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Sea shanty TikTok: how a 19th-century seafaring epic inspired a Covid generation – The Guardian
Rediscovered song, which has a ‘cheerful energy’, was likely written by a teenage sailor or shore whaler in New Zealand in the 1830s
New ZealandRediscovered song, which has a cheerful energy, was likely written by a teenage sailor or shore whaler in New Zealand in the 1830s
Fri 15 Jan 2021 01.29 EST
Even from the back of nowhere, far from any city not to mention the sea John Archer caught wind of the sea shanty revival before anyone else.
From his home in landlocked hakune, Archer had noticed a sharp uptick in visitors to the New Zealand Folk Song website he set up in 1998. One 19th-century seafaring epic was of particular interest:…
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