Music A-Level
English traditional folk and sea shanties
What English traditional folk and sea shanties means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Traditional English folk melodies, dance tunes and sea shanties are used as source material, with Bellowhead primarily arranging pre-existing songs and tunes rather than original compositions.
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