Work Songs - Sea Chanties

Creator: KQED-TV BAY AREA EDUCATIONAL TV 500 8TH ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Emphasizes the sea chanty and conveys the basic concept that work songs make the job seem lighter becasue they buoy up the spirits of the worker and supply him with a rhythm to work by. Contrasts the cultured life of the cities and the chamber music of the time with the hearty life and song of the men on the ships, in the fields and in the wilderness. Features Ed Ellison and John Jacob Niles.

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