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Steve Gardham	What is a Shanty (100* d)	RE: What is a Shanty	24 Jan 22
It WAS a worksong, on rivers and on shore first, and then on merchant vessels. It is now pure entertainment. So yes, 2 different genres, but largely using the same material, the tunes, themes and titles at least. More recent ideas among those who have studied it is that many of the texts were written by the anthologists, but not many people are bothered about this, and why should they be?

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