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	Sea shanties, sea shanty lyrics, sea chanties, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, barnacle bill, etc.at sailorsongs.com
		Sea shanties, sea shanty lyrics, sea chanties, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, barnacle bill, etc.at sailorsongs.com
		Explore the musical history of sailors and whalers and men and women whose lives were tied to the sea.
		These songs and shanties are a musical looking glass into the past.
	www.sailorsongs.com (265 words)

	Shanty History - What is a Sea Shanty?
		Sea shanties are songs that were sung by sailors in rhythm with their work.
		Whatever the derivation, sea shanties were sung by sailors to ease the burden of hard physical labor.
		Different types of shanties were sung to accompany the various tasks on the ship, for example halyard shanties were sung during the raising and lowering the sails and capstain shanties were sung during the raising or lowering of the anchor.
	www.dickholdstock.com /shanties.html (342 words)

	Sea Shanties
		Sea Shanties were basically the work songs that were used during the time of the great sailing ships.
		Capstan shanties had steady rhythms and usually told stories because of the length of time (which could be hours) it took to raise the anchor.
		Ceremonial shanties were for times of celebration, such as when the sailor paid off his debt to the ship or when they crossed the equator.
	www.geocities.com /captcutlass/Tune.html (1189 words)

	Little Dee by Chris Baldwin
		It started with the recording of the sea shanty, where we sung his name how I pronounce it, and so i thought I'd put it in the strip as well.
		Yesterday, briefly, after hours and hours trying to upload the graphic file, I thought I had the Sea Shanty poster ready to be sold.
		Moreover, blue water sailors up until the late 19th century were famous for their knitting...as one of the traditional seagoing crafts right up there with scrimshaw, carving, and ropework...especially since the equiptment was small and portable, and could yield practical garments like socks, sweaters, watch caps, and mittens that would make cold nights more bearable.
	www.littledee.net (2350 words)

	Songs of the Sea, Sea Chantys, work songs of seamen.
		Despite the primary period of popularity, shanties continued to be used well into the 20th century and there are documented examples of shanties from as early as the 15th century.
		Sea shanties were mentioned by seafaring authors in books during the 19th century and early 20th century.
		Sea shanties are classified according to the type of work that they accompanied.
	parlorsongs.com /insearch/seasongs/shanties.asp (1728 words)

	History of Sea Shanties
		Sea shanties (singular "shanty", also spelled "chantey"; derived from the French word "chanter", 'to sing') were shipboard working songs.
		Shanty choirs, often large choral groups that perform only sea shanties, are popular in Europe, particularly Poland and the Netherlands, but also countries such as Germany and Norway.
		In English-speaking countries, sea shanties are comparatively less popular as a separate genre and tend to be performed by smaller groups as folk music rather than in a choral style.
	www.thepirateking.com /music/info_shanty.htm (1182 words)

	Bob Webb - Sea Shanties
		From about 1870 until the turn of the 20th Century the shanty became a necessary part of running a successful ship, since the vessels (and their sails) were much larger; and instead of a crew of 30 or 40, the owners operated them with 25 seamen or fewer.
		Lyrics of shanties and sea-ballads were first collected as folk-poetry in the mid-1800s; beginning about 1910 sheet-music began to be examined, and an effort was made to preserve the ways in which these songs were used.
		Shanties that are still common among us include "What'll We Do with the Drunken Sailor," "Donkey Riding," "Shenandoah," and "Haul Away, Joe." But there are perhaps 250 to 300 traditional shanties available, thanks to dedicated folklorists, musicologists, and the sailors themselves.
	www.richmondwebb.com /seashanties.html (703 words)

	Sea shanties
		Shanties are work songs with oft-repeated refrains sung to a rhythm that would coordinate the job at hand, heaving, hauling, pushing or turning.
		and a "shanty" as a hut or shabby dwelling.
		The song was sung in the focsle (therefore not a shanty), very occasionally at the windlass or capstan (Palmer), but as Hugill does not mention it, this must have been extremely rare and as he says: "It is now mainly heard in taprooms".
	www.aandc.org /research/shanties.html (2351 words)

	Eddystone Light Sea Shanty, c. 1760
		The above Sea Shanty* was written for the fourth lighthouse built by John Smeaton between 1756 and 1759 using interlocking stone dovetailing construction to resist the forces of the sea.
		Originally, the shanty lyrics were shouted by a chanter and the seaman sung the chorus in rhythm to the teamwork.
		Sea chanteys were written by sailors and landlubbers alike to synchronize the work crews performing the strenuous labor.
	home.comcast.net /~debee2/NNNS/Eddystone.html (585 words)

	The Contemplator's Folk Music Microencyclopedia
		Shanties were originally shouted out, with emphasis on a syllable or word as sailors performed their work.
		Shanties developed separate rhythms for the various chores at sea - for raising the anchor (which was done by marching around the capstan), hauling ropes, etc.
		Halyard shanties were sung to the raising and lowering of sails.
	www.contemplator.com /history/epedia.html (1306 words)

