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Post by auntieannie on Feb 19, 2011 8:56:31 GMT
Inspired by Bixabella....
Sea shanties!
Sung by Cornish guys:
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Post by auntieannie on Feb 19, 2011 8:58:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2011 12:23:15 GMT
Here's a more recent sea shanty from France, but nevertheless quite popular.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2011 12:28:54 GMT
And another extremely popular "modern" one from 1967.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 19, 2011 15:20:11 GMT
This news clip is pretty irritating, but the subject is interesting: Here is more info, with song clips, in a more pleasant presentation from NPR: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6605894And here they are in action: These chanties can't really be described as "catchy".  |
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