From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Nov 02 - 08:35 AM The previous thread "Zither banjo on Shackleton" includes a few song references, but what about songs about the expedition itself? Know of any? Susan
Dr James Murray FRSE (21 July 1865, Glasgow – February 1914) was a biologist and explorer. In 1907, at the age of 41, he served under Ernest Shackleton on the Nimrod Expedition where he was in charge of the base camp. In 1913, he co-wrote a book about the expedition, titled Antarctic Days, with George Edward Marston (1882–1940), a fellow member of the expedition. Wikipedia
CHANTIES By G. E. Marston This is extracted from the Shackleton team’s memoirs. It is most probably the last lucid report of shanties in use and makes for fascinating reading.
FOLKLORE FROM THE SHACKLETON EXHIBITION TO ANTARTICA FROM ‘MEMORIES OF ANTARTIC DAYS’ BY JAMES MURRAY AND GEORGE MARSTON. 1913
SHANTIES played an active role in the pioneering Shackleton exhibition and this first-hand account states the following were sung:
Santa Ana Leave Her Jollies Yankee Ship Blow the Man Down Sally Brown Paddy Doyle’s Boots Drunken Sailor Whiskey Johnny Stormalong The Merman Shanandoah