	Shanties and Sea Songs - CD recordings
		Traditional sea songs and shanties mixed with historical British and maritime songs and instrumentals, including a couple of nautically-themed children's rhymes.
		A great collection of the many of the most popular shanties and sea songs, sung by those who are best at it.
		This great shanty is very rarely recorded, and this version is done in a reasonably authentic and very listenable manner.
	shanty.rendance.org /cds.php (594 words)

	City and County of Swansea - Festival kicks off summer holidays in the city (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But nowhere will the celebrations of the city by the sea be more full or reminders of its coastal past, present and future than at the 15th annual Swansea Maritime and Sea Shanty Festival.
		Among those keeping the shanty traditional alive and bringing it to a new generation in Swansea is Dave Robinson, whose group the Baggy Rinkle will be performing at the festival.
		He said, "The origin of the term sea shanties is disputed between those who believe it derives from the French word Chante meaning to sing, the shanty huts rolled around by natives to the sound of song or the shanty drinking dens frequented by sailors.
	www.swansea.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=8349 (707 words)

	The History of Sea Shanties > Dread Pirate Radio (Site not responding. Last check: )
		[1] Sea shanties were (I speak of them in past tense although they are still sung to this day) rhythmic songs that helped the sailors “keep the time” during work tasks.
		The earliest well recorded pieces of sea shanty music are a collection of contemporary songs composed by Queen Elizabeth I to celebrate the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588.
		Short drag or short haul shanties were for tasks that required quick pulls over a relatively short period of time, such as for work like shortening or unfurling sails.
	home.att.net /~dreadpirateradio/HistoryofSeaShanties.htm (905 words)

	Bounding Main -- Sea Shanties and Songs of the Sea -- "Lost at Sea" CD
		Bounding Main's crew is a group of veteran environmental theater performers with the love of music and performance in their blood, performing sea shanties and songs of the sea.
		Preserving the Elizabethan Sea Dog look in their costumes and gear, they sing sea shanties and ballads from 400 years ago through today.
		Sea shanties were written by sailors in the days of tall ships as rhythmic devices to ensure that gangs of men working together to pull ropes, pump bilges or raise the anchor all kept in step with one another.
	www.boundingmain.com /cd2.htm (820 words)

	Looking For A Good Sea Shanty - Concertina.net Discussion Forums
		More forebitters than shanties ("shanties" are work songs; "forebitters" are for relaxation) actually mention the sea, e.g., "Strike the Bell" or "Rolling Down to Old Maui", but their choruses also tend to be more complex.
		There is a Sea Shanty type festival in New England, perhaps New Hampshire or Mass.
		Sea Shanty type festival in New England, perhaps New Hampshire or Mass.
	www.concertina.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=669 (1932 words)

	"Lost at Sea" Pirate Music Review
		These songs are normally performed by bands of reenactors focusing on sea shantys and drinking songs.
		But unlike most sea shanty's, their musical style doesn't really evoke a feeling of rustic docks, but instead elicits a much deeper, emotional response.
		While clearly singing of subjects nautical, Lost at Sea is not a series of sea songs, it's a series of music - an astounding feat considering Bounding Main is an a-cappella group.
	www.bilgemunky.com /reviews/music/boundingmain_lostatsea.php (341 words)

	Bounding Main -- Sea Shanties and Songs of the Sea -- "Lost at Sea" CD
		Bounding Main's crew is a group of veteran environmental theater performers with the love of music and performance in their blood, performing sea shanties and songs of the sea.
		Preserving the Elizabethan Sea Dog look in their costumes and gear, they sing sea shanties and ballads from 400 years ago through today.
		Sea shanties were written by sailors in the days of tall ships as rhythmic devices to ensure that gangs of men working together to pull ropes, pump bilges or raise the anchor all kept in step with one another.
	boundingmain.com /cd2.htm (820 words)

	Wilbur Yachts - Brokerage - Sea Shanty
		COMMENTS: SEA SHANTY is a very handsome 38´ Wilbur Flybridge Cruiser which has had a two year significant refit.
		SEA SHANTY is ideally laid out for a couple to cruise long range if they so desire.
		With her built-down hull configuration, she is comfortable in most sea conditions.
	www.wilburyachts.com /Brokerage/details.asp?BrokerID=39&type=pleasure (548 words)

	The Sea Chantey
		They lived in shanties provided at their work camps and they relaxed, drank, and sang their favorite songs in shanties near the camps or along the waterfronts from New Brunswick to New Orleans.
		Hugill, in his books and in person, made reference to the obscenity in sea chanteys and how he was forced to clean up the lyrics to get his work into print, sometimes changing the whole feeling of the song.
		The definitive work on sea music belongs to Stan Hugill(7), who for some time was also the last living chanteyman from the days of commercial sail.
	www.ancientmarinersct.com /chantey.html (1943 words)

	What exactly is a sea shanty?
		Non-working songs at sea were known as Forebitters after the location aboard where the crew were sometimes allowed to hang out in their leisure hours.
		Shantying made up for the short-handed crews as sail tried to compete with steam - a good shantyman was worth ten extra hands on the rope.
		He explains how the various shanties which were made up and sung by the shantyman to suit the job in hand.
	www.mudcat.org /thread.cfm?threadid=57499 (1360 words)

