Modern Maritime Music
Dean In response to a recent inquiry on Reddit’s /sea shanty group for “modern sea shanties” I tried to post this reply. The Reddit server wouldn’t allow it, perhaps because of…
About Tall Ships and Maritime Music
An organization goes through a great deal of time, labor and expense to put together a festival dedicated to tall ships and all things maritime. This is an immense treat…
Can we just say “dub”?
In one of my classes back when I was in college had an assignment where we were to read aloud a film review that we had written. One of my…
The Songs from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag are not all Sea Shanties
I am tired of every “expert” wanting to fight me over this. It seems that ever since Nathan Evans covered, on TikTok, The Longest John’s version of The Wellerman everyone…
Chicago Maritime Festival, RIP: List of Performers
Several years ago I maintained the web site for the Chicago Maritime Festival. It ceased operation after a fourteen year run – 2003 through 2016. There were a lot of…
A Tale of Wisdom Teeth Extraction for Siarra
Okay, let me tell you a god-awful story about keeping your wisdom teeth. Instead of going to my high-school prom I went to a science fiction convention in East Lansing,…
Three Years of Account Neglect
I have not written in this blog in three years. I am typically torn between being too busy to write and too troubled with the thought that narcissism drives one…
Forty Years. Just like that!
I fear this message getting lost in the post-opening weekend of the 2016 Bristol Renaissance Faire Season, but I want to share an epiphany with all of my friends. Back…
Looks Like I’ll Have to Change the Name of this Blog, Part II
So, on Saturday during Bounding Main’s 2:00 show I was interrupted during a song introduction by an audience member. We have a pretty wacky and interactive group of fans (“Bounding…
Looks Like I’ll Have to Change the Name of this Blog, Part I
Let’s call this Part One of the story. In the various performances of the vocal group, Bounding Main, the rest of the vocalists will occasionally refer to me as “captain.”…