Tag Archives: Snug Harbor

The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Shanty Session, 5/15/11

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Rick Spilman

Last week we posted about the upcoming first William Main Doerflinger Memorial Shanty Session to be held at the Noble Maritime Collection at Snug Harbor.    The shanty sing was well attended and the space was beautiful as well as historic.  The … Continue reading →

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The Leaving of Liverpool

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Rick Spilman

“The Leaving of Liverpool” is a wonderful sea song,  capturing both the promise of a new voyage and the sadness of leaving loved ones behind.   It was “collected” by William Main Doerflinger in 1951 from Dick Maitland, an old sailor at New York’s … Continue reading →

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