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The Book of Sea Shanties
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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 ISBN/GTIN9781787399617
Product TypeE-book
BindingE-book
FormatEPUB
Format noteDRM Adobe
PublisherHeadline
Publishing date14/10/2021
LanguageEnglish
File size9502 Kbytes
Illustrations40 b&w illus
Article no.10794235
CatalogsVC
Data source no.3442339
Product groupBU591
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This is not a new book - indeed so un-new is it that it has recently been republished in a handsome "classics" edition. Classic non-fiction is pretty hard to define - taste and timeliness overtake the factual more quickly than the fictional - but Bloomsbury deserve credit for elevating this decade-and-a-bit-old account of an 1860 murder in rural England.

What makes this book so compelling and timeless is its skilful blending of the story of the murder with an account of why detectives (and by extension detective fiction) so captivated Victorian Britain. Before reading it, I had no idea how new detectives were in the 1860s and how much media and literary attention they garnered in their early existence, with people from across society pitching in to praise their omniscience or to criticise their actions as murder solving became a national parlour game. Excellently written and researched this book will help you understand why Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple are as famous as they are.
This is not a new book - indeed so un-new is it that it has recently been republished in a handsome "classics" edition. Classic non-fiction is pretty hard to define - taste and timeliness overtake the factual more quickly than the fictional - but Bloomsbury deserve credit for elevating this decade-and-a-bit-old account of an 1860 murder in rural England.

What makes this book so compelling and timeless is its skilful blending of the story of the murder with an account of why detectives (and by extension detective fiction) so captivated Victorian Britain. Before reading it, I had no idea how new detectives were in the 1860s and how much media and literary attention they garnered in their early existence, with people from across society pitching in to praise their omniscience or to criticise their actions as murder solving became a national parlour game. Excellently written and researched this book will help you understand why Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple are as famous as they are.
Nachdem ich bereits "Soon may the Wellerman für Gitarre/Ukulele und die Sammlung "Sailor Song" empfohlen habe, kann ich gar nicht anders als diese neue Shantie-Sammlung - von Nathan Evans zusammengestellt und kommentiert - ebenfalls zu empfehlen. Der weltweite Erfolg der Lieder hat wohl alle überrascht. Eine Erklärung mag sein, dass es in Zeiten von Lockdowns und Distanzierung kaum etwas gibt, das die Sehnsucht nach Gemeinsamkeit so auf den Punkt bringt, wie Shanties dies tun. Gesungen wurden sie in der Isolation eines Schiffes auf weiter teilweise lebensfeindlicher Flur bzw. Wasseroberfläche, während Familie und Freunde weit entfernt zurückblieben. Gleichzeitig spiegeln sie die Sehnsucht nach Rausgehen, Reisen, fremde Länder entdecken, neue Menschen kennenlernen, was gerade stark eingeschränkt ist. Diese mit zauberhaften Holzstichen und Zeichnungen gestaltete Ausgabe ist ein wunderschönes Weihnachtsgeschenk für alle, denen wir unbedingt sagen wollen, dass wir sie gerne um uns haben.

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Nathan Evans is a British singer from Airdrie, Scotland known for singing sea shanties. Evans first gained fame in 2020, when he posted videos of himself singing sea shanties on social media service TikTok, triggering a surge of interest in sea shanties. In 2021, he released a cover version of the 19th-century shanty 'Wellerman' which reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart and also charted in several other countries.