July 3, 2008

Caryl Weiss

Caryl is a diverse performer who has played 36 instruments in a variety of musical genres. She is a well respected traditional performer and has specialized in the art of sea shanty. She has performed on our boat for many years and wrote the original song "She's the Woodwind".

www.carylpweiss.com

July 10, 2008
Them Eastport Oyster Boys

Meet the Maritime Republic of Eastport's own musical sons, Jefferson Holland and Kevin Brooks, who provide a knee tapping, toe-slapping, comical musical history tour of Annapolis, Eastport and the Chesapeake through original songs and stories.

www.oysterboys.com

July 17, 2008
Bob Zentz

Bob Zentz is.....

... a singer of songs, old and new, about people, places and times gone by ...

... a player of dozens of the usual (and unusual!) "unplugged" folk instruments ...

... a collector of stories in verse ...

... a teller of "the tales behind the songs" ...

... a commentator on the ecology of the human spirit ...

... and a scholar of the evolution of "homemade music"

www.bobzentz.com

July 24, 2008:The Scurvy Crew

The Scurvy Crew is a traditional maritime musical group specializing in sea chanteys and the music of Scots Irish and English heritage. Their mission is to promote the preservation of our maritime cultural history through music and theatre. The company features teenagers 14-18 years old who present themselves in 18th century traditional garb as they entertain and delight audiences of all ages. They are accompanied by adult mentors who act as guides and confidantes. Each company member has developed an authentic period character and biography to depict their position aboard ship. Their repertoire includes stories, jokes, and music spanning the centuries of sailing. All songs are performed a cappella or are accompanied by traditional instruments found aboard ship or in port such as fiddle, guitar, penny whistle, bodhran (Irish drum), dumbek (middle eastern drum), harmonica and various hand percussions.

July 31, 2008:Calico Jack

Calico Jack is actually the dynamic new folk duo of Janie Meneely and Paul DiBlasi. A veteran chanteyman with the colorful group, The Pyrates Royale, DiBlasi can send his mellow baritone over the deck and back. He brings a vast repertoire of classic work songs to the group along with a flair for the guitar. Singer/songwriter Janie Meneely (whose own soprano voice, she says, "carries pretty well") has shared the stage with Them Eastport Oyster Boys and, before that, Crab Alley. Her nautically inspired tunes have been recorded by artists throughout the country. Her own solo CD, Give Me a River, released in 2001, comprises a dozen delightful original songs and ballads that range from the haunting love song, "Red Sky,” to the titillating and hilarious "Twiddles," all inspired by a lifetime spent on the Chesapeake Bay.

“Together, Janie and Paul are sheer delight,” says Annapolis Maritime Museum Director Jeff Holland. “Sometimes sober, sometimes saucy, they slide easily between old and new. Janie's strong regional roots have led her to develop a hefty list of Bay-inspired songs, but her ditties are just as apt to poke fun at time-honored traditions. Paul's mastery of classic sea chanteys will have an audience singing along in no time. Their voices blend together beautifully.”