Hi again Jim
I should go on about the Virginia Traditions CD, sorry for doing it in lumps. "Biting Spider" done by Willie Williams & group done by a prison gang & is not as a shanty. Also on this CD is "Every Mail Day" & "Lazrus", so you get a grouping of versions. Another song on this CD "Drinking That Wine" is done as a shanty but it very closely resembles the way it's done as a prison worksong. A note about "Every Mail Day" & "Drinking that Wine", they're the few of only a handful that I've been able to find that are used both as shanty & prison worksong. It seems that very few worksongs have made that cross over, at least that I can find (maybe I should start a thread n that topic?) & it's mostly that I find those of the shanties are from the Manhaden Fishing industry. This is a great CD with a good mix of prison worksongs & Virgina shanties (mostly manhaden shanties).

Barry