The mermaid

Traditional sea shanty

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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1 / 1 The Mermaid - signed video by Music and the Deaf

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

Audio & Copyright Information

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.

Copyright information
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