Sea Shanties are aThing Again

Sea shanties are a thing again…

Although Wellerman is not technically a sea shanty, it’s become pretty entertaining and hopefully brings attention and resources to our maritime history. Apparently the Library of Congress recorded a lot of these from retired sailors in New York City.

David Coffin has been waiting his whole life for this moment!

If any of you have Sirius XM, look up Shantytok. It’s an interesting special they have done with folklorist Steve Winick.