The Flowers in the Valley

Not to be confused with a Scottish tune of a similar name. This version comes close to the one in my book:



What a great tune! Listen out for the off-camera whistle. It's old Cornish.

Leave Her Johnny

An excellent rendition of this old sea shanty by Makem & Clancy:



It uses a very similar tune to that of "Across The Western Ocean" which I'm currently learning.

Re: Wild Mountain Thyme

Possibly my favourite version so far:



Nb. I think they mean written by William McPeake (But then I do over-rely on Wikipedia!)

Drunken Sailor

A much more familiar shanty. Surely every boy's favourite? (especially when sung with the verse about the captain's daughter, eh?). Here's it done by those old masters the The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem (It's Tommy on the whistle I think):



Apparently it's origins lie in a traditional Scottish/Irish dance and march tune called "Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile." You can find the score on The Session, I'm sure.