MP3 Finn & Haddie - Fathom This

Sea Songs & Shanties

23 MP3 Songs in this album (61:31) !
Related styles: FOLK: Sea Shanties, FOLK: Traditional Folk

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Details:
Finn & Haddie is the duo of Neil Downey & Barry Finn who first met in the mid seventies while singing and playing at the Irish Music session in the âVillage Coach Houseâ in Brookline, Ma. They are New England based and perform primarily a cappella songs related to heavy work and hard labor. They specialize in the performance of traditional sea songs, shanties and work songs originating in the southern prison system.

Neil and Barry have performed individually and as a duo throughout the United States. Both are gifted songwriters who bring their unique styles, talents and experiences to this collaboration. They have performed at the Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival, New England Folk Festivals (NEFFA), New Hampshireâs Great Bay Festival, The Portsmouth (USA) Maritime Festival, the Gloucester (US) Maritime Festival, Bostonâs First Night, the San Francisco Maritime Festival, the Salem Maritime Festival, the Boston Antique & Classic Boat Festival, for Sea Revels in Boston, at Sail Boston Tall Ships Parades 88 and 92 and at the Massachusetts State House for the âWelcoming of the Captainsâ during Bostonâs last Tall Ships Parade & at South Street Seaport, NYC. They have also performed on board the USS Constitution, the USS Eagle, the USS Salem, the Unicorn, the Schooner Adventure, the Brig Carthaginian, the Polish schooner Zawisza Czarny, the Larinda, Canadaâs schooner Empire Sandy, the Shenandoah & Nova Scotiaâs Bluenose II.