Roll the Old Chariot
Roll The Old Chariot is a walkaway or roll ‘n’ go shantey, probably sung by African-American stevedores.
Month: March 2016
A Few Tunes on the Box!
Rollin’ Down to Old Maui and a
Hornpipe – The Wreck of the MV Manisee
Trip to Woonsocket
I had a great time with the 3-5 graders at Globe Park Elementary School in Woonsocket yesterday. The kids made up a fantastic ‘crew’ that sang, hauled on a block and tackle, raced to “John Kanaka” and played in a fufu band! The teachers joined in as well. Thanks to the staff and students at Globe Park Elementary School for making me feel so welcome!
More Shanties!
For your listening enjoyment!
Cape Cod Girls – a pump or windlass shantey
John Kanaka – a halyard shantey
Sally Rackett – a short haul shantey
Sacramento – a windlass or capstan shantey
Johnny Come Down to Hilo – capstan shantey
Over the Futtock Shrouds
I’ve had the pleasure of working with some great folks at Mystic Seaport. But there is nothing like working aloft with them! In the video I climb the shrouds to the ‘top,’ the platform on the mast. But before we climb out on the yard, we have to climb over the futtock shrouds, where we are, temporarily, sort-of-up-side-down! You can see that we ‘clip in’ using a safety harness at this point until we reach the top. Some the ‘squaddies’ are already out on the yard.
