Road Rage 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 2000. It is a compilation of live performances that took place between October 14 and December 31, 1999.

Track listing

1. "Donkey Riding
   Highland Laddie
   Highland Laddie, also known as Hielan' Laddie, is the name of an ancient Scottish popular folk tune If thou'lt play me fair play, but as with many old melodies, various sets of words can be sung to it and Robert Burns' poem 'Highland Laddie, Highland Lassie' has been the most memorable...
   
   " (Traditional) 2:18
2. "When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" (Ian Telfer, Alan Prosser, John Jones) 3:53
3. "Everything Shines" (Chris Trapper) 2:40
4. "Goin Up" (Alan Doyle) 4:55
5. "Boston and St. John's" (Alan Doyle) 4:36
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) 3:36
7. "Consequence Free" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:07
8. "Captain Wedderburn" (Traditional) 3:51
9. "The Old Black Rum" (Bob Hallett) 3:31
10. "General Taylor" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:41
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) 4:32
12. "Feel It Turn" (Séan McCann) 4:14
13. "I'm A Rover" (Traditional) 3:18
14. "Fast As I Can" (Alan Doyle) 3:53
15. "Jack Hinks" (Traditional) 3:20
16. "Mari-Mac" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:19
17. "Ordinary Day" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann) 3:38
18. "Excursion Around the Bay" (Johnny Burke) 2:35
19. "Hangin Johnny" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 2:55

On December 31, 1999, Great Big Sea set a Newfoundland record for largest single gathering, with over 90,000 people in attendance at the waterfront of St. Johns, as the last night of both the millennium and the tour.

External links

• Road Rage page at the Official GBS Website