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Northern Neck Shanty Singers, a menhaden shanty group, some of whom learned the songs as work songs on fishing boats when they were young men [1] Roberts and Barrand, proponents of traditional British song from New York and New England (1969-) Salty Walt & the Rattlin' Ratlines, from San Francisco
The Shoals of Herring" (Roud 13642) is a ballad, written by Ewan MacColl for the third of the original eight BBC Radio ballads [1] Singing the Fishing, which was first broadcast on August 16, 1960. [2] Ewan MacColl writes that the song was based on the life of Sam Larner, a fisherman and traditional singer from Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England.
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 ]
Old Polina (Roud 285) is a traditional Newfoundland folk song.It is most likely based on the ship Polynia, built in 1861, of the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company fleet.
Unlike shanties, during the singing of which one's hands were occupied, sea songs might be sung to the accompaniment of handy instruments like fiddle or concertina. Examples of sea songs include "Spanish Ladies", [157] first popular in the Royal Navy, [158] and "The Stately Southerner", a ballad about a U.S. war ship. [159]
The Sailor Song; Sandcastles in the Sand (song) Så skimrande var aldrig havet; Sea Legs (song) Sea Slumber Song; Seemann (Lolita song) Seemann (Rammstein song) Send Me a Line When I'm Across the Ocean; Seven Seas (song) Seven Seas of Rhye (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay; Song to the Siren; Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash song) The ...
Lewis records most of his songs a cappella in the traditional style of sea shanties. [8] However, he also plays the button accordion and ukulele. [9] [4] His songs cover a variety of topics ranging from the life of sailors onboard ships, the attraction and loneliness of the sea, to "traditional shanties and classic nautical poetry set to music."
"Too Many Fish in the Sea" is a 1964 hit song recorded by Motown singing group The Marvelettes. It was the group's first top 40 pop hit in almost a year, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 , [ 1 ] and was one of the first hit singles written by Norman Whitfield ; Eddie Holland also had a hand in the writing.