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Sea shanty
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A sea shanty, shanty, chantey, or chanty is a genre of traditional folk song that was once commonly sung as a work song to accompany rhythmical labor aboard large merchant sailing vessels. The term sh
An American packet ship of the Black Ball Line
An American packet ship of the Black Ball Line
Stan Hugill, author of Shanties from the Seven Seas. Hugill's old-time sailor image helped bolster the perceived authoritative nature of his work, in
Stan Hugill, author of Shanties from the Seven Seas. Hugill's old-time sailor image helped bolster the perceived authoritative nature of his work, in contrast to the academic, landlubber appearance of many previous scholars.
Sailors hauling a line
Sailors hauling a line
Sailors working at a capstan
Sailors working at a capstan
Work song
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A work song is a piece of music closely connected to a form of work, either one sung while conducting a task or one linked to a task that may be a connected narrative, description, or protest song. An
Sea shanty
…A sea shanty, shanty, chantey, or chanty () is a genre of traditional folk song that was once commonly sung as a work song to accompany rhythmical labor aboard large merchant sailing vessels. The term shanty most accurately refers to a specific style of work song belonging…
Slaves picking cotton in the United States, 1840.
Slaves picking cotton in the United States, 1840.