Music

Sea Shanties Sea shanties are songs or chants used on ships  to synchronize the men on board ships as they worked. The rhythmic cadence of the shanty was necessary when a strong unified force was needed when pulling anchor or raising sails. The songs also brought a feeling of solidarity to the crew and uplifted the spirits of the sailors. Download Portland Town Schooner Fare sings about Maine's oldest lighthouse station - Portland Head Light. Squid Jiggin' Ground Written by Arthur Scammell (1928) and sung by Schooner Fare, [...]