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Sea shanties
Work songs used aboard sailing ships. The call and response of this 1906 pumping chanty suits a concertina melody line.
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- ShangadoreOpen score
The complete pumping chanty recorded from W. Bolton and notated by Anne G. Gilchrist in 1906. Its melody and chorus can be played on a concertina.
- The Hawk's-Eye ManOpen score
The complete “The Hawk's-Eye Man” from Journal of the Folk-Song Society (p. 248). The source notation is for vocal melody.
- Across the Western OceanOpen score
Complete score of “Across the Western Ocean” from Journal of the Folk-Song Society (No. 18, p. 248).
- Drunken SailorOpen score
Complete historical score of “Drunken Sailor” from English Folk-Chanteys (No. VII).
- Lowlands Low (Cecil Sharp collection)Open score
Lowlands Low (Cecil Sharp collection): complete voice and piano score (1914).
- Haul on the Bow-Line (Cecil Sharp collection)Open score
Haul on the Bow-Line (Cecil Sharp collection): complete voice and piano score (1914).
- Paddy Doyle (Cecil Sharp collection)Open score
Paddy Doyle (Cecil Sharp collection): complete voice and piano score (1914).
- Tiddy I O (Cecil Sharp collection)Open score
Tiddy I O (Cecil Sharp collection): complete voice and piano score (1914).
- Round the Corner, Sally (Cecil Sharp collection)Open score
Round the Corner, Sally (Cecil Sharp collection): complete voice and piano score (1914).