07
Mar
Haul on the Bowline
One of the oldest and shortest of all sea shanties. "Haul on the Bowline" is a short-drag shanty,
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NASC
Here are the songs I taught at The North Atlantic Song Convention (NASC) in Edinburgh, Scotland in March 2026. NASC was founded by Brian Ó hEadhra and Emma Björling as an international gathering dedicated to unaccompanied song traditions of the North Atlantic. I led a worksong workshop in the library at the Scottish Storytelling Centre and we made the place ring! Thank you to all who joined that day. Here are the songs we sang. -BK
05
Mar
Holy Order Song
A Shaker hymn from the United Society of Believers. This sacred song was used during worship meetings where believers would
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20
Mar
Ruby Sugaroo
Collected all over North America, notably on Cranberry Island off the coast of Maine near Acadia National Park. This song
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20
Mar
Walk Along Talk Along
A walking song / sea shanty from Carrie Grover, who walked from Halifax to New Brunswick to Maine with her father
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20
Mar
When Them Taters Are All Dug
A Maine potato harvest ballad collected in Aroostook County from a migrant farm worker who had no money at the
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