Lighter & Q,

Fascinating stuff. Seems there is much more definite that can be said about the "tally" than the "tiddy"! I personally am not yet sure whether to actually connect them.

Tom,
Interesting they all say "I've never heard it before/much"...or else they don't say much of anything. I think I've convinced myself that "Billy Riley" does belong at home amongst the rare 'n' broken link shanties!

Barry,
That sounds great. You know, I'm real curious in general how everything worked out on the Unicorn...in terms of vessel size, crew size, difficulty of work, and how those factors all blended together to determine the chanteys and the speeds they used.