Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
here's The Capstan Bar s Sea Chanty sung by The Minster Singers from a Rare single sided 78rpm shellac record that was recorded in 1905.
a capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle.
I dont know if this recording actually features Stanley Kirby, butThe English Baritone Stanley Kirby would occasionally form part of a backing group or chorus in the HMV recording studio known as "The Minster Singers" along with some or all of the following: Ernest Pike, Peter Dawson and Arthur Gilbert; sometimes there were additional singers in this group. The the Baritine Stanley Irby Singers also recorded songs in its own right, for example "Christmas Eve in the Old Homestead" in 1907
here's The Capstan Bar s Sea Chanty sung by The Minster Singers from a Rare single sided 78rpm shellac record that was recorded in 1905.
a capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle.
I dont know if this recording actually features Stanley Kirby, butThe English Baritone Stanley Kirby would occasionally form part of a backing group or chorus in the HMV recording studio known as "The Minster Singers" along with some or all of the following: Ernest Pike, Peter Dawson and Arthur Gilbert; sometimes there were additional singers in this group. The the Baritine Stanley Irby Singers also recorded songs in its own right, for example "Christmas Eve in the Old Homestead" in 1907
