SEA SHANTIES: WORK SONGS OF THE SEA

Tori Wieldt

Devoxx 2014

SHANTY

Work Songs Pull in Time Help with Long Tasks

Work Songs Pull in Time Help with Long Tasks Relieve Boredom Different Song Types

for Different Tasks

Different Types for Different Tasks

• Short Haul (Trimming Sails)

• Halyard and Long-Drag (Raising Sails)

Different Types for Different Tasks

• Short Haul (Trimming Sails)

• Halyard and Long-Drag (Raising Sails)

• Capstan and Pumping Shanties (Raising Anchor, Pumping)

Different Types for Different Tasks

• Short Haul (Trimming Sails)

• Halyard and Long-Drag (Raising Sails)

• Capstan and Pumping Shanties (Raising Anchor, Pumping)

• Forebitter (Ballads)

"Saturday night at sea" by Thomas Dibdin - Illustration "Saturday Night At Sea" from "Songs, naval and national, of the late Charles Dibdin; with a memoir and addenda.". Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Shanty Sings Exist Around the World

Easy To Learn• Call and Response Format• Emphasis on the “UGH” Word• Join when you can

Haul Away Joe

‘Way haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!

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Haul Away Joe

‘Way haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!

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Haul Away Joe

‘Way haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!

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Haul Away Joe

‘Way haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!

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Haul Away Joe

‘Way haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!

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Haul Away Joe

‘Way haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!

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Haul Away Joe

‘Way haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!

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