Thomas Stewart: Songs of Gambling and the Sea (CD)

Thomas Stewart sings Sea Chanties (including "Shenandoah") and Gambler Songs. Includes duets with his wife, soprano Evelyn Lear. Performances date from 1959 to 1978.
[1996, Mono/*Stereo, 59 minutes]

Five Sea Chanties (arranged by C. Dougherty):
Rio Grande
Blow Ye Winds
Across the Western Ocean
Mobile Bay
Shenandoah
(Klaus Rössner, piano; recorded 1959)

The Boatmen's Dance (A. Copland, arr.)
(Klaus Rössner, piano; recorded 1958)

Five Gambler Songs (arranged by J.J. Niles):
The Rovin' Gambler
The Gambler's Lament
The Gambler's Wife
Gambler, Don't You Lose Your Place
Gambler's Song of the Big Sandy River
(Hans Hilsdorf, piano; recorded 1960)

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (S. Foster)
Warm as the Autumn Night (D. Moore)
I Bought Me a Cat (A. Copland, arr.)
Think You a Little Din (V. Giannini)
(Klaus Rössner, piano; recorded 1958)

The Circus Band* (C. Ives)
The Greatest Man* (C. Ives)
Charlie Rutlage* (C. Ives)
(Martin Katz, piano; recorded 1978)

Dover Beach (S. Barber)
(Hans Bastiaan and Johannes Blau, violin; Fritz Steiner, viola; Peter Steiner, cello; recorded 1961)

Duets with Evelyn Lear* (arranged by C. Dougherty):
Mary Ann
Wayfaring Stranger
Uncle Joe's Reel
(Martin Katz, piano; recorded 1978)