From: Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys, ANTI- 2006.
Explanatory liner notes by record label ANTI-:
Jolie Holland - vocals; Kate St. John - oboe, accordion, English horn; Rory McFarlane - bass; David Coulter - fiddle, banjo, mandolin, ukulele; Terry Edwards - flugelhorn; Joe Berardi - drums; Richard Strange, Mary Margaret O'Hara - bkg vocals
Recorded in Los Angeles at NRG - Engineered by Eric Liljestrand, assisted by Dave Colvin.
This song was written by Cyril Tawney (1930-2005), one of Britain's greatest songwriters and traditional folk singers. Cyril also served for over 12 years in the Royal Navy, and this song is based on those experiences. The Grey Funnel Line is a nickname for the modern Royal Navy.
Artist's website:
jolieholland.com
The writer in Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Tawney
Images: Marc Chancer; Lady Donadini; Frealking News; Heather Herb; a fine collection of apocryphical pin-up and tattoo art, and artist Jolie Holland by Kate Kunath.
Lyrics and annotations in
ismaels.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/rogues-gallery-the-art-of-the-siren-40
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