Sea Chanties & Forecastle Songs at Mystic Seaport

Sea Chanties & Forecastle Songs at Mystic Seaport

This album features classic sea shanties from the 19th century, "sung in the traditional manner, accompanied on historic 19th-century instruments, and recorded aboard historic sailing ships" at the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum. Shanties were sung to make the heavy labor aboard merchant sailing vessels more coordinated, efficient, and lighter. "To hear a good yarn, and sing out a lively, rowdy chorus, was far more pleasurable" than listening to the Bosun yelling orders. Liner notes include background on chanties, song lyrics, and black-and-white photographs of sailors.
Country USA
Brand Smithsonian Folkways
Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber FW-37300-CCD
Model FW37300
Format Audiobook
UPCs 093073730028
EANs 0093073730028
ReleaseDate 2012-05-30

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