From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Nov 02 - 08:35 AM The previous thread "Zither banjo on Shackleton" includes a few song references, but what about songs about the expedition itself? Know of any? Susan

Dr James Murray FRSE (21 July 1865, Glasgow – February 1914) was a biologist and explorer. In 1907, at the age of 41, he served under Ernest Shackleton on the Nimrod Expedition where he was in charge of the base camp. In 1913, he co-wrote a book about the expedition, titled Antarctic Days, with George Edward Marston (1882–1940), a fellow member of the expedition. Wikipedia

https://www.warrenfahey.com.au/songs-from-the-shackleton-expedition-to-antartica/

CHANTIES By G. E. Marston This is extracted from the Shackleton team’s memoirs. It is most probably the last lucid report of shanties in use and makes for fascinating reading.

FOLKLORE FROM THE SHACKLETON EXHIBITION TO ANTARTICA
FROM ‘MEMORIES OF ANTARTIC DAYS’ BY JAMES MURRAY AND GEORGE MARSTON. 1913

SHANTIES played an active role in the pioneering Shackleton exhibition and this first-hand account states the following were sung:

Santa Ana
Leave Her Jollies
Yankee Ship
Blow the Man Down
Sally Brown
Paddy Doyle’s Boots
Drunken Sailor
Whiskey Johnny
Stormalong
The Merman
Shanandoah