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Sailor song : the shanties and ballads of the high seas / Gerry Smyth ; illustrated by Jonny Hannah.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2020Description: 160 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780295747286
  • 0295747285
Subject(s):
Contents:
Across the western ocean -- A-roving -- The banks of the Sacramento -- The Black Ball Line -- Blood-red roses -- Blow the man down -- Boney was a warrior -- Bully in the alley -- Can't you dance the polka? -- Cheer'ly man -- Clear the track, let the bullgine run -- The dead horse -- Drunken sailor -- Fire down below -- Goodbye, fare-ye-well -- Hanging Johnny -- Haul away, Joe -- Haul on the bowline -- The hog-eye man -- John Kanaka -- Johnny Boker -- Leave her, Johnny, leave her -- Liverpool Judies -- Lowlands away -- Paddy Doyle's boots -- Paddy, lay back -- Reuben Ranzo -- Rio Grande -- Roll, Alabama, roll -- Sally Brown -- Santiana -- Shallow Brown -- Shenandoah -- So handy, my girls -- South Australia -- Stormalong John -- Tom's gone to Hilo -- We're all bound to go -- Whip jamboree -- Whisky Johnny -- The banks of Newfoundland -- Canadee-i-o -- Do me ama -- The Dreadnought -- The Flying Cloud -- Go to sea once more -- High Barbaree -- The leaving of Liverpool -- Maggie May -- Spanish ladies.
THE SHANTIES -- 1. Across the Western Ocean -- 2. A-Roving -- 3. The Banks of the Sacramento -- 4. The Black Ball Line -- 5. Blood-Red Roses -- Collectors and Editors -- 6. Blow the Man Down -- 7. Boney Was a Warrior -- 8. Bully in the Alley -- 9. Can't You Dance the Polka? -- 10. Cheer'ly Man -- 11. Clear the Track, Let the Bullgine Run -- Music and the Sea -- 12. The Dead Horse -- 13. Drunken Sailor -- 14. Fire Down Below -- 15. Goodbye, Fare-Ye-Well -- 16. Hanging Johnny -- 17. Haul Away, Joe -- Themes and Dreams -- 18. Haul on the Bowline -- 19. The Hog-Eye Man -- 20. John Kanaka -- 21. Johnny Boker -- 22. Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her -- Sailortown -- 23. Liverpool Judies -- 24. Lowlands Away -- 25. Paddy Doyle's Boots -- 26. Paddy, Lay Back -- 27. Reuben Ranzo -- 28. Rio Grande -- Bawdy -- 29. Roll, Alabama, Roll -- 30. Sally Brown -- 31. Santiana -- 32. Shallow Brown -- 33. Shenandoah -- 34. So Handy, My Girls -- 35. South Australia -- Folk or Fake? -- 36. Stormalong John -- 37. Tom's Gone to Hilo -- 38. We're All Bound to Go -- 39. Whip Jamboree -- 40. Whisky Johnny -- Stan Hugill -- THE: BALLADS AND SONGS -- 1. The Banks of Newfoundland -- 2. Canadee-i-o -- 3. DoMeAma -- 4. The Dreadnought -- 5. The Flying Cloud -- (Rock `n') Roll and G-o -- 6. Go to Sea Once More -- 7. High Barbaree -- 8. The Leaving of Liverpool -- 9. Maggie May -- 10. Spanish Ladies -- The Shanty Today.
Summary: "Passed down in the oral tradition and sung as working songs, sea shanties tell the compelling human stories of life on the water: hard labor, battling the elements, pining for distant loves and far-away homes. The music's rhythms are designed to galvanize the group effort of heaving, pushing, and pulling to weigh anchor, wind rope around a capstan, or set sail. Acclaimed shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the background to each shanty alongside musical notation. The lyrics are elaborated upon with explanations of terminology, context including historical facts and accounts of life at sea, and the characters, both fictional and nonfictional, that appear in the songs from the great age of sail to the last days of square-rig."-- Publisher description.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Passed down in the oral tradition and sung as working songs, sea shanties tell the compelling human stories of life on the water: hard labor, battling the elements, pining for distant loves and far-away homes. The music?s rhythms are designed to galvanize the group effort of heaving, pushing, and pulling to weigh anchor, wind rope around a capstan, or set sail.



