Billy Joel decided he wanted to try writing a modern folk song. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" came out of that effort.

With “The Mermaid,” they conjure “pirates, fearsome storms, raucous drinking songs, toe-tapping fiddle tunes and rousing sea shanties that you can sing along to.” And no Ariel or Captain ...

Pune: A major fire broke out early Wednesday morning in the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar slum area of Chandan Nagar under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits, reducing over 50 shanties to ashes.

as did a Willner project that revolved around sea shanties. Looking back at the proto-punk and punk pedigrees that were placed upojn Rocket from the Tombs and Pere Ubu, David Thomas told Pop ...

TYLER, Texas — An East Texas man accused of sexually assaulting a child over two years was arrested last week in Smith County. John Walter Morrill, 46, was arrested on a sexual assault of a ...