Heaving Shanties
Capstan Shanties
75 songs
The capstan (pronounced caps’n) is an upright, barrel-shaped winch used for heavy lifting. Depending on the size of the capstan, between 4 and 300 men push the capstan bars to wind a cable, lifting anchor, cargo, or a vessel. Capstan shanties, with their steady rhythms, are suited for these long, repetitive tasks.
Many capstan shanties use waltz or march time. The main goals are to encourage steady progress, alleviate boredom, and maintain morale.
Songs (75)
- Å Kom Till Mig På Lördag Kvall
- A-Roving
- Across the Western Ocean
- Albertina
- All Bound To Go
- Ane Madam
- Away Rio
- Banks of the Sacramento
- Billy Boy
- Clear the Track
- De Hamborger Viermaster
- De Ijzere Man
- De Kock
- Det Hände Sig I Göteborg
- Doodle Let Me Go
- Drunken Sailor
- En Sjöman Älskar Havets Våg
- Et Nous Irons à Valparaiso
- Fare Thee Well
- Frisch Auf Mit Alle Mann An Deck
- From Sourabaya to Pasuruan
- Gangspilliedje
- Hambord Du Schöne Stadt
- He-back, She-back
- Highland Laddie
- Homeward Bound
- Huckleberry Hunting
- I Come from Salem City
- In Kwam Last Over Een Berg
- Johnny Came Down To Hilo
- Julia
- La Danaë
- Le Grand Coureur
- Leave Her, Johnny
- Lucy Long
- Madeleine
- Mobile Bay
- Mudder Dinah
- O Du Glade Sjoman
- Old Stormalong
- One More Day
- Paddy Works on the Railway
- Paddy, Lay Back
- Passant Par Paris
- Poor Lucy Anna
- Quand la Boiteuse Va-t'au Marché
- Ring Down Below
- Roller, Bowler
- Rolling Home
- Rosabella Fredolin
- Row, Bullies, Row
- Run with the Bullgine
- Sally Brown
- Santy Anna
- Sebastopol
- Shenandoah
- Singapor-Sang
- Sister Susan
- Skeppet Bernadotte
- Slav Ho!
- South Australia
- Spanish Ladies
- Supen Ut, En Dram Pä Man
- Susiana
- Tapiocum
- Ten Stone
- The Bully Boat
- The Fishes
- The Hog Eye Man
- The Maid of Amsterdam
- The Sailboat Malarkey
- The Yangtze River Shanty
- Walk Along Rosey
- Wat Wi Doht
- Wild Goose Shanty