Community Corner
Boston Area Chantey and Maritime Sing
The Boston Area Chantey and Maritime Sing is a monthly
gathering of people who enjoy a passion for maritime history and folklore as
manifested in song. The sing was developed by two friends who saw a need in
Boston, a city with a rich maritime heritage, of a family friendly venue for
the preservation and promotion of maritime tradition in the form of nautical
work songs known as “Sea Chanteys”. The history of battles, the mystery and
science of weather, the geography, topography and landmarks that lead to a
destination and the psychology and romance of family and patriotism that spurs
a sailor out to sea, all contained in the imaginative and often spontaneous
lyrics, would strengthen the resolve of the reticent, enlarge the heart and
moisten the eye. That is the legacy of the Sea Chantey.