Volga Boat Song
Composer:
Unknown
Genre: World / Folk
Decade: before 1923
Submitted by: Russell Ambrose
Description:
The Song of the Volga Boatmen is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs in 1866. It is a genuine shanty sung by burlaks, or barge-haulers, on the Volga River.
by: Russell Ambrose