Ahoy!

Here you will find all of our resources related to sea songs and nautical work.

One of the first truly global music forms, and one of the last great oral song traditions: the international nature of shanty/sea song culture has left us some of the most accessible, singable songs ever made.

This space is for all things salt and tar.

Check out the archives box on the right for related songs from the VFSS Archives.

CD cover: Blow the Man Down-photo of tall ship under full sail
Blow The Man Down!

Play album

Find shanties online
Great websites for sea songs

Find shanties online

Invitation to contribute
Invitation

Invitation to contribute

CD cover: Blow the Man Down-photo of tall ship under full sail
Blow the Man Down!

CD Booklet-PDF

Rick Pollay’s Shanties on YouTube

Ahoy! VFSS member Rick Pollay’s YouTube channel currently has 83 maritime songs sung a cappella. Lyrics are provided in the notes, so both the melody and lyrics are readily accessible. Here is the link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNCnLIO6deEVAOTO-YmYrZI4GsEXA66LR&si=tpU6agVd3XFVblTF

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From The Archives

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