The Valiant Sailor

Sea songs and ballads and prose passages illustrating life on the lower deck in Nelson’s navy (c. 1793–1815). A companion recording, The Valiant Sailor, was released alongside the book.

Contents

1a. Parting: The Volunteer

• Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy
• Tarry Trousers
• The Banks of the Nile
• The Bold ‘Richard’
• Jack Tar

1b. Parting: The Pressed Man

• Oh the Weary Cutters
• The Press Gang
• Here’s the Tender Coming
• The Lowlands of Holland
• The Sailor Laddie

2. Life on Board

• Patrick O’Neal
• Topman and the Afterguard
• The Floating Parliament
• The Seventeen Bright Stars
• All Hail, Brother Seamen

2b. Tunes

• Nancy Dawson
• Drops of Brandy
• The Rogues’ March

3. Storm and Shipwreck

• The Nightingale
• The Old Ramillies
• The Ship In Distress

4. Battle

• The Little ‘Fighting Chance’
• Nelson's Victory at Copenhagen
• The Valiant Sailor
• The Battle of Boulogne
• Nelson's Death and Victory
• The Sailor Boy

5. Homecoming

• Liberty for the Sailors
• Rodney So Bold
• The Sailor’s Return
• On Board a Ninety-Eight
• Poor Jolly Sailor Lads