Chanteys from the Colcord Collection

Roll and Go: Songs of American Sailormen

Illustrated lecture/concert of the life and work of sailor, sea chantey collector, and social worker Joanna (Nan) Carver Colcord (1882-1860) of Searsport, Maine. Born on a sailing ship and raised at sea, Joanna Colcord left a rich trove of letters and memoirs as well as her books Roll and Go, Songs of American Sailormen, and GANGWAY! Sea Language Comes Ashore. Lynn explores Colcord's life at sea and shares her favorites from the Colcord collections, most learned in the chantey tradition still vibrant today.

COMING SOON

COMING SOON

Can You Hum a Few Bars_ Collected by Colcord.pdf

The Colcord Collection on Spotify

Lynn Noel is a professional heritage interpreter and independent scholar in geography, history, and folklore, She has received awards from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Natural Resources Council of America (NRCA) and the Country Dance and Song Society as a CDSS Local Hero. A former research fellow of the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College, Lynn founded Digital Heritage Consulting to bring traditional song and heritage arts online to create digital community, with projects like the Mermaid’s Tavern online folk club and DIY Digital life coaching for artists and nonprofits seeking to adopt digital tools. Lynn’s undergraduate and graduate work in geography and women’s studies prepared her well to explore and appreciate the personal and professional life of Colcord as a social scientist and world traveler. She owns a well-loved first edition of Roll and Go: Songs of American Sailormen and can at least hum a few bars of 80% of the 1938 SOAS collection.

Slideshow of Joanna Colcord's photographs from her glass lantern slide collection at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, ME. Compiled by the late Al Arthur.

Colcord Timeline.pdf

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