2021年1月5日 · The term 'sea shanty' itself first emerged in the 1800s. One often proposed origin is that it came from the French word 'chanter', meaning to sing. Others have linked it to the English word 'chant', or even made connections with other work songs: North American lumberman songs for instance often began with the line, 'Come all ye brave shanty-boys'.

2024年11月23日 · Recently returned from international shanty festivals in France and Germany, the London Sea Shanty Collective continues to keep shanties and songs of the sea alive and relevant to today, arranging traditional songs, sometimes with a modern twist, and expanding the repertoire with their own compositions.

Let’s bring it all together- inspired by the Sukuma people’s famous work song style, we’ll be adding some African inspired percussion to a well known English sea shanty. In Zimbabwe, there is a musical instrument called a hosho.

About our sea shanty singers The HogEye Men . With almost 20 years of experience as a group singing shanties and maritime songs to audiences around the country, including a monthly residency on Cutty Sark since 2019, The HogEye Men are respected as London's primary exponents of these unaccompanied working songs from a past age.

2021年4月6日 · Sea shanty special. Tuesday 6 April - show starts at 7pm. Book now. A mixture of live and video performances sprinkled with a hearty discussion on all things sea shanty. We look at some of the history associated with sea shanties, dissecting lyrics to explore their meanings, plus finding out how they are adapted to give them a contemporary ...

2024年12月10日 · 2024 marks 70 years since Cutty Sark came to Greenwich. On 10 December 1954, the tea clipper made its final voyage to its new home: a custom-built dry dock in the heart of Greenwich.

2024年4月25日 · The motley crew and their plethora of traditional and eclectic instruments will take you back to the time of clashing tankards and drunken shenanigans. Sing and dance along like a drunken sailor as the band perform centuries-old folk and shanty songs. This will be a night not to be missed!

The Rio Grande shanty, which you can learn key signs for here, is a nineteenth century shanty that was sung by British and American sailors. Follow along with Noel and learn to key word sign this sea shanty at home! Each video will teach you the chorus or one of the verses.

The Cutty Sark Café is located on the lower ground deck of the ship underneath the gleaming copper hull. We serve deli combination sandwiches with classic British ingredients, cakes made fresh for you daily, cream teas, assorted snacks and children’s dishes, with many healthy options.

Life at sea in the age of sail. Life at sea during the age of sail was filled with hardship. Sailors had to accept cramped conditions, disease, poor food and pay, and bad weather.