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.
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