The Music Theory of Sea Shanties

Arrr you ready to analyze some sea shanties?! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $12 per year (41% off!) 0:00 Intro 1:02 History and origin of Sea Shanties 3:40 Type of Sea Shanties and their musical characteristics 6:56 Analyzing vocal syllable content (ft. Mama Neely) 8:45 A brief meme history of the Wellerman/Tik Tok Shanties 11:18 Antiphonal Music Some sources Very cool website where you can hear field recordings from Alan Lomax