Allister asked that I pass this info on for him. "Away From The Roll Of The Sea" was written in response to a photo of Glace Bay Harbour (Cape Breton), as taken by noted photographer Warren Gordon. I wanted to write a song with no people in it, only boats at rest. Of course, there's a ghost in one of the verses but he/she doesn't qualify as a human.

The song was written as a folk tune at first, but then seemed to work as a choral piece as well. It's been recorded worldwide around 40 times. --AMG