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Thread #55367   Message #945875
Posted By: GUEST,lighter
04-May-03 - 01:36 PM
Thread Name: Stories/Shanties of Hjalmar Rutzebeck
Subject: RE: Stories/Shanties of Hjalmar Rutzebeck
Smithsonian Folkways should indeed be able to produce a cassette or CD on request. The album is worth taking a look at, as Rutzebeck knew some unusual lyrics to familiar shanties; and WPint is being modest; all the performances are rousing. Also intriguing, as I recall, is the existence of an allegedly shocking version of "Santy Anna," whose lyrics Rutzebeck described but never revealed. (Or did he? Can WPint shed light on this? Or is it just another whopper of the sea?)