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A sea shanty, shanty, chantey, or chanty (/ ˈ ʃ æ n t iː /) 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.
In 2013, the Wellington Sea Shanty Society released a version of the song on their album Now That's What I Call Sea Shanties Vol. 1. [3] A particularly well-known rendition of the song was made by the Bristol-based a cappella musical group the Longest Johns on their collection of nautical songs Between Wind and Water in 2018. [16]
There's a spanking full-rigger just ready for sea. That spanking full-rigger to New York was bound; She was very well manned and very well found. And as soon as that packet was out on the sea, 'Twas devilish hard treatment of every degree. But as soon as that packet was clear of the bar The mate knocked me down with the end of a spar.
Acapella group Home Free would excerpt this version as part of their 2021 "Sea Shanty Medley", [15] released into the "social media craze" surrounding shanties and similar songs during the COVID-19 social distancing lockdowns. This vogue would draw attention to and inspire other ensembles to record and release the song on various social media ...
This style of shanty, called a "runaway chorus" by Masefield, and as a "stamp and go" or "walk away" shanty by others, was said to be used for tacking and which was sung in "quick time". The verses in Masefield's version asked what to do with a "drunken sailor", followed by a response, then followed by a question about a "drunken soldier", with ...
Cooped-up sailors who felt the same way on long ocean journeys broke up the tedium with work songs called sea shanties. TikTok helped sea shanties surge into the mainstream. People began using the ...
"Donkey Riding" (Roud 4540) is a traditional work song or sea shanty originally sung in Canada, Scotland and the Northeastern United States. It has also become popular as a children's song. [1] The earliest written record of the song dates to 1857. [2] The tune and words are an adaptation of "Highland Laddie". [2]
Carmen Souza's latest album is inspired by the little-known British influence on the Cape Verde islands.