Hi Bob - long time no etc. I see the thread is running the usual 'just ball it out - who cares about tunes'. I have some material from interview articles with John Short (Yankee Jack) of Watchet who I've mentioned to you before - he was the sole source for 'Rosabella' and the man who gave Sharp most of his published shanties (and a fair few to Terry, too). I'll try to get it together over the next week or so and e-mail it to you. It's mostly what and when, rather than how, but it may be useful. Barbara & I are now accelerating the work on the Short Sharp Shanties project - got a workshop that's been out a couple of times already. When are you over??

Tom Brown