Mudcat Café message #3465459

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Thread #147564 Message #3465459
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
13-Jan-13 - 10:46 AM
Thread Name: Req: Tommy's Gone Away-Short Sharp Shanties
Subject: RE: Req: Tommy's Gone Away-Short Sharp Shanties

Gibb is of course correct that many shanty "performances" were mostly improvised.

But it must also be true that many shantymen were happy with their own "version" and pretty much stuck to it unless made to improvise by the length of the task. It's easier to sing from memory.