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Together with conductor Anthony Trecek-King and ethnomusicologist Gibb Schreffler, SalonEra probes the history and evolution of sea shanties and related work songs from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Featuring live concert recordings by Seán Dagher with Les Délices and more.
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Debra Nagy, executive producer & host
Shelby Yamin, associate producer
Hannah De Priest, special projects manager
LD Artistic Director and host
Conductor and Scholar
Learn about the history of the Work Song (Wikipedia)
Explore the Center for Black Music Research website
More about Work Songs & other Laborlore (Library of Congress blog post)
About Leadbelly (Smithsonian Profile)
Alan Lomax: Medley of work songs & chanteys (1960)
Alan Lomax Archive at Ole Miss
Songs of the Windlass Complete Documentary (dir. Gibb Schreffler)
Gibb Schreffler’s YouTube channel
“Storm along” (traditional shanty, arr. Seán Dagher)
“Linin’ Track” (Ho’ boys can’cha line ’em) (traditional)
“Ho’ boys can’cha line ’em”
“Hew ’round the tree” (traditional, arr. R. Nathaniel Dett)
“The Wild Missouri” (Shanandoah)
“Stand the Storm” (traditional, arr. Anthony-Trecek King)
“I want to go home” (traditional, arr. Anthony-Trecek King)
“Goodbye Fare thee well” (traditional, arr. Seán Dagher)
“Leave her, Johnny” (traditional, arr. Seán Dagher)
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