Sailor Song
the shanties and ballads of the high seas
$33.58
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2021
Summary
Sailor Song: A Voyage Through Shanties and Sea Ballads
From the earliest of voyages, seafarers have sung, be they homeward bound or rolling in a merciless sea to an unknown horizon. The shouts and cries of these sailors’ shanties provided a musical rhythm to their work, and such ‘concerted’ efforts improved efficiency as anchors were raised, sails hoisted, and bilge water pumped. Boredom was allayed, concentration increased, and the stamina-sapping agonies were borne on a melody.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712353700 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0712353704 |
| Author: | Gerry Smyth, Jonny Hannah |
| Publisher: | British Library Publishing |
| Imprint: | British Library Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2021 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 151mm |
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About The Author
Gerry Smyth
Gerry Smyth is an academic, musician, actor, and playwright and is Professor of Irish Cultural History of Liverpool John Moores University. In his writing Gerry has specialised in the development of both Irish fiction and folk and popular music. Performing under the name Gerry McGowan, Gerry has released three albums of Liverpool-related shanties entitled ‘Roll & Go: Songs of Liverpool and the Sea’ (2009), ‘Across the Western Ocean’ (2011) and ‘Sailor Song’ (2017).
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