Hi Erik (whose English is better than some native speakers, I must say) - my husband and I do living history, mostly American Civil War era (1860s) but we are doing some 19th century (1770s-1790s) and while several of the songs we do predate the Civil War anyway, when we have to leave out all the Civil War songs, it makes the set a little thin, so I'm just trying to get a feel for what we can throw in. I know a lot of shanties are appropriate for 1860s but didn't know if they would be okay for pre-1800.

I have the Stan Hugill bible at home so I'll take a look there.

Cheers --------- Kim