This episode of Folk Files traces the roots of popular sea shanties to Black work songs and African folk traditions. Full list of referenced works: https://jmp.sh/gcOBH83N To jump into the Black origins of country music, start here: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/10/black-country-music-legacy/671818/ https://time.com/5673476/ken-burns-country-music-black-artists/ Host: Olivia Harding Special thanks to Cherie and Michael Albert Musical excerpts: ARTIST: Paul Clayton and the Fo’c’sle Singers WORK: Haul Away Joe SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x73TAgmZYAM ARTIST: The Longest Johns WORK: Spanish Ladies SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3wzlHYzsg8 ARTIST: Ed Lewis and Prisoners from Parchman, Mississippi WORK: I Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down SOURCE: https://youtu.be/C-zlSq4mWiE?si=fnGu-f8ZgGbMmv0- ARTIST: Music the Gathering WORK: Sundown Below SOURCE: LVL 1 ARTIST: Assassin’s Creed: Rogue WORK: Donkey Riding SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgfLP3gMh0Y ARTIST: David Coffin WORK: Roll the Old Chariot SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJtgjG0x9Mw ARTIST: Planxty WORK: Sally Brown SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Bq4-fCH0c ARTIST: Sam Lee WORK: Knock a Man Down SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NoUAQhY-g8 ARTIST: Bernard Wrigley et. al. WORK: Haul Away for Rosie SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DugYkOOd0 ARTIST: Coon Creek Girls WORK: Jim Along Josie SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztG-7-P_G-w ARTIST: Lead Belly WORK: Haul Away Joe SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NoUAQhY-g8 ARTIST: The Barroualie Whalers WORK: Tinnego SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwL5lpVt1Mk ARTIST: The Menhaden Chanteymen WORK: [Title Unknown] SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NoUAQhY-g8