Thanks twice again for all of you.

I don't think I have copywrite concerns (or do I)? There'll be 3 contempory songs on the CD, 1 copewritted by me & 2 copywritted by Neil, the rest are all traditional.

Now I don't know about the mastering. I know that Charlie's CD's sound professional but I don't know if they (Charlie & Judy) did their own mastering or not. But they'll let me know.

I'm thinking of having my daughter take some pictures of Neil & me & using those for a front & back cover. I do want too include, on the inside, something brief about the songs, the sources & anyone that had something to do with either of us getting the songs.

I'll talk to a very close friend whose an artist, a graphic artistic & a web site designer (besides a musician, singer & a sometimes songwriter). From what everyone here is saying here, he'd be myone of my most valuable resources. If he does a fine job maybe in return I could recommend him here so others here could see his work & maybe use him?
And thanks to Stewart, Strollin' Johnny, thurg & others, this has been so very helpful so far, please keep them coming.

Thanks again, to you all, and of course I'll be looking to sell them.
Barry

What I'm planning on recording is a CD of sea music. Shanties, ditties, ballads. Here's the potential list that'll probably need to be shaved a bit.

Roller Bowler          Yangtze River Shanty          London Julie
Schooner Industry      Good-Bye My Lover Good-Bye    Priests & Nuns
Good-Bye My Riley-O    Hard Times Inn Ol Virginia    Good Ol Brig
Saltpeter Shanty       Ya Cannot Tie A Bowline       Feeny Brown Albertina             Bound To Australia            Ranzo Rae
One More Day          Pull Away Me Boys             Ida Lewis
Fine Time O Day       Hell Of A Wedding             Main Royal Yard
Heavy Cruiser          Georgie Me Neck A Broke       Coal Black Rosie
St. Peter             Firing The Mauritania

Some of these I still need to ask the favor of a few people, out of respect more that permission though. Charlie's already given me his blessing for "Yangtze River Shanty", thank you Charlie. I'd aslo like the blessing from Roger D Abrahams whom I met through Abby Sale. Not that I got some of the West Indian Shanties from him or his sources directly but I know that they originated from his work & his collections. I do have a copy of his field recording (again thanks to Abby Sale) but what I'm recording we both had from different sources.

Thanks Alaska Mike & Willie-O for your kind words & contributions.
Thanks Steve for the Oasis link. I do know & trust, as you do, of David Kleiman, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley.
And thanks Pistachio, I'd love to sell you one & anyone else who'd care to buy one
And thanks again to Stewart, Strollin' Johnny, thrug & others, you've all been so helpful so far, keep 'em coming.

Thanks
Barry