	World Wide Words: Shanty
		The British east coast fishing city of Hull was the venue recently for the International Sea Shanty Festival.
		Then it went on: “In the Caribbean, shanties were also used for communal moving of huts, giving rise to the expression ‘shanty town’ ”.
		Surprisingly, for an form usually considered to have been in its heyday in the eighteenth-century, this word is first recorded only in 1869, though it had probably been lurking in the oral tradition for decades.
	www.worldwidewords.org /topicalwords/tw-sha1.htm (596 words)

	Christopher Dunne,'sea chanteyman' information
		Deprived of the company of women while working at sea, it was a universal sailor's experience to indulge themselves to excess on shore leave, spending their hard earned wages imprudently and consorting with ladies of bad influence and ill intentions.
		Life at sea under the billowing sails was fraught with perils and hardships far more dangerous than ocean travel today.
		A "stamp and go" chantey is also sometimes called "a runaway song" since it sets the pace for a crew to run a length of rope from one end of the deck to the other.
	yardarmtoyardarm.com /cdsea2.htm (1395 words)

	Penobscot Bay History Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sea shanties were sung by sailors to help them synchronize their efforts.
		','Sea shanty - click to open popup'); return true; " onmouseout="nd(); return true;">shantyman sang the verse, and all of the crew, pulling together, sang the choruses.
		The capstan shanties were longer songs designed to keep up spirits and tempo while raising the anchor.
	www.penobscotbayhistory.org /section/show_page/63 (672 words)

	Privateering History: (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sea shanties were rhythmic songs that helped the sailors “keep the time” during work tasks.
		Shanties came to embrace all of the pre-occupations of the sailor, from heroic battles, life on board, emotion, and the conditions of the sea itself.
		Generally, the culture of the sea was one passed by word-of-mouth, not to be written down to sit in a dusty anthology that reeks of a stale museum.
	privateer.omena.org /seashanty.htm (6105 words)

	Local: English singers bring melodies of the sea
		PORTSMOUTH - Sea Shanty singers, four of whom came directly from England, shared melodies of captains, sailors, and voyages at Strawbery Banke yesterday, proving that even when the summer warmth has turned to autumn crispness, sea songs are always welcome in Portsmouth.
		A small but consistent audience of passer-bys found seats on wooden benches in a corner of the museum grounds even as the sun failed to buffer impending chilly weather.
		Sea shanties such as these are commonly found in English pubs, he said.
	www.seacoastonline.com /1999news/10_12a.htm (394 words)

	York Weekly, Local News: Sea shanty sing-a-long set for Kennebunk
		The Brick Store Museum of Kennebunk has gathered an internationally acclaimed group of performers for a weekend extravaganza of sea shanties and sailing songs June 15 and 16.
		Webb is a 25-year veteran of sea music, recognized around the world, and revered in Europe as "King of the Shanty."
		Hugill later wrote "Shanties from the Seven Seas," a collection that has become the "bible" to sea-music fans around the world.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2001news/yorkweekly/yw6_13arts2.htm (484 words)

	Anitra Sings Sea Chanteys: History, Background, Lyrics & Tunes
		This page hardly aims to be a complete collection of sea chanteys or an authoritative text on their history and setting.
		It is my understanding that the spelling "shanty" came from an association between the work songs of sailors and other work songs, including field work songs -- a natural association, and many of the songs did go back and forth from ship to shore.
		Songs of the Sea, Tunes, Lyrics and Information, by Lesley Nelson, whose father and grandfather were both U.S. Naval Captains.
	anitraweb.org /chanteys (1705 words)

	Pirate Shanty - Find all the old seafaring shanty songs.
		The song in #27 is loosely based on the shanty...
		It is a Sea Shanty (a song sang by pirates and sailors that tell of their adventures and life) called "Turn...
		A museum-wide scavenger hunt, sea shanty sing-alongs and treasure chest decorating are a few of the ways kids can play pirate; grown-ups, meanwhile,...
	pirate-shanty.pirateshiprevenge.com (298 words)

	>> The Sea Shanty
		The Sea Shanty is a special boutique at beautiful Gun Lake.
		The Sea Shanty has been serving customers since 1978.
		We offer swim wear and outerwear for the whole family, year round.....Women's clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry and accessories as well as clothing, shoes and accessories for Men.
	www.seashanty.net (145 words)

	Sailors Choice Sea Shanties (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There were very few, if any, comforts and singing was both a means of entertainment and a way to coordinate the efforts of a "team" of sailors tugging on a heavy line to raise the sails, turn the huge pumps and load and unload vessels.
		Some say Shanty is from the mean hovels sailors lived in while ashore and some say Chanty derives from the French word to sing, chantez.
		Sea Shanty - A song sung by tall ship sailors with a cadence creating a rhythm and cohesiveness to the pulling of lines, etc.
	www.sailorschoice.com /shanty (205 words)

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