Mudcat Café message #1136959

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Thread #67759 Message #1136959
Posted By: Dave Hanson
15-Mar-04 - 09:48 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: A Cappella Ballad Recommendations
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Acapello Ballad Recommendations

Not real shanties I'll venture to guess, only revival singers. Collectors like Stan Hugil and Bill Doerflinger said that most shanties were too obscene to be sang in public or to be printed.
eric