Sea shanties in Nantucket
Ahoy Sailors,
We are glad to announce that we signed a partnership with The Roaring Trowmen to add the most popular 19th century sea shanties in Nantucket. The Roaring Trowmen are an English group based in Bristol who share with us a passion for nautical folk stories and popular music.
Every sailor who got on board from the 17th until the first half of the 20th century had to learn and sing shanties. Their rhythm served mainly to synchronise repetitive movements and fight the boredom of the long periods of inactivity on the ships. Since then, sea shanties represent a big cultural phenomenon which inspires thousands of enthusiasts across the world to meet each other and sing all together.
Here’s a little preview of what you will experience in the game.
Sea shanties in Nantucket will alternate with music and the crew, depending on its morale, will sing a joyful shanty or a sad one.
What song you would like to see in Nantucket? Please write your favourite ones in the comments below.
In the following weeks we are going to announce the official track-list of the sea shanties included in the game. To be sure to not lose any news about Nantucket please subscribe on our Newsletter and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
P.S.: Nantucket is still in Beta and we are constantly adding new players to have more feedback. If you would like to get involved write us a mail at beta@picaresquestudio.com
The Worst Old Ship
Roll Boys Roll
Lowlands Away
Blow the Man Down
and if you feel like covering a contemporary shanty, Barrett’s Privateers is always great!
One of my favorites from the 19th century is “Santy Anno”. There are many versions of the lyrics. I like this one the most
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPIcwFKrTus
Love this version
I’d love to have included in the game the whaling sea shanty from the 1956 Moby Dick movie, “Hill and Gully Rider”.
Leave Her Johnny – Please Mr Trowman.
I would love to hear one of the most famous shanties of all time in-game:
What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyPuey-1Jw
And maybe another famous one:
Fifteen Men and a Bottle of Rum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzcv5TJkJBA
Can’t wait to play the game 🙂
Rolling down to old Maui is a must.
Spanish Ladies
Wings of a Gull
The Weary Whaling Grounds
Farewell to Tarwathie
Leave her Johnny
Sally Brown
I learned a sea shanty in elementary school music class, though when I looked up the lyrics they were different (I think).
It’s called Haul Away Joe :
When I was a little lad
And so my mother told me,
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
hat if I did not kiss the gals
Me lips would all grow moldy.
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way, haul away, the good ship is a-bolding,
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way, haul away, the sheet is now unfold-ing,
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
King Louis was the king of France
Before the revolution
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
But then he got his head cut off
Which spoiled his constitution
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way, haul away, we’ll haul for better weather
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way haul away, we’ll haul away together
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
The cook is in the galley boys
Making duff so handy
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
The captain’s in his cabin lads
Drinking wine and brandy
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way, haul away, I’ll sing to you of Nancy
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way, haul away, she’s just my cut and fancy
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way, haul away, we’ll haul for better weather
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Way haul away, we’ll haul away together
I think this would be good in the game, if you add more shanties sometime.
Way, haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!