- shantyman
- noun Date: 1824 logger
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shantyman
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shantyman — noun The sailor who sings the main line of a sea shanty (the other sailors singing the responses or choruses) Syn: chanteyman … Wiktionary
shantyman — shan·ty·man … English syllables
shantyman — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ mən noun (plural shantymen) 1. : one who lives in a shanty; specifically : logger 2. : shantyboater II … Useful english dictionary
Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… … Wikipedia
Stan Hugill — Stan (Stanley James) Hugill (November 19, 1906 May 13, 1992) was a folk music performer and sea music historian, known as the Last Working Shantyman. BiographyBorn to Henry James Hugill and the former Florence Mary Southwood, he served as the… … Wikipedia
shanty — shanty1 shantylike, adj. /shan tee/, n., pl. shanties, adj., v., shantied, shantying. n. 1. a crudely built hut, cabin, or house. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls. 3. of a… … Universalium
Stan Hugill — Stanley James Hugill, né le 19 novembre 1906 à Hoylake (Cheshire, Angleterre) et mort le 13 mai 1992 à Aberystwyth (Pays de Galles), est un chanteur britannique spécialisé dans le chant de marins, également peintre de marines. Ancien marin sur… … Wikipédia en Français
sea shanties — Sea shanties, a sub genre of folk *song, were songs sung on board sailing ships to assist with the hard manual work involved by providing rhythmic co ordination among the team of workers and also enlivening their toil. The basic pattern of a… … A Dictionary of English folklore
United States Navy Band — The United States Navy Band … Wikipedia
Navy Music Program — As part of Navy Personnel Command s Enlisted Assignment Division (PERS 40),[1] the Navy Music Program Management Office (PERS 4014) is located aboard Naval Support Activity Mid South[2] in Millington, Tennessee. PERS 4014 centrally manages the… … Wikipedia
