Now Is The Time For Fishing

Sam Larner

Sam Larner was born in 1878 in the village of Winterton in Norfolk. For most of his life he was a fisherman and developed his repertoire and style from the locality and his workmates.

Originally recorded on location in 1958, '59 & '60 by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger and released in 1961, this record has come to be regarded as one of the most important recordings of an English traditional singer ever made. Alongside classic traditional repertoire, the CD features songs associated with the fishing industry as well as sea-lore and rhymes.

  1 Now is the Time for Fishing
  2 Up Jumped the Herring
  3 The Dogger Bank
  4 Henry Martin
  5 Butter & Cheese
  6 The Reckless Young Fellow
  7 Blow Away the Morning Dew
  8 All Fours
  9 Green Broom
10 The Dockyard Gate
11 No Sir, No Sir
12 Sealore & Rhymes
13 The Drowned Lover
14 The Dolphin
15 The Bold Princess Royal
16 The Ghost Ship
17 Happy & Delightful
18 Maids, When You're Young, Never Wed an Old Man
19 The Wild Rover