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On board, mariners
would use the traditional repertoire of the area
where they lived, by adapting them. They would
add a few pictures of the daily life of the river
fleet, conveyed by a gladly alert language.
They would also compose an aften naïve poetry,
the verse of which discribe their tour on the
river indicating places and comical situations,
even salacious.
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As navigation would cease one
hour after sunset, if they were lucky enough
to find themselves near a port, mariners enjoyed
going to the taverns where they could forgot
their hard labour.
With a jig in their hands,
they would start singing in turns spicy, nostalgic
or drinking songs.
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The marine activity
on the Loire stopped at the beginning of the twentieth
century.
Alas ! only a few scraps of the shanties managed
to get as far as now. We haven't succeeded in
collecting statements about their appropriate
use.
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From 1770 and
during forty five years, 7400 mariners from the
neighbouring areas of the Loire were submitted
to maritime enrolment. When coming back from their
seven years' campaign in the Royal Navy, they
couldn't return but with a few songs they had
learnt on board, thus enriching the local stock
of shanties.
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des
photos de navires
some beautiful pictures of all kind of ship...some sailing ship, some steamship... In a word, ships for everyone !
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rencontres
musicales
the first week-end of may
concerts, folks dance, musical training...
nothing but friends
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