Thursday, August 11,
6:30-8:30
Ship's Company

This jolly band of merrymakers has been seen and heard all up and down the east coast of the United States. These chanteymen perform at living history events, music festivals, private parties and many other settings.

www.shipscompany.org

Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.

Don Shappelle, singer/songwriter from the Susquehanna rivershed, sings songs inspired by the beauty and history of the Susquehanna and the people, boats, and places of the mighty river that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. “Listening to him singing from aboard a traditional Chesapeake Bay workboat is an especially appropriate setting for his body of work,” said Annapolis Maritime Museum Director Jeff Holland.

Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.

Thursday, August 26
6:30-8:30

Letter of Marque

Letter of Marque formed as a happy accident during the summer of 2006. We're in the Baltimore-Washington area, and as friends, we share a passion for maritime history and the music that comes out of that heritage. One coincidental occasion brought us together as individuals to sing - unrehearsed (yikes!) - for a party. Though not perfect, we had one of those rare moments of synchronicity. Thus, we decided to take that special moment and make it intentional. Unbeknownst to him, one of the party guests even gave us our name!

www.letterofmarque.org


Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.

Hangman’s Fare

 A lighthearted privateer duo, Jackie Waymire (of The Scurvy Crew) and Kim Winbigler

(itinerant musician) celebrate the musical traditions of the Celtic Isles, Colonial America and maritime heritage from around the world. Offering up interpretations of age old ballads, songs of whimsy and sea chanteys, Waymire’s strong vocals blend easily with Winbigler’s  instrumental talents enticing audiences to sing along. Toss in bits of history, some comic hi-jinx and these lovely lassies are guaranteed to set you sailing on a lyrical high seas adventure. For booking information, call 443-481-7022.
Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.

Thursday, September 9

5:30-7:30

Them Eastport Oyster Boys

For the past decade, Them Eastport Oyster Boys, the duo of Jefferson Holland and Kevin Brooks has been delighting audiences throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed with their irrepressible brand of humorous tunes inspired by living in a community where the best things in life are a “good hat, a good dog and a good boat.” Their original songs, all inspired by the Bay, swing from island rhythms to “Country/Western Shore,” some poking fun at stink-potters, others paying homage to the plight of the waterman. This performance marks the 15th year that these talented fellows have performed on Woodwind for our weekly music cruise.

www.oysterboys.com

Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.

Thursday, September 16,
5:30-7:30 Deanna Dove

Deanna Dove has been entertaining all her life. She was born on the Patuxent River on Broomes Island, Maryland. When this little girl wasn't listening to music, she was crabbing or fishing on the river and the adjacent Chesapeake Bay. At an early age, Deanna and her sisters formed the Dove Sisters Trio, singing popular southern gospel hymns. Her lifelong experiences on the Chesapeake Bay contribute to her compositional writing style. Her powerful, earthy vocal style earned her the accolade of “musical Nirvana” during a 1998 review of her band, “Deanna Dove & Blues Power.” Dove’s solo debut CD entitled Chesapeake was released in May 2003. The title track, “Chesapeake” is currently the theme song for the “Voices of the Chesapeake Bay,” a Sunday morning radio program on WRNR 103.1, and was released on the 2005 compilation disc entitled, Songs of the Chesapeake Bay.

Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.

http://www.deannadove.com/

Thursday, September 23,
5:30-7:30
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.”
Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.

Thursday, September 30,
5:30-7:30
Geoff Kaufman

For the past twenty-eight years, Geoff Kaufman has been leading audiences to find truth, humor, and beauty in folk music. Whether singing sailor songs with his quartet, Forebitter; or environmental songs on board the Sloop Clearwater in the Hudson River; or in solo performances at coffeehouses throughout the Northeast United States and festivals in Europe, Geoff has entertained and touched audiences near and far.

Songs of the sea, songs of the earth, songs of the heart and the spirit—all of these are in Geoff Kaufman's ditty bag. Ancient ballads, work songs, and songs of love; poignant songs of people in struggle, humorous glimpses of human foibles, and insights into history—all of these are likely to be woven into one of Geoff's concerts.

Above all, at the core of Geoff's performance is his rich tenor voice and an exuberant love of singing. And part of that love is to entice audiences to sing along, to share in the exhilaration of full-throated vocalization if they wish. In this age of electronic overload and passive media pabulum, Geoff likes to stress the "live" in live performance, promoting participation, be it by voice or heart or mind.
Tickets go on sale six days prior to date of sail.