The mermaid

Traditional sea shanty

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Sing up, me ’earties! This traditional sea shanty with its lively nautical melody recounts a terrible disaster when seafarers tangle with a mermaid

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Age
7 to 9 , 9 to 11
Song type
Sea shanty
Style
Traditional - Europe
Scoring
Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison
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Signed video , Slower backing tracks

Audio information
The audio tracks were created specially for the Sing Up programme by The Islington Music Centre, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ben Tompsett.

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