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Passed down in the oral tradition and sung traditionally as working songs, sea shanties tell the human stories of life at sea: hard graft, battling the elements, the loss of ships or pining for a lady on shore. Acclaimed shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the background to each shanty alongside musical notation.

Sailor Song

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    A Hardback by Gerry Smyth, Jonny Hannah

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      Publisher: British Library Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/01/2021
      ISBN13: 9780712353700, 978-0712353700
      ISBN10: 0712353704
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Passed down in the oral tradition and sung traditionally as working songs, sea shanties tell the human stories of life at sea: hard graft, battling the elements, the loss of ships or pining for a lady on shore. Acclaimed shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the background to each shanty alongside musical notation.

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