The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #163587 Message #3904580
Posted By: GUEST,henryp
09-Feb-18 - 08:50 AM
Thread Name: What sea shanties did Blackbeard know?
Subject: RE: What sea shanties did Blackbeard know?
Perhaps you can take a well-known shanty, but remove anachronisms such as Boney, Santianna, Nelson's blood.
Shenandoah - Native Indians detailed to the first Englishmen arriving on American soil in the 1600s of vast herds of grazing animals and endless forests of American trees.
New York - The English took over the colony in 1664 during the second Anglo-Dutch War. They changed the name to New York, to honour the Duke of York, who later became King James II of England.
Spirituals - Christian hymns and songs were very influential on the writing of African-American spirituals, especially those from the "Great Awakening" of the 1730s.
Essequibo River - The first European settlement in Guyana was built by the Dutch along the lower part of the Essequibo in 1615. The Independence war of Venezuela beginning in the 19th century ended the missionary settlements. At this time, Britain needed to have a colony, besides Trinidad, to serve the large trade sailboats on their large travel trading route around South America.
"Donkey Riding" is a traditional work song or sea shanty originally sung in Canada, Scotland and the Northeastern United States. The tune and words are an adaptation of "Highland Laddie". It is generally, but not universally, agreed that the "donkey" of the song title is a reference to the steam donkey, a kind of general-purpose steam engine.