NYC’s South Street Seaport Museum Sea Chantey and Maritime Music Hybrid Sessions Continue This Sunday

South Street Seaport Museum has announced that its monthly sea-music events Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music––the original NYC chantey sing–– will continue on the first Sunday of every month. The next session will take place in-person and virtually on Sunday, … Continue reading

Sting — Christmas At Sea (Live from Durham Cathedral)

We hope everyone is having a joyous holiday season.  Here is a repost of a beautiful version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem “Christmas at Sea,” performed by Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, better known as Sting. Sting – Christmas At Sea … Continue reading

Pandemic Flashback — Bounding Main’s T-Rex Quintet Singing “Strike the Bell”

We are two years late in posting this. Nevertheless, it seems like a worthwhile bit of silliness for a Friday afternoon.  Back in 2020, a deadly virus was running rampant across the globe. Performance venues and even rehearsals were shut … Continue reading

Gordon Lightfoot & the Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle

A belated happy birthday to Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who turned 84 the day before yesterday. Often referred to as Canada’s greatest songwriter, Lightfoot is also a sailor, having owned and sailed the 39′ Sundown and the 45′ Golden Goose. … Continue reading