| Robin Holcomb | Vocals |
| Marc Almond | Vocals |
| Nick Cave | Piano, Vocals |
| Marianne Faithfull | Vocals |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Guitar, Piano, Vocals |
| Susanna Hoffs | Vocals |
| Ivan Neville | Organ, Piano, Vocals |
| Iggy Pop | Vocals |
| Matthew Sweet | Vocals |
| Richard Thompson | Guitar, Vocals |
| Tom Waits | Vocals |
| Nels Cline | Guitar |
| Marty Ehrlich | Tenor Saxophone |
| Gil Goldstein | Accordion, Conductor |
| Marc Ribot | Acoustic Guitar, Guitar |
| Steve Weisberg | Celeste, Conductor, Electric Piano |
| Don Preston | Keyboards |
| Gavin Friday | Vocals |
| Scott McCaughey | Bass, Vocals |
| Jimmy Carl Black | Drums |
| Richard Greene | Violin |
| Barry Reynolds | Guitar |
| Peck Allmond | Trumpet |
| Art Baron | Trombone, Bass Recorder, tin whistle |
| Jon Brion | Percussion |
| Chris Brown | Organ |
| Peter Buck | Guitar |
| Pablo Calogero | Horn Section |
| Greg Cohen | Bass |
| Larry Corbett | Strings |
| Sal Cracchiolo | Horn Section |
| Debra Dobkin | Percussion, Vocals |
| Anto Drennan | Guitar |
| Warren Ellis | Violin |
| Jody Espina | Horn Section |
| Frank Zappa | Bass, Guitar |
| Davey Faragher | Bass |
| Bill Frisell | Guitar |
| Danny Frankel | Drums |
| Tony Gilkyson | Acoustic Guitar |
| Phil Hernandez | Percussion, Drums, Vocals |
| Wayne Horvitz | Conductor, Keyboards |
| Neil Larsen | Organ, Accordion, Keyboards |
| Greg Leisz | Slide Guitar |
| Jessica Lurie | Alto Saxophone |
| Val McCallum | Guitar, Vocals |
| Anna McGarrigle | Vocals |
| Tony Molloy | Bass |
| Jenni Muldaur | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Ed Pastorini | Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Lenny Pickett | Bass Clarinet, Saxophone |
| David Piltch | Bass |
| Keith Richards | Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bazouki |
| Bill Rieflin | Drums, Vocals |
| Tony Scherr | Guitar |
| James Singleton | Bass |
| Patti Smith | Vocals |
| Kate St. John | Accordion |
| Michael Stipe | Vocals |
| Pete Thomas | Drums, Vocals |
| Art Tripp | Marimbas, Vibes |
| Gore Verbinski | Guitar, Soloist |
| Doug Weiselman | Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Woodwind |
| Chuck E. Weiss | Vocals |
| Hal Willner | Sampling |
| Mac Rebennack | Vocals |
| Joe Berardi | Percussion |
| Sean Lennon | Vocals |
| J.G. Thirlwell | Sampling |
| Kenny Wollesen | Bass, Drums |
| Petra Haden | Vocals |
| Mary Margaret O'Hara | Vocals |
| Beth Orton | Vocals |
| Dan Zanes | Guitar, Vocals |
| Maurice Seezer | Accordion |
| Raymond Weber | Drums |
| Bruce Witkin | Bass, Guitar (Baritone) |
| Kate McGarrigle | Vocals |
| Johnny Depp | Guitar, Drums, Soloist |
| Jesse Harris | Banjo |
| Courtney Love | Vocals |
| Joan Wasser | Guitar, Violin |
| Kate Fenner | Vocals |
| Andrew Whiteman | Guitar, Harmonica |
| Joseph Arthur | Vocals |
| Richard Marriott | Trombone |
| Kembra Pfahler | Vocals |
| Doug Pettibone | Guitar |
| Tim Robbins | Guitar, Vocals |
| Eyvind Kang | Violin |
| Rob Burger | Organ, Piano, Accordion |
| Chris Maxwell | Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Darrin McCann | Strings |
| Macy Gray | Vocals |
| Anjelica Huston | Vocals |
| Antony | Vocals |
| Zoë Conway | Violin, Penny Whistle |
| Charlie Francis | Vocals |
| Katey Red | Vocals |
| Shannon McNally | Vocals |
| Ed Harcourt | Guitar, Vocals |
| Jeremy Barnes | Accordion |
| Brendan Canning | Organ, Piano |
| Casey Waits | Drums |
| Jesse Murphy | Bass |
| Charles Spearin | Guitar, Trumpet |
| Kevin Drew | Vocals |
| Justin Peroff | Drums |
| Jessika Kenney | Vocals |
| Michelle Casillas | Vocals |
| Rainy Orteca | Guitar |
| Jesse Dulman | Tuba |
| Matthew Witmer | Strings |
| Sam Goldberg | Guitar |
| Daniel Jodocy | Drums |
| Monica Frisell | Vocals |
| Emily Moore | Strings |
| Ricky Jay | Vocals |
| Heather Trost | Accordion |
| Seth Olinsky | Guitar, Vocals |
| Miles Seaton | Bass, Vocals |
| Michael Thompson | Accordion, Vocals |
| Ryan Vanderhoof | Guitar, Vocals |
| Dana Janssen | Banjo, Percussion, Drums, Vocals |
| Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen | Trombone |
| Brian Mitchell | Organ |
| Lisa Lobsinger | Vocals |
| Igor Outkine | Bayan |
| Jonathon Haffner | Alto Saxophone |
| Dalius Naujo | Drums |
| On Ka'a Davis | Guitar |
| Patrick Ferris | Guitar, Vocals |
| Charlotte Kemp Muhl | Vocals |
| Jennifer Harris | Percussion |
| Jamie Drake | Vocals |
| Welf Dorrh | Alto Saxophone |
| Terry Edwards | Flugelhorn |
| Mike Irwin | Trumpet |
| Baye Kouyate | Vocals |
| Nick Gianni | Tenor Saxophone |
| Jen Turner | Background Vocals |
| Big Freedia | Vocals |
| Jim White | Drums |
| David Robbins | Guitar |
| Shilpa Ray | Harmonium, Vocals |
| Stefan Zeniuk | Baritone Saxophone |
| Mike Williams | Bass Trumpet |
| Tim Kieper | Percussion |
| Zoux | Keyboards |
| Shane McGowan | Vocals |
| Dom Richards | Bass |
| Debbie Dibbley | Violin |
| Chantal Ughi | Vocals |
| Zac Sokolow | Banjo |
| Scaliwag String Quartet | Strings |
| Sarah Wilson | Trumpet |
| Rory McFarland | Bass |
| Robbie Cesserly | Percussion, Drums |
| Max Bragg | Background Vocals |
| Mary Virginia Murphy | Strings |
| Marian Mayer | Strings |
| Jacob Faulkner | Bass |
Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Steve Leggett
Not every song sung at sea is a sea shanty. Shanties are work songs designed to be sung to accompany labor on ships at sea, and they are designed to flow and be sung in the rhythm necessary for the task at hand, a task that may well need timed and unison movement. Sea songs, on the other hand, are songs that chronicle life at sea, and they are generally more narrative and personal, while a pirate song is, well, a song about pirates, or a song sung by pirates. All three of these maritime song styles are represented on this two-disc, 36-track collection, which is an expanded sequel to 2006's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys, and it's clear that ...