Sea Shanty

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Across
  1. 2. Shantyman often enjoyed special ___________ such as lighter duties.
  2. 4. Sailors needed to push or pull __________ at the same time.
  3. 7. The solo singer who lead the songs.
  4. 9. ________ and Adieu to You, Ladies of Spain was a popular shanty.
  5. 10. Another name of a Long Drag shanty was a _______ shanty.
  6. 11. Pulling shanties were timed to get a fresh grip on the rope and gather ______ between exertions.
  7. 12. Pulling shanties accompanied more ________ and irregular work.
  8. 14. Shanties were created to be used in the days of the old _____ "tall" sailing ships.
  9. 17. The crew would join in on for the _______.
  10. 18. These brought an end to the days of the tall ships and the need for raw manpower.
  11. 19. A shanty is simply a ______ _______.
  12. 21. The English word "chant" goes along with ___________ chants.
  13. 22. The crew would pull together exactly on the last ______ of each line.
  14. 23. Any ______ could be adopted into a shanty.
  15. 24. The origin of shanty may come from the ________ word "chanter" which means to sing.
  16. 27. The word shanty is traceable back to 1869 in _____________.
Down
  1. 1. The main attraction of a shanty was to bring a sense of ______ and spirit of fun to hard tasks.
  2. 3. Each song or shanty had to be sung in _______.
  3. 5. This person traveled the coastal trading towns, interviewing old sailors and noting the words and music of shanties.
  4. 6. These songs are brought to life by groups of shantymen performing in ______ and pubs.
  5. 8. The capstan could be used to raise the heavy iron ______.
  6. 12. Individual efforts needed to be ___________ to efficiently execute tasks.
  7. 13. A vertical-axled rotating machine to haul ropes or cables.
  8. 15. These ______ of sea shanties has been lost in the midst of time.
  9. 16. Variations on the spelling of shanty include _______ and chanty.
  10. 20. The two major variants on the shanty are the Capstan Shanty and __________.
  11. 25. The collection of shanties from 1914 was called "English Folk-chanteys: with _______ Accompaniment, Introduction and Notes.
  12. 26. There was a rise in popularity for these songs during the pandemic, especially on _____.