Bounding Main
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Bounding Main at Bristol Renaissance Faire, Wisconsin, 2010. | |
Background information | |
Genres | A Cappella, Folk music, Sea Shanties |
Years active | 2003 to present |
Labels | Independent |
Members | Dean Calin Christie Dalby Gina Dalby Jon Krivitzky David Yondorf |
Past members | Maggie Hannington |
Website | Official Site |
Bounding Main is an American a cappella quintet focusing on traditional sea shanties and maritime music.
Formed in 2003, Bounding Main performs maritime music, presenting an "Elizabethan Sea Dog" look in their costumes and gear.[1] They perform traditional sea shanties and nautical ballads from as far back as 400 years ago, as well as new maritime music, some composed within the group.[2] Bounding Main attempts to introduce historical music and structure in a way that appeals to listeners who might otherwise consider it "old-fashioned" through the use of harmony-focused arrangements agreeable to the modern ear and attention span.[citation needed] The group has won awards for their performances at renaissance festivals, and they have taken several international tours, bringing their music to popular shanty festivals in locations such as Germany, Netherlands, Poland, and Canada.
Their fan club is known as the Bounding Mainiacs.[3]
History
Bounding Main was formed when Dean Calin contacted five other veteran environmental theater performers, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby, Maggie Hannington, Jon Krivitzky, and David Yondorf, inquiring if they wanted to join together to sing maritime music. The group met for rehearsal for the first time on January 19, 2003.[4] They performed as a sextet until March 2010, when Maggie Hannington retired from the group to make time for her family, especially her young child, but the group continues to perform as a quintet.[5]
As all six performers were vocalists, and traditional sea shanties were often performed a cappella, the group decided to perform their music a cappella with minimal percussion for some songs. The group originally collaborated with instrumentalists on their first CD, Maiden Voyage, but since then have elected to mainly produce a capella tracks.
Bounding Main has performed at maritime museums, maritime music festivals, including the Chicago Maritime Festival, tall ship festivals, harbor festivals, arts festivals, pirate festivals, renaissance faires, wooden boat shows, corporate events and private parties. Additionally, the group has performed at several international music festivals.
Bounding Main has produced five CDs: Maiden Voyage, Lost at Sea, Going Overboard, Operation Share the Shanties, and Kraken Up. Going Overboard was favorably reviewed in Dirty Linen magazine in 2010.[6]
International tours
August 2008
Bounding Main's first performance in Europe was at the Festival Maritim in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany in August 2008. They were one of only four bands from the USA to be represented at this festival between 2002 and 2009.[7] Festival Maritim, which started in 1999, attracts high quality, professional bands and choirs from all over Europe and the world.[8]
While in Germany for this festival, the group also performed at other locations in The Netherlands and Germany, most notably a charity performance to entertain US troops recovering at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany.[9]
October 2008
Six weeks later, the group embarked upon their second overseas trip, traveling to the Netherlands for the Liereliet Festival.[10] Based in Workum, this festival has been entertaining with authentic work songs and sailing activities since 1988.[11]
February 2010
Bounding Main performed at the 29th International Sailors' Song Festival, "Shanties 2010" in Kraków, Poland.[12] This popular shanty festival has become one of the most important in the world since its founding in 1981.[13]
August 2011
In August 2011 Bounding Main again traveled to The Netherlands and performed at the 10th anniversary of the "Bie Daip International Shanty Festival" in Appingedam, Netherlands.[14]
August 2012
Quebec, Canada, was the site of Bounding Main's next tour, where they performed at the "La Fête des chants de marins" in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.[15] This festival, which attracts as many as 20,000 visitors in a year, highlights the maritime culture and local heritage of the St. Lawrence River area.[16]
August 2013
Paimpol, Bretagne, France, was the site of Bounding Main's 2013 tour, where they performed at the "Festival du Chants de Marin de Paimpol". This event, in the French province of Bretagne, brings in world-class performers from all points of the compass. The festival regularly attracts enthusiastic audiences of more than 130,000 people.[17]
Museums
Bounding Main's music has been presented at the following museums as a representation of either maritime or pirate music.
