High Barbaree (forebitter) [419] (320)

Here is a sample of just the start, as given in Hugill (well, he gives just 1 verse, but I had one more) of the sea ballad "High Barbaree." Stan Hugill printed this excerpt by way of introducing chantey/shanty (work song) adaptations of the ballad, which follow in the text. Of this forebitter (non-work) form, he notes that it had "the older and minor tune." While the latter adjective is obvious, it is unclear on what basis he can assert the former! He notes also that his dad used to sing this form to the accompaniment of concertina.

See the whole "Shanties from the Seven Seas" project, here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=58B55DD66F22060C

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Music

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• sea
• ballad
• high
• barbaree
• barbary
• coast
• pirate
• tale
• hugill
• forebitter
• nautical
• sailing

[hultonclint]

Yes! Thank you very much.

Hugill has this as a forebitter, not a work song, so I did not think much of the pace, being the incidental preference of the person telling the tale.

I have only a few more to post from Hugill's, then maybe on to other stuff! thanks so much for the support.

[catamaraner]

Still posting 'em! Good to see/hear you, Clint! I suspect from the tune that this one is done just a bit faster -- I know I sometimes use it as a pacing song for walking... Arrr :-) I think you could recruit a sizzling shanty group online... only problems then being geographical. Thanks as always -- this music was meant to be oral tradition.