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. Shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the backgrounds of 40 songs from the age of sail with musical notation.
| ISBN: | 9780712353700 |
| Publication date: | 21st January 2021 |
| Author: | Gerry Smyth |
| Illustrator: | Jonny Hannah |
| Publisher: | British Library Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Maritime history Gift Books |