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Bristol's international sea shanty sensations have launched their fifth studio album
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Bristol's international sea shanty sensations have launched their fifth studio album
Sea shanties are traditional work songs that were sung by sailors and maritime workers while they performed various tasks on ships. These songs often had a call-and-response format, with one person leading the singing and the others joining in on the chorus. Although sea shanties originated as a practical way to coordinate work on ships,
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The Sea Shanty Tik Tok craze which has Grimsby connections With its strong maritime history the town is strongly linked to more than a couple of shanties Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now This year has already sprung a few surprises suggesting it might be every bit as unusual as 2020 - including the entry of Sea Shanties into the UK Top 40. In amongst some of the more worrying and serious news happening at the moment, seeing traditional seafaring songs are making a return using the social media power of Tik Tok has a heart-warming edge to it.