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Thread #37548   Message #524486
Posted By: Naemanson
09-Aug-01 - 02:47 PM
Thread Name: What is a Shanty
Subject: RE: What is a Shanty
The last shanty is not a shanty because its rhythm structure would make it very hard to sing slowly enough to work to it, or vice versa, it would be very difficult to work with it guiding the the movements of the crew.

I don't strictly hold to location on the singing of shanties. After all a song doesn't change with location. Perhaps a better definition would be that the song CAN be used for working at sea.