Shanties from the Seven Seas has been reprinted by Mystic Seaport 1994 having been first printed in 1961, per 'sleeve notes' also printed in 66, 79, 84 and 87 certain different versions apparently

I also got William Main Doerflinger's Songs of Sailor and Lumberman printed in 1951 prdating Stan's book. I think Doeflinger must have been fairly young (in his 30s) when he was collecting and I think he died only a year or so ago in his 80s

I always think also of Edith Fowke ~ the Canadian folklorist who also collected from Shantyboys (lumbermen)

Anyway Trevor Sommers are still in New Zealand? and not missing Sheffield? much

Ray Padgett, Barnsley