Nice to see King recognized. I've only seen reviews of his work, which I think I've mentioned.

Cicely Fox Smith was quite aware of the shanty/chantey/chanty revival, warts and all, in the 1920s, and composed a scathing rant about the worst of it.

Smith also contributed to one of the early radio shows in the 1930s, Uncle Mac's Children's Hour, narrated by Derek McCulloch (1897-1967), which featured some of her nautical short stories.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble