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Thread #126347 Message #2821043
Posted By: Charley Noble
25-Jan-10 - 10:38 AM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
John-
"Rio Grande" is usually considered one of the oldest capstan shanties, with its reference to the gold fields ("golden sands") of Southern Brazil in the 18th century, as suggested by Hugill and C. Fox Smith.