“Crowley, who has collected and popularised folk songs since the 1960s, once released an entire album of maritime tunes called The Coast of Malabar, and devoted a chapter of his 2014 book, Songs from the Beautiful City: The Cork Urban Ballads to Cork Harbour and the sea.”

From an Irish Examiner article, “Nautical but nice:  Jimmy Crowley and others explore the Irish origins of sea shanties.

Jimmy Crowley is an Irish folk musician and song collector. He has specialized in collecting and playing traditional songs from County Cork.
Crowley started collecting music at the age of 16. His recordings popularised local songs such as “Johnny Jump Up”, “Salonika”, “The Boys of Fairhill” and “The Armoured Car”.

From Discogs.

Jimmy Crowley is the genuine Cork balladeer keeping alive the centuries old Irish tradition of live acoustic music.

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