Hauling Shanties
Halyard (Long Drag) Shanties
52 songs
Halyard (or Long Drag) shanties were sung to the raising and lowering of sails, or other long, heavy tasks such as catting the anchor. Sails hung from wooden cross-pieces called yards. With the canvas and wood, sails could weigh between 1,000 and 2,500 pounds. To set sail a member of the crew would climb the rigging to loosen the canvas. On deck the crew would take hold of a line called the halyard (for haul + yard). The crew would rest during the verse and haul during the chorus. Depending on the weight of the sail, crews could pull one (for heavy jobs) to three (for lighter jobs) times per chorus, hauling on the accentuated beats.
Songs (52)
- A Hundred Years Ago
- A Long Time Ago
- Abel Brown
- Ane Madam
- As-tu Connu le Père Lancelot?
- Black Ball Line
- Blood Red Roses
- Blow the Man Down
- Blow, Boys, Blow
- Cheer'ly Men
- Coal Black Rose
- Come Roll Him Over
- De Hoffnung
- De Kock
- Derrière Chez Nous
- Down the Bay to Juliana
- Du Runer von Hamborg
- Ej Bör Vi Sörja, Ej Bör Vi Klaga
- Gimme de Banjo
- Good Morning Ladies, All
- Hanging Johnny
- Haul Away, Old Fellow, Away
- Hello, Somebody
- Highland Laddie
- Hilo Somebody
- Huckleberry Hunting
- Jean-François de Nantes
- John Kanaka
- Juley
- Leave Her, Johnny
- Liza Lee
- Min Mand Han Var En Sjömand
- Mobile Bay
- Old Billy Riley
- Poor Old Man
- Reuben Ranzo
- Rise Me Up from Down Below
- Roll and Go
- Roll the Cotton Down
- Roll the Old Chariot
- Run with the Bullgine
- Sally Brown
- Shallow Brown
- Sing Sally O
- So Handy
- The Alabama
- The Fishes
- The Hog Eye Man
- Tommy's Gone to Hilo
- Vi Styrte Ut Över Atlanten