29
Jan
AP News: Sea Shanties Are Having a Moment Amid Isolation of Pandemic
"If we can sing, it'll help us get through it, just like sailors did on the tall
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Media
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12
Apr
Flying Shoes Radio Hour: Participatory Music and Dance Culture in Maine
Here I join host Chrissy Fowler with fiddler Benjamin Foss on the Flying Shoes Radio Hour to talk about participatory
25
Aug
Library of Congress: Homegrown, Work Songs from Maine
In August 2021, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress invited me to put together a Homegrown concert
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20
May
NPR / Maine Public: Mainers Are Working To Give Historical Sea Chanties New Life
Ari Snider of Maine Public came out in spring 2019 to talk about sea shanties: where they came from, why
27
May
NYTimes: City Slickers Take to the Crops, With Song
The Times ran this piece in May 2010 about Sylvester Manor, on Shelter Island, and the experiment I was running:
13
Apr
Spirit of Leadership Podcast: Moving Music, Bringing Joy into Work and Life
In this interview I join Megan Chaskey on her Spirit of Leadership podcast to explore how work songs transform labor
15
Oct
TEDx: Transforming Work Into Joy
Musicians Bennett Konesni and Edith Gawler want to put the culture back into agriculture and find the joy to make
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