Jolly Sailors Bold
Jolly Sailors Bold by Stuart M. Frank is a comprehensive anthology published by Loomis House Press in September 2010, comprising 560 pages in English. This work presents a collection of folk and parlor songs derived from nineteenth-century sailors’ shipboard journals, showcasing the rich musical heritage of American sailors. The author, a noted authority on sailor songs and shipboard music, has meticulously compiled this collection, drawing from over thirty years of research.
Readers will discover authentic historic renditions of more than two hundred songs, with texts preserved from original nineteenth-century manuscripts and paired with their original melodies. This anthology delves into the history of maritime music, offering insights into the genres and styles that shaped the lives of sailors. Jolly Sailors Bold serves as a valuable resource for those interested in folk traditions and the cultural significance of music in maritime history.
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Jolly Sailors Bold: Ballads and Songs of the American Sailor is a major anthology of folk songs and parlor songs excavated from nine-teenth-century sailors’ shipboard journals. The author-editor-compiler is Stuart M. Frank, senior curator of the world-famous New Bedford Whaling Museum, executive director emeritus of the Kendall Whaling Museum, and renowned authority on sailor songs and shipboard music. The product of more than thirty years of research, this book features authentic historic renditions of more than two hundred songs, with texts recovered unchanged from historic nineteenth-century shipboard manuscripts, here reunited with their original melodies.
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