The Book of Sea Shanties: Wellerman and Other Songs from the Seven Seas
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An epic journey through sea shanties, high tides and seven seas
From the international bestselling singer comes The Book of Sea Shanties.
The world sang in harmony with Nathan Evans, the Glaswegian postie turned singer of sea shanties. Join him as he takes you through time and seafaring history to discover the true meaning of Wellerman, and who and what exactly was the Drunken Sailor?
Featuring over 35 best loved shanties, Nathan will share the meaning behind each of his favourite shanties and show how they have shaped and inspired him. Beautifully illustrated throughout, it will also include original shanties and bonus content written exclusively for this book.
Whether you’re young or old, gather around and discover the riotous world of sea shanties.
Praise for Nathan Evans:
A ‘Sea Shanty sensation’ Rolling Stone
‘An artist who really lifts the mood when he performs’ Daily Telegraph
‘Too good to miss’ Brian May, Daily Express
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Additional information
| Publisher | Welbeck (14 Oct. 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 192 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1787399583 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1787399587 |
| Dimensions | 20.96 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm |
by Amazon Customer
A beautiful book, well produced and wonderful content. But if you want to know the melodies you’ll need to go elsewhere
by JAWG
love the retro design. the content has a mix of history, lyrics and sketches ect
by urbanemyth
Actually quite disappointed in this book which I pre-ordered before there was a chance to look inside. Whilst it is nicely presented it only contains the lyrics to the shantie; to me a book of shanties suggests words and music. The brief descriptions are interesting but hardly exhaustive and the inclusion of a couple of new songs is fine, but again, are they any use without notation to learn them from?
by Michelle
I loved this book. I found it a very informative history and explanation of some shanties. I asked for this for Christmas as I had a dream about a sailor singing a shanty and it made me want to find out more. I do not understand why some people are complaining about the lack of music – the description and blurb do not state that music is included? Well worth a read in my opinion, especially if folk music or life on the sea is your interest
by Olanna Horhut
No music – just words, and a background to each shanty. Used it to sing shanties at an open mic night – using music books and videos to learn the tunes.
by FELIX
A great little, well written book. Very informative, unfortunately… NO MUSIC
by Bonnie Evans-Hills
Loved this book, with both the text of the shanties, followed by a history of their origins. The drawings are exquisite!
by jennie
I’m in love with book best buy ever ???? I most say I wish Nathan all the best and job well done on this book