Oh, fare ye well, my pretty, fair maids, I’m bound for the Rio Grande ! Ri-o-Rio! I’m bound for the Rio Grande! No one who is old enough to remember the glorious spectacle of a full-rigged American ...
Sea shanties have survived for centuries, far beyond the golden age of seafaring. A lot of them have strong ties to New England’s maritime culture, especially the culture built around the whaling ...
Former Davis City Council member Dick Holdstock will return to the stage at the Winters Opera House on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., performing Shanties and Sea Songs from the Golden Age of Sail off the ...
Two very different acts, both sponsored by the Seattle Folklore Society, perform in Shoreline this weekend. Emma’s Revolution follows the tradition of Woody Guthrie tonight; Gordon Bok delivers songs ...
This is what pirate music actually sounded like. Songs like “A Pirate’s Life for Me” and “Dead Man’s Chest” are as prevalent in pirate lore as eye patches or treasure maps. These tunes, however, were ...
Sea shanties have survived for centuries, far beyond the golden age of seafaring. A lot of them have strong ties to New England’s maritime culture, especially the culture built around the whaling ...