Sea Concert May 28 at NW Folklife Festival

[Trapper]

The annual Sea Chanteys and Maritime Songs Concert will be held at the NW Folklife Festival in Seattle on Saturday, May 28th at the Henry Weinhard's NW Court Stagefrom 1pm to 5pm. Musical acts are as follows:

Bold Horizon - boldly going wherever

John Bartlett & Rika Ruebsaat - BC & Canadian trad, choruses

Blue Peter - shanties from the age of sail

William Pint & Felicia Dale - singers of the sea

The Pyrettes - westcoastwomensingseachanteys

Steve Levy - original submarine chanteys

Hank Cramer & Constellation's Crew - historical sea songs & chanteys

Sanger & Didele - seamen of the inland empire

Budd Bay Buccaneers - songs & tunes by scurvy pirates

The Cutters - a family band

Shanghaied on the Willamette - songs plundered from land & c

North By West - Fraser River shanties

On Saturday night at 8:30, Coventry (featuring yours truly) will be performing as part of the Folklife Shillelagh Smackdown.

On Monday, at EMP's Liquid Lounge, the chantey program is entitled, "What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor?" from 6:20 to 9pm. Featured acts are:

Blue Peter

Sanger & Didele

Allan Hirsch & Stan James

Bold Horizon

So, come to Folklife at the Seattle Center this weekend for a rollicking good chantey time!

Fair winds,

Trapper