What is a good sea shanty?
So hoist your sails and weigh the anchor — here are seven shanties for the Seven Seas!
- “Lover's Wreck” by Gaelic Storm. ...
- “The Tempest” by The Real McKenzies. ...
- “Bones in the Ocean” by The Longest Johns. ...
- “Ring Down Below” by Storm Weather Shanty Choir. ...
- “Wellerman” by The Longest Johns. ...
- “Drunken Sailor” by Blaggards.
What is the most popular sea shanty?
Drunken Sailor, The Irish Rovers
Sung by The Irish Rovers, a famous Toronto folk band formed in the 1960s, this is one of the most popular sea shanties ever.
What makes a sea shanty?
What is a sea shanty? Sea shanties are work songs that were created by sailors aboard merchant ships, usually sung in accompaniment of hard labour such as hoisting the sails or raising the anchor.