Northern Neck Shanty Singers

The Northern Neck Shanty Singers are a musical group based in the Northern Neck region of Virginia. The group performs a variety of sea chanties in the tradition of the African American menhaden fisherman of the Virginia coast [1][2][3]

References

  1. Elliot, Debbie (December 10, 2006). "Singers Preserve Chanties of Virginia Fishermen". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. Jeff Todd Titon, ed. (2001). Worlds of music: an introduction to the music of the world's peoples (4th ed.). Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-534-59103-5.
  3. "Old Sea Songs Live On In Virginia". CBS News. January 19, 2007.


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