Sea Shanties -sc [Mag:ASL0024]

Sea Shanties -sc. Contributors: Koch. Recorder Trios (SSA,(vo)). Score. Publisher's category: Recorder Trios.

These are songs by sailormen aboard deep-water wind-jammers, on fishing schooners and in the West Indies trade. Most of the shanties date from the time between the War of 1812 and the American Civil War, which saw the rise of the US to leadership in the deep-water shipping trade. The shanties made heavy, difficult jobs bearable, and a good shanty was priceless. - JK
INCLUDED SHANTIES:
Shenandoah - one of the loveliest of the sailor songs
Cant They Dance the Polka - dates back to around 1830 when the Polka was first introduced
Lowlands - a beautiful capstan shanty based on an old Scottish ballad "The Lowlands of Holland"
Tommys Gone to Hilo - this is a halyard shanty, often sung while the men were doing longer tasks on the ship. Like "Blow the Man Down", the solo lines and chorus lines alternate.
Haul Away, Joe - A short-drag shanty sung when hauling the foresheet aft
Early In The Morning - a.k.a "Drunken Sailor" sung while hoisting the top sails
A-Roving - The tune of this song is probably English from the early 1600s
Rio Grande - named after the Brazilian province which was a beautiful and exciting place where coffee was obtained
Time to Leave Her - the last shanty of a voyage sung when the ship was safely docked at the pier
Blow the Man Down - a halyard shanty sung while doing harder jobs such as hoisting the sails and raising the anchor
Song of the Fishes - not a work song, but rather sung during leisure time
Blow Ye Winds - a forecastle song
The High Barbaree - a forecastle song telling of an early sea fight, dating back to between 1795 and 1810 when pirates were taking a heavy toll on shipping

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