- Door County Maritime Museum - Pirates - Ship to Shore exhibit[18]
- Wisconsin Maritime Museum - River Rendezvous[19]
- Oshkosh Public Museum - Pirates exhibit
- Kenosha History Center - Southport Lighthouse Festival
- Chicago History Museum - Chicago Maritime Festival[20][21]
- Mystic Seaport museum - Neptune's Orchestra: Songs of the Seafarer exhibit
- Milwaukee Public Museum - Real Pirates exhibit[22]
Additionally, their music is part of NRG's traveling "Treasure" exhibit.
Awards
- "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best Music Groups of 2006 (placed 4th),[23]
- "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best Music Groups of 2007 (placed 4th),[24]
- "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best Music Groups of 2008 (placed 4th),[25]
- "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best New CD Released in 2011 (placed 3rd for Kraken Up),[26]
Discography
Bounding Main has produced five albums:
Album | Track listing | Personnel |
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![]() 2004 Maiden Voyage |
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2005 Lost at Sea produced by Bounding Main |
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2007 Going Overboard produced by Bounding Main |
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2008 Operation Share the Shanties produced by Bounding Main |
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2011 Kraken Up |
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Additionally, some of Bounding Main's songs appear on other CDs:
- "High Barbaree": Lafitte's Return Vol. 2, produced by Bob Brinkman for Pirates for the Preservation of New Orleans Music, 2007.
- "High Barbaree": Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation CD, produced by Marc Gunn, 2008.
- "Derelict": Lafitte's Return Vol. 3, produced by Bob Brinkman for Pirates for the Preservation of New Orleans Music, 2008.
- "Blow Liza Blow": Lafitte's Return Vol. 4, produced by Bob Brinkman for Pirates for the Preservation of New Orleans Music, 2008.
- "Blow Liza Blow": Goin' Back Home Vol. 3, produced by Quickstar Productions, 2009.
- "The Day of the Clipper": Score, performed with and produced by The Jolly Rogers, 2010.
- "Dogger Bank": "Bie Daip" Appingedam 10 jaar International Shanty Festival, produced by Bie Daip International Shanty Festival, 2011.
- "Away Rio": Beg, Borrow and Steal, performed with and produced by The Jolly Rogers, 2012.
- "Tow Rope Girls": Beg, Borrow and Steal, performed with and produced by The Jolly Rogers, 2012.
See also
References
- ^ "Off the Beaten Shore," by Cathy Gresey. Grayslake Times, February 17–23, 2006, page A1. Available at: http://www.boundingmain.com/pdf/Grayslake%20Times.PDF
- ^ Review of CD "Going Overboard" on celtophila.com. Review of CD "Lost At Sea" on Bilgemunky.com
- ^ "Bounding Main revives maritime music for a new generation" by Julie Lawrence. OnMilwaukee.com Published February 2, 2006 at 5:26 a.m., available at http://www.onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/boundingmain.html (Accessed April 10, 2010.)
- ^ Bounding Main official website, "Our Story"
- ^ Bounding Main official website, "Maggie bio," see also Bounding Main Facebook posting "A new direction for Bounding Main."
- ^ "Linen Shorts" (review listed under heading "Bounding Main, Going Overboard: Sea Shanties & Nautical Ballads"), Dirty Linen #145, January/February 2010, page 57.
- ^ "Bounding Main (USA)". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Festival Maritim" (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Bounding Main to Entertain American Troops in Germany". July 1, 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Vrijdag 17 oktober start de STRONTRACE van Workum naar Warmond vs" (in Dutch). 12 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Welkom" (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Shanties - Międzynarodowy Festiwal Piosenki Żeglarskiej" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Shanties 2012 - Culture & Events in Krakow". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Shantyfest 2011-12". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "La Fête des chants de marins". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Harper Government Invests in the Fête des Chants de Marins". 10 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Festival du Chants de Marin de Paimpol , http://www.paimpol-festival.fr/. Accessed August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Member Reception for "Pirates - Ship to Shore"". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "River Rendezvous June 26 & 27, 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "2007 Chicago Maritime Festival". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Chicago Maritime Festival 2011 - Performers". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Real Pirates Member Preview". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
Enjoy the rousing sea shanties of Bounding Main, which will bring its inimitable brand of maritime music and pirate silliness to these Preview evenings.
- ^ 2nd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards
- ^ 3rd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards
- ^ 4th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards
- ^ 7th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards
- ^ "Bounding Main -- Sea Shanties and Songs of the Sea -- "Maiden Voyage" CD". Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ "Review: Maiden Voyage". 8 December 8 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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