The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #101195   Message #2038503
Posted By: George Papavgeris
29-Apr-07 - 03:47 AM
Thread Name: Sea Music in a world context
Subject: RE: Sea Music in a world context
I am aware of only one (!) Greek net-hauling song, written specifically for the purpose. I understand that the Greek fishermen, when hauling the nets mostly sung dance songs to the "balos" rhythm, they kind of songs they'd dance to when on shore. Many of those (as well as many of the "mantinada" table-songs from Crete) had a one verse/one story structure, and participants were invited to make up their own next verse as they went (sort of like "Martin said to his man")