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
Expanded biographical edition to be presented at the 2024 Symposium on the Music of the Sea, Connecticut Sea Music Festival, June 7-10 2024
COMING SOON
Freely downloadable audio file (MIDI/abc) transcriptions of the complete 1964 SOAS collection for singers and scholars, including notes on variants considered rare in the living tradition today
The Colcord Collection on Spotify
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C'est l'aviron
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.