The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #57490   Message #4038892
Posted By: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
10-Mar-20 - 04:33 PM
Thread Name: Spanish sea shanties
Subject: RE: Spanish sea shanties
Yes, all this makes perfect sense. It seems in this context the "spontaneous" creation of songs by ordinary people (perhaps without much narrative, for the most part) is accepted without difficulty, argument or acrimony. Why is it different with regard to other anonymous, even communal songs? Just a thought which I consider relevant to other threads which have seen much activity recently and indeed currently.