From the mid-nineteenth century, sea shanties are prevalent in literature for tenor-bass choruses. They were the music of sailors sung as they worked to help lighten their heavy work and to relieve the

Like waves of an ocean carrying a boat, the lilting triple meter of this ageless Scottish folk tune supports warm choral harmonies. Lush and embracing, it's a lovely ballad for concert or contest. To make

These classic early American folk songs - Cluck Old Hen, uptempo with swing rhythms; Poor Wayfarin' Starnger, featuring different combinations of the choir; and Sourwood Mountain,