The Menhaden Chanteymen
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The Menhaden Chanteymen is a musical group based out of Carteret County, North Carolina. They are a group of retired African-American commercial fishermen who publicly perform the work songs they used when hauling nets.
Their work draws from the genres of hymns, gospel, blues, and barbershop quartet songs.[1] In 1990 the Menhaden Chanteymen recorded a collection of maritime work songs, "Won't You Help Me to Raise 'Em: Authentic Net Hauling Songs from an African-American Fishery," for Global Village Music.[2]
Awards
[edit]The group won a 1991 North Carolina Folk Heritage Award in the category of Folk/Traditional Music.
References
[edit]- ^ "Menhaden Chanteymen". NCpedia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Spotlight on Menhaden Fishery and the Chanteymen at North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort". JDNews.com. Jacksonville (NC) Daily News. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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