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Thread #158992   Message #4227889
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
31-Aug-25 - 05:17 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Hebridean Rowing Lilt
Subject: RE: Origins: Hebridean Rowing Lilt
Jack: Nothing Hebridean about it of course.

Nor much to do with 'rowing' in general one suspects:

“This paper considers a number of Hebridean rowing songs and the physical conditions which apply to them, including the type of vessel, cargo, and sea-state and how these might influence musical performance. The varied characteristics of the tunes are considered in their contexts. The paper concludes with a close study of a traditional rowing song which survives with only four couplets, and details how it might be extended to render it usable.”
[Hebridean Rowing Songs, Purser, 2024]
[https://doi.org/10.4000/11qj5]