Acclaimed shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the background to each shanty alongside musical notation. The lyrics are elaborated upon with explanations of terminology, context including historical facts and accounts of life at sea, and the characters, both fictional and nonfictional, that appear in the songs from the great age of sail to the last days of square-rig.

"Passed down in the oral tradition and sung as working songs, sea shanties tell the compelling human stories of life on the water: hard labor, battling the elements, pining for distant loves and far-away homes. The music's rhythms are designed to galvanize the group effort of heaving, pushing, and pulling to weigh anchor, wind rope around a capstan, or set sail. Acclaimed shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the background to each shanty alongside musical notation. The lyrics are elaborated upon with explanations of terminology, context including historical facts and accounts of life at sea, and the characters, both fictional and nonfictional, that appear in the songs from the great age of sail to the last days of square-rig."-- Publisher description.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158).

Across the western ocean -- A-roving -- The banks of the Sacramento -- The Black Ball Line -- Blood-red roses -- Blow the man down -- Boney was a warrior -- Bully in the alley -- Can't you dance the polka? -- Cheer'ly man -- Clear the track, let the bullgine run -- The dead horse -- Drunken sailor -- Fire down below -- Goodbye, fare-ye-well -- Hanging Johnny -- Haul away, Joe -- Haul on the bowline -- The hog-eye man -- John Kanaka -- Johnny Boker -- Leave her, Johnny, leave her -- Liverpool Judies -- Lowlands away -- Paddy Doyle's boots -- Paddy, lay back -- Reuben Ranzo -- Rio Grande -- Roll, Alabama, roll -- Sally Brown -- Santiana -- Shallow Brown -- Shenandoah -- So handy, my girls -- South Australia -- Stormalong John -- Tom's gone to Hilo -- We're all bound to go -- Whip jamboree -- Whisky Johnny -- The banks of Newfoundland -- Canadee-i-o -- Do me ama -- The Dreadnought -- The Flying Cloud -- Go to sea once more -- High Barbaree -- The leaving of Liverpool -- Maggie May -- Spanish ladies.

THE SHANTIES -- 1. Across the Western Ocean -- 2. A-Roving -- 3. The Banks of the Sacramento -- 4. The Black Ball Line -- 5. Blood-Red Roses -- Collectors and Editors -- 6. Blow the Man Down -- 7. Boney Was a Warrior -- 8. Bully in the Alley -- 9. Can't You Dance the Polka? -- 10. Cheer'ly Man -- 11. Clear the Track, Let the Bullgine Run -- Music and the Sea -- 12. The Dead Horse -- 13. Drunken Sailor -- 14. Fire Down Below -- 15. Goodbye, Fare-Ye-Well -- 16. Hanging Johnny -- 17. Haul Away, Joe -- Themes and Dreams -- 18. Haul on the Bowline -- 19. The Hog-Eye Man -- 20. John Kanaka -- 21. Johnny Boker -- 22. Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her -- Sailortown -- 23. Liverpool Judies -- 24. Lowlands Away -- 25. Paddy Doyle's Boots -- 26. Paddy, Lay Back -- 27. Reuben Ranzo -- 28. Rio Grande -- Bawdy -- 29. Roll, Alabama, Roll -- 30. Sally Brown -- 31. Santiana -- 32. Shallow Brown -- 33. Shenandoah -- 34. So Handy, My Girls -- 35. South Australia -- Folk or Fake? -- 36. Stormalong John -- 37. Tom's Gone to Hilo -- 38. We're All Bound to Go -- 39. Whip Jamboree -- 40. Whisky Johnny -- Stan Hugill -- THE: BALLADS AND SONGS -- 1. The Banks of Newfoundland -- 2. Canadee-i-o -- 3. DoMeAma -- 4. The Dreadnought -- 5. The Flying Cloud -- (Rock `n') Roll and G-o -- 6. Go to Sea Once More -- 7. High Barbaree -- 8. The Leaving of Liverpool -- 9. Maggie May -- 10. Spanish Ladies -- The Shanty Today.

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