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TikTok's sea chanteys – how life under the pandemic has mirrored months at sea

By Jessica Floyd, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of English, Community College of Baltimore County
If you’ve perused social media in recent weeks, you may have come across people singing chanteys, which were work songs employed on merchant sailing ships.

Historically, chanteys – which are also spelled as “shanties” or “chanties” – began with a sing-out by a crew member recognized as “the chanteyman,” usually someone prized for his voice and ability to extemporize.…The Conversation


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