Rant and Roar is an album by Great Big Sea

Great Big Sea

Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...

. Released in 1998 only to the USA, it is a compilation of some of the tracks from Up

Up (Great Big Sea album)

Up is an album by Great Big Sea released in September 1995. With at least 100,000 sold in Canada, it is certified 4x platinum in the country.-Track listing:#"Run Runaway" 2:51#"Goin' Up" 3:12...

 and Play

Play (Great Big Sea album)

-Track listing:#"Ordinary Day" 3:09#"When I'm Up " 3:24#"The Night Pat Murphy Died" 3:02...

 also by Great Big Sea. This album was created because the band wanted to expand beyond their mostly Canadian fan base. The album's title comes from the first line of the traditional song "The Ryans and the Pittmans

The Ryans and the Pittmans

"The Ryans and The Pittmans" is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It tells of the romantic entanglements of a sailor named Bob Pittman, and his desire to sail home to finally marry his "sweet Biddy"...

", which is generally more well known than the song's actual name.

Track listing

1. "Ordinary Day" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann) 3:09
2. "When I'm Up" (Ian Telfer, Alan Prosser, John Jones) 3:24
3. "Mari-Mac" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 2:33
4. "End of the World
   It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
   "It's the End of the World as We Know It " is a song by the rock band R.E.M., which appeared on their 1987 album Document, the 1988 compilation Eponymous, and the 2006 compilation And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S Years 1982–1987...
   
   " (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) 2:42
5. "Fast As I Can" (Alan Doyle) 4:11
6. "The Night Pat Murphy Died
   The Night Paddy Murphy Died
   The Night Paddy Murphy Died is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It was written by Johnny Burke , a popular St. John's balladeer.The song has been recorded by numerous artists, including Ryan's Fancy on their 1973 album Newfoundland Drinking Songs, The Irish Brigade on their 1991 album Are You...
   
   " (Alan Doyle) 3:02
7. "Goin Up" (Alan Doyle) 3:12
8. "General Taylor" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 2:53
9. "Dancing With Mrs.White" (Traditional) 2:07
10. "Something To It" (Séan McCann) 2:21
11. "Lukey
    Lukey's Boat
    "Lukey's Boat" is a comical folk song originating from the east coast of Newfoundland. Given its metre, it may have derived from a sea shanty.There are many minor variations of the song, depending on the singer; however it is essentially about the characteristics of the title boat, with the last...
    
    " (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:10
12. "The Old Black Rum" (Bob Hallett) 2:29
13. "Rant and Roar
    The Ryans and the Pittmans
    "The Ryans and The Pittmans" is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It tells of the romantic entanglements of a sailor named Bob Pittman, and his desire to sail home to finally marry his "sweet Biddy"...
    
    " (Traditional) 2:40
14. "Jolly Beggarman [hidden track]" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:00

External links

• Rant and Roar page at the Official GBS Website