Sea shanty music

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Sea shanties (singular "shanty", also spelled "chantey"; derived from the French word "chanter", 'to sing') were shipboard working songs. Shanties flourished from at least the 15th century through the days of steam ships in the first half of the 20th century. Most surviving shanties date from the 19th and, less commonly, 18th centuries. In the days when human muscles were the only power source available aboard ship, sea shanties served a practical purpose: the rhythm of the song served to synchronize the movements of the sailors as they toiled… read more

Top Artists

The Wellermen

54,137 listeners
Wellington Sea Shanty Society

5,452 listeners
The Norfolk Broads

731 listeners
Jerry Bryant and Starboard Mess

1,130 listeners
Sean Dagher, Nils Brown, Michiel Schrey

763 listeners
Skip Henderson

1,381 listeners
Pressgang Mutiny

415 listeners
The Wailing Guild

180 listeners
Piotr Kostka Godecki

108 listeners
Topgallant Jack

272 listeners

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9	Play track	Love this track	Drunken Sailor	The Irish Rovers	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
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