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sea shanties — Sea shanties, a sub genre of folk *song, were songs sung on board sailing ships to assist with the hard manual work involved by providing rhythmic co ordination among the team of workers and also enlivening their toil. The basic pattern of a… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… … Wikipedia
chanty — var. of SHANTY(2). * * * chanty [chanty chanties] noun (pl. chanties) (also chantey … Useful english dictionary
sea chantey — noun a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors • Syn: ↑chantey, ↑chanty, ↑shanty • Hypernyms: ↑work song … Useful english dictionary
Oh Shenandoah — This article is about the American folk song. For other uses, see Shenandoah (disambiguation). Oh Shenandoah (also called simply Shenandoah , or Across the Wide Missouri ) is a traditional American folk song of uncertain origin, dating at least… … Wikipedia
Percy Grainger — Infobox Person name = Percy Grainger image size = 200px caption = Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 1961) birth name = George Percy Grainger birth date = 8 July 1882 birth place = Brighton, Melbourne, Australia death date = 20 February 1961 death… … Wikipedia
Paul White (Dirigent) — Paul Taylor White (* 22. August 1895 in Bangor/Maine; † 31. Mai 1973 in Henrietta/New York) war ein US amerikanischer Komponist, Geiger, Dirigent und Musikpädagoge. White studierte am New England Conservatory of Music und war Schüler von George… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dead Man's Chest — For other uses, see Dead Man s Chest (disambiguation). Dead Man s Chest (also known as Fifteen Men On The Dead Man s Chest or Derelict) is a fictional[1] sea song[2] originally from Robert Louis Stevenson s novel Treasure Island (1883). It was… … Wikipedia
The Idlers — of the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) are an all male collegiate a cappella ensemble specializing in the performance of sea shanties and patriotic music.OverviewA relatively exclusive group with a history and traditions similar to many … Wikipedia
The Basement Tapes (Sessions) — This is about recording sessions. For the album with a similar name see The Basement Tapes. The Basement Tape is a set of over 100 songs recorded by Bob Dylan mostly in the cellar of Big Pink , the house in West Saugerties, New York (near… … Wikipedia
