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Deep the water, shallow the shore :

Abrahams, Roger D.,

Deep the water, shallow the shore : three essays on shantying in the West Indies / Roger D. Abrahams ; music transcribed by Linda Sobin. - xiv, 125 pages : music ; 22 cm. - Publications of the American Folklore Society. Memoir series ; v. 60 . - Publications of the American Folklore Society. Memoir series ; v. 60. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125).

1. Shantying in the West Indies. -- 2. "Row, bully, row boy": singing the fishing on Nevis and Tobago. -- 3. "Solid fas'" our captain cry out: blackfishing at Barouallie.

ISBN: 0292715021 9780292715028

LCCN: 73019540

Nat. Bib. No.: GB7500739 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 000008795 Uk 008353382 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Folk songs, English--History and criticism.--West Indies, British
Sea songs--History and criticism.--West Indies
Chansons folkloriques--Antilles britanniques.
24.61 vocal music.
Folk songs, English.
Sea songs.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West Indies.
West Indies--British West Indies.

Subjects--Index Terms: Sea shanties in English: West Indian sea shanties Critical studies

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Sea songs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sea songs.

LC Class. No.: ML3565 / .A27 GR1 / .A54 v.60 1974

Dewey Class. No.: 784.6/8/6238