Songs Of The Sailor

Author : Gerry Smyth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712353700
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailor Song written by Gerry Smyth and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Its pages decorated with hand-drawn or wood-cut illustrations from celebrated artist Jonny Hannah, Sailor Song addresses the current modern revival of sea shanties, and seeks to celebrate and to explore the historical, musical and social history of the traditional sea song through 40 beautiful, mournful, haunting and uplifting shanties. Acclaimed shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the background to each one alongside musical notation. The lyrics are elaborated with explanations of terminology, context including historical facts and accounts of life at sea, and the characters, both fictional and non-fictional, that appear in the songs from the great age of sail to the last days of square-rig. Where appropriate, a direct digital link is made to a shanty recording in the British Library Sound Archive.

Author : Ken Kesey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140139974
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailor Song written by Ken Kesey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1993-07-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This epic tale of the north is a vibrant moral fable for our time. Set in the near future in the fishing village of Kuinak, Alaska, a remnant outpost of the American frontier not yet completely overcome by environmental havoc and mad-dog development, Sailor Song is a wild, rollicking novel, a dark and cosmic romp. The town and its denizens—colorful refugees from the Lower Forty-Eight and DEAPs (Descendants of Early Aboriginal Peoples)—are seduced and besieged by a Hollywood crew, come to film the classic children's book The Sea Lion. The ensuing turf war escalates into a struggle for the soul of the town as the novel spins and swirls toward a harrowing climax. Writing with a spectacular range of language and style, Kesey has given us a unique and powerful novel about America.

Author : Glenn Grasso
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780913372845
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs of the Sailor written by Glenn Grasso and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystic Seaports interpretation programs include a strong sea-music component represented by a staff of eight musicians. This book of chanteys, spiral-bound to open flat for music-stand or other placement, consists of 25 classic sea songs and some of their variants, accompanied by musical notations made by Marc Bernier and explanatory notes from Glenn Grasso. The notes cover some of the history of these songs, and explain how they are used at Mystic Seaport to accompany shipwork done by the Museum's Demonstration Squad. This attractive book is a perfect introduction to the chanteys deepwater sailormen sang as they did their work.

Author : John Ashton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real Sailor-songs written by John Ashton and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karen Dolby
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1789293774
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Shanties written by Karen Dolby and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rousing collection of the most memorable and feel-good shanties in maritime history.

Author : Ivan Walton
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814329979
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Windjammers written by Ivan Walton and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories, lyrics, music and folklore centered on the Great Lakes.

Author : Joanna C. Colcord
Publisher : Oak Publications
ISBN 13 : 1783235144
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs of American Sailormen written by Joanna C. Colcord and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1964-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the old days when American sailing ships still plowed the seas, it was the custom of their sailors to enliven both their work and their leisure time with song. The songs they used were not, generally speaking, those current and popular ashore at the same period, but were traditional compositions of unknown date and authorship, growing as all folk-song does out of the needs and experiences of men. These songs of the sea have in every line of their verses and every bar of their music the distinctive flavor of seafaring. They are of equal interest to students of folk-lore and to those who love the memory of old days spent on blue water; and it is with both in mind that this work has been undertaken.

Author : Nathan Evans
Publisher : Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
ISBN 13 : 1787399613
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Sea Shanties written by Nathan Evans and published by Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic journey through sea shanties, high tides and seven seas From the international bestselling singer comes The Book of Sea Shanties. The world sang in harmony with Nathan Evans, the Glaswegian postie turned singer of sea shanties. Join him as he takes you through time and seafaring history to discover the true meaning of Wellerman, and who and what exactly was the Drunken Sailor? Featuring over 35 best loved shanties, Nathan will share the meaning behind each of his favourite shanties and show how they have shaped and inspired him. Beautifully illustrated throughout, it will also include original shanties and bonus content written exclusively for this book. Whether you're young or old, gather around and discover the riotous world of sea shanties. Praise for Nathan Evans: A 'Sea Shanty sensation' Rolling Stone 'An artist who really lifts the mood when he performs' Daily Telegraph 'Too good to miss' Brian May, Daily Express

Author : Stan Hugill
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493068288
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shanties from the Seven Seas written by Stan Hugill and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains not only more than 400 sea shanties but as much of their history as Stan Hugill could collect in his extraordinary career as sailor, scholar, author, artist, and inspiration to new generations of sea-music enthusiasts and performers.

Author : T. B. D.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs of the Sailor Men written by T. B. D. and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: