FAU Libraries' Recorded Sound Archives has a sea shanty from 1925 called Pirate Song. Listen to it online at Recorded Sound Archives' website. You may need to log in using your MyFAU ID and password.
Sea shanties were traditionally used as a way for groups of sailors to keep time to coordinate physical movements and to relieve the boredom of repetitive tasks, in 2021 they had a renewed popularity thanks in large part to social media.
The sea shanty popular on social media. (Technically a ballad)
The group best known for performing sea shanties, the Irish Rovers.
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