Buy this book on-line HUGILL,STAN: : SHANTIES AND SAILORS' SONGSLONDON.HERBERT JENKINS,1969. ISBN 0257657681.
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inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Glossy laminated,b/w illus upper wrap with navy blue background and white lettering;blue+
black lettering to white background of publisher advert to rear wrap,with some negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Some minimal chipping and reciprocal loss,3 closed nicks/tears to top front edge of dw/dj,and tiny triangular loss towards foot of spine/
backstrip's upper,front edge.[Described hard but fairly and honestly - sounds worse than it reads or actually is!!] Top edge lightly dust-soiled and lightly aged;
fore-edges brighter and cleaner,contents bright,tight and near pristine.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original grey,blue,and yellow speckled cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate,plain white eps.8vo,v-x+1-243pp
[paginated] includes contents list/table, illustrations list/table,preface,3 chapters,9 sections on Songs,profuse(41)
b/w line illus by author throughout the text and book,biblio and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and 2pp blanks at rear.
Shanties and sailor's songs have always held a special place of affection in the repertoire of folk singers and among those
who love the sea and ships.But although many people cheerfully sing the songs which form so rich a part of our folk music heritage,few really understand the significance of what they are singing.The purpose for which the songs were sung and the jargon they use is,in many cases,lost
with the skills of the men who sailed the
tall ships.
The author,one of a long line of sailormen and who,himself,served in sailing ships,describes the manner in which the shantymen sang and the purposes served by many shanties.In robust,salty style,and by means of his own admirably clear drawings,he describes the rigging,
tackle,cordage and other ship's furniture,
the manoeuvring of a vessel,and the customs of the crews who manned the tall ships,making clear the specialised use of the shanties.
The author's account of the history of many of the shanties and forebitters will fascinate any reader who loves sea-lore.At
the same time,Stan Hugill's wide-ranging research has brought to light much new information and fresh variants of songs - both Royal Naval and merchant - which had been lost.
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