Derby Ram sea shanty
The oldest traditions of the mid-winter festival included an auspicious quest in which a group of young people went from house to…
Tag: Assassin’s Creed
The Dead Horse sea shanty: Working off the Dead Horse
Leggi in italiano “Paying off the Dead Horse” perhaps derives from a custom in negotiations between breeders: once…
Windy old weather (Fishes Lamentation)
The songs of the sea run from shore to shore, in particular "Windy old weather", which according to…
Billy Riley sea shanty
The halyards shanties were very common on nineteenth-century ships (postal, merchant or whaler). The song "Billy Riley" is…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, Drinking song/ CANTI DA OSTERIA, FOLK AMERICANO/ American Folk, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music
Get Up, Jack! John, Sit Down
Entitled "Jolly Roving Tar" but more frequently "Get Up, Jack! John, Sit Down" here is a forebitter song…
Admiral Benbow ballads
The heroic exploits of Admiral John Benbow (1653-1702) are sung in some contemporary ballads dating back to the…
Pubblicato inFOLK INGLESE/English Folk
HI HO COME ROLL ME OVER
Una breve "haul shanty" riportata da Stan Hugill ma pubblicata per la prima volta da John Masefield, rimando al…
DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN
Una popolare drinking song settecentesca attribuita erroneamente a John Dyer (1700-1758); l'equivoco nacque dalla dicitura di commento su…
CAPTAIN WARD AND THE RAINBOW
Sul Pirata inglese Jack Birdy vennero scritte diverse ballate a testimoniare la sua popolarità e anche il professor…
Le ballate dell’ammiraglio Benbow
Nella ballata Admiral Benbow si celebra l'ultimo atto eroico dell'Ammiraglio John Benbow deceduto in seguito alle ferite riportate…
