Maritime Music News

“Patrick has gone to join the stars.”

— Miguel Biard, on a Facebook post on 17 Feb, 2025

Patrick Denain was a memorable, French musician.  He worked to . . .  Read More »

2022 Cleveland TALL SHIPS® Festival (July 7-10, 2022)

Downtown Cleveland’s Lakefront (just north of FirstEnergy Stadium) 515 Erieside Avenue Cleveland is proud to host the return of the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® to Cleveland’s waterfront in July of 2022. This four-day waterfront festival is a wonderful experience for families to enjoy live entertainment, historical exhibits, food, beverages and yes…board the Tall Ships

Maritime musical entertainment will be provided by Tom Mason & the Blue Buccaneers and Tom Kastle.

Link to venue website.

2022 Sandusky Tall Ships Festival (July 1-3, 2022)

Join us on the shores of Lake Erie for Festival of Sail Sandusky 2022. It’s a rare chance to catch a glimpse and even step aboard some of the grandest ships of yore. Draw Events is bringing tall ships to Sandusky, Ohio. Festival of Sail Sandusky 2022 features ship tours, educational programming, food and beverage, entertainment and fun for the entire family!

Maritime musical entertainment will be provided by Tom Kastle.

Link to venue website.

Bristol Renaissance Faire Opens for the Season (July 9-10, 2022)

The Bristol Renaissance Faire opens its 2022 season on July 9, 2022. The festival runs summer weekends through September 5, 2022. This Elizabethan-era theme park has been a host to a great number of maritime music performers over the years, including:

• Pint & Dale
• Dread Pirates of Oddwood
• Bounding Main
• Ship Shape
• The

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Facebook 2/4/2023: We are excited to announce the musicians and demonstrators who will appear at the . . .  Read More »

13 Jan 2024 – Essex, CT

The operators of the C . . .  Read More »

Our beloved Don Sineti crossed the bar last evening. He leaves an unfillable void in our world of chanteys and maritime music, and much more. His heart was as big as . . .  Read More »

The Maritime Music Directory International is very pleased to share that the many maritime-themed albums by the esteemed Ewan MacColl are now readily available . . .  Read More »

By Tony Goodenough

London 31 Oct 2024 | France is a country that is fiercely proud of its culture and traditions. As recognition of this, the French Ministry of Culture has . . .  Read More »

A Message From Lisa Preston:

“I am utterly heartbroken to have to share with you that my partner of over forty years, John Roberts, the wonderful traditional folk singer . . .  Read More »

Maritime music legend John Townley has made his catalog of albums available to purchase as compact disks or for digital download on Bandcamp. John’s history with . . .  Read More »

February 29, 1952 – January 19, 2023

Linda D. Anderson was a skilled and popular nature and maritime photographer. She frequently photographed and vended at the many . . .  Read More »

Southborough — 1:30pm to 2:20pm Sunday April 21 GB (group participation, beginner friendly)
Mike (1946-2023), a longtime NEFFA workshop leader, was known for traditional . . .  Read More »

Hello Friends,

This is Dean Calin. I have worked very hard for a couple of years to get this website up and running. After our successful Kickstarter program we had a the . . .  Read More »

Banana Boat is a famous “Neo-Shanty” band from Poland and they have just released their latest album, ONO. This band has performed all over the world, making . . .  Read More »

In July, Polish maritime music group, Sasiedzi, premiered their latest song, “Upiorny dług”* on their  . . .  Read More »

Hi all,
I’m part of Pressgang Mutiny and we are in the final stages of producing our third album which, while still all shanties, is VERY different from our previous . . .  Read More »

Celebrate the life of Don Sineti, renowned and beloved chantey singer, with a special virtual chantey sing from San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, in collaboration . . .  Read More »