Donkey riding

Traditional Canadian

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This is a traditional sea shanty from Canada. It’s not actually about riding donkeys at all! The ‘donkey’ was an engine that sailors used to help them load timber onto the deck.

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Age
5 to 7 , 7 to 9 , 9 to 11
Song type
Sea shanty
Style
Traditional - Europe , Traditional - North America
Scoring
Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison
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Braille scores , Slower backing tracks

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The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by St Joseph’s Preparatory Choir and the Academy of Contemporary Music, mixed and mastered by Ron Knights at mediagrove.com. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ben Tompsett.

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