Grey Funnel Lines - Traditional Song & Verse of the Royal Navy 1900-1970

Informationen zum Autor Cyril Tawney Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1987. This book presents songs reflecting every aspect of life in the twentieth-century Royal Navy, both upper and lower deck: war, ship’s routine, aviation, submarines, the antics of dockyard personnel, not to mention the matelot’s shore-going adventures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction. The Songs 1. Ships Routine 2. At Liberty 3. Dockyard 4. War 5. Fleet Air Arm 6. Submarines 7. One from the Wrens 8. Envoi. Appendices – Tradition Continued, Shared Repertoire, Fragments, Some Tunes. Sources. Glossary. Sternpiece

Product details

• Authors: Cyril Tawney, Tawney Cyril
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2015
• EAN: 9781138954113
• ISBN: 978-1-138-95411-3
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Folk Music
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; Rock, Popular Culture, European History, Rock & Pop music, The arts: general issues, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Pop Music, Folk & traditional music, Popular Music, Performance Art, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music, The arts: general topics