Posted by Jock on September 13, 2011 at 00:33:06 user Jock.
In Reply to: Re: Swallows and Shanties posted by Owen Roberts on September 12, 2011 at 18:39:12:
Although they were banned when the crew was working on watch, they could and would still be sung off watch. Whist it is correct that shanties were not sung in school until comparatively recently, they were sung in the playground of any school in a merchant port, such as Liverpool and Southampton
Thanks Owen. Could you point me in the direction of any historical references? As you know I'm doing some research for an article.