Music
historic@ns.aliantzinc.ca
(902)532-7754
Due to popular demand, the acclaimed Yarmouth Shantymen are coming back. The group were founded, somewhat by accident, in 1984. Group member Eric Ruff, Curator Emeritus of the Yarmouth County Museum, asked a number of friends to accompany him to illustrate a talk on traditional Sea Shanties. The group discovered an immediate connection with these working songs. Almost 30 years later, the group has produced four albums and is still going strong.
Sea shanties are the rhythmic songs sung by sailors during the age of sail. Each of the songs has its own rhythm and would be particular to a certain job aboard a ship. The musical rhythm helped co-ordinate the effort of the sailors while hoisting cargo, making sail or any of the countless other jobs performed on a sailing vessel. Many of these songs are centuries old and they certainly would have been familiar to sailors from the Annapolis Royal area.
This event is presented by the Annapolis Heritage Society.
historic@ns.aliantzinc.ca
(902)532-7754
Due to popular demand, the acclaimed Yarmouth Shantymen are coming back. The group were founded, somewhat by accident, in 1984. Group member Eric Ruff, Curator Emeritus of the Yarmouth County Museum, asked a number of friends to accompany him to illustrate a talk on traditional Sea Shanties. The group discovered an immediate connection with these working songs. Almost 30 years later, the group has produced four albums and is still going strong.
Sea shanties are the rhythmic songs sung by sailors during the age of sail. Each of the songs has its own rhythm and would be particular to a certain job aboard a ship. The musical rhythm helped co-ordinate the effort of the sailors while hoisting cargo, making sail or any of the countless other jobs performed on a sailing vessel. Many of these songs are centuries old and they certainly would have been familiar to sailors from the Annapolis Royal area.
This event is presented by the Annapolis Heritage Society.
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: $10
Where to buy Tickets
O'Dell House Museum, 136 St George Street, Annapolis Royal
Sinclair Inn Museum, 230 St George Street, Annapolis Royal
Where to buy Tickets
O'Dell House Museum, 136 St George Street, Annapolis Royal
Sinclair Inn Museum, 230 St George Street, Annapolis Royal
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
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