• Forebitter is an American band with an international following specializing in sea shanties. It consists of four "chanteymen" employed by Mystic Seaport...
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    Cathy Barton and Dave Para Cliff Haslam The Ebony Hillbillies Ellen Cohen Forebitter James "Sparky"Rucker Jeff Warner Louis Killen Mainbrace Mike Seeger MSM...
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  • despite being more accurately described as a ballad (or specifically a forebitter or sea song), there was a surge in interest in sea shanties and a multitude...
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  • is heavily anachronistic to the time of Chaucer. Sir January sings the forebitter Paddy West though it was composed in 1951. The use of Camborne Hill is...
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  • Doerflinger that on his voyages it was sung as an off-watch song or "forebitter," rather than a sea shanty. Tayluer did not say exactly when he learned...
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    by several other performers including William Pint and Felicia Dale, Forebitter, and Rick Lee (of Solomon's Seal). Instruments: Guitar Concertina Ukulele...
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    especially when distinguishing them from shanties, as fo'c's'le songs or forebitters. Although those terms were not in great evidence in the 19th century...
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  • group in Cambridge. Johnny Collins, a modern-day shantyman (1938–2009) Forebitter, group featuring performers associated with the Mystic Seaport Museum...
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    University in 1975. Spencer was a founding[citation needed] member of Forebitter with whom he toured extensively and recorded five albums. He is a current[when...
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  • double-spreads 20 April 1951 Stars from the Shows 18 July 1951 Shanties and Forebitters 5 August 1951 Summer Showtime 17 August 1951 Songs from the Shows 1 October...
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  • concert in Leamy Hall. The audience was full, and the show was opened by Forebitter of Mystic Seaport. Performances by the current Idlers, quartets, and Trios...
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    Shanties for pulling work on board 'Sail Away' (2021) Collection of 21 Forebitters and Sea Songs, with Booklet of all words and background to each song...
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