | | 7. Coast Of Marseilles | | 8. He Just Lied And Went To Heaven | | 9. The Same Boat | | 10. Jamaica Farewell | | 11. Reggae Guy | | 12. Till All the Tequila's Gone | |
Traditional sea chanty recordings | |
| | For comprehensive access to sea chanty recordings, visit http://www.woodenshipsmusic.com/. |
The wind in the rigging Unique instrumental arrangements of traditional and contemporary music of the sea. A treasure chest of melodies, it evokes the spirit of a New England Voyage. Quite lovely and occasionally quite lively! Created by an entire cadre of fine musicians. | For the first 20th century 12-step sea chanty, click here. |
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Very original, mostly humorous, boating tunes by a group from Annapolis, Maryland. Our favorite is "Marina, marina." Not available on amazon.com but they have their own website (www.oysterboys.com). | |
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Just great music for underway | |
| James Galway playing Mozart - one of the the most joyful recordings I've ever heard. | Beethoven's Fifth Symphony - for dramatic sunsets |
| Handel's Water Music | Vivaldi's The Four Seasons |
| Enya | Dolores Keane/John Faulkner Sail og Rua is not a sailing album per se, but it is one of the most hauntingly beautiful Celtic recordings ever. And you can't be Irish without looking toward the sea. The song Galway Bay is worth every penny. |
| Christmas in the Caribbean Christmas songs performed on steel drums. | |
Putumayo World Music World music "guaranteed to make you feel good." Available as collections that include Zydeco, Celtic, Blues, African, European, Brazilian, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin, Caribbean/Reggae, and many other ethnic and multicultural combinations. A series of Kids' music CDs with activity kits are both fun and educational. | |
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