Past Venues
These are some of the fine places at which we've performed
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3rd Annual
Fishers Renaissance Faire - Indianapolis, IN — October 6 - 7, 2007 |
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Bounding Main provided "high-spirited entertainment" at this year's 3rd Annual
Fishers Renaissance Faire. FRF was created by the Sister
Cities Association of Fishers, IN, to honor the relationship between
Fishers and its sister city of Billericay, England while immersing
faire-goers in the history, habits and lifestyles of the Renaissance
period. The Faire strives to involve and enrich their community and
visitors from throughout the Midwest with an experience that is
educational, affordable and fun for all ages. Even more Olde World adventures
will be found at their new location -- on the grounds of Conner
Prairie Museum. Their new home offers free on-site parking with
easy access just minutes from Interstates 69 and 465. Featured
also is A New Red Lion – the drinks pavilion will become a
Beer Garden and Meadery for those over 21! For information,
please visit their web site here:
http://www.fishersrenfaire.com/.
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St. Louis Pirate Festival —
September 29-30, 2007 |
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Bounding Main was one of the
featured artists for the second year of this exciting event.
The producer of the St. Louis Renaissance Faire, Doug Glenn,
has created an exciting and popular show for the Greater St.
Louis area! He has reworked his
existing cast members into subjects and denizens of Fort
Royal on Martinique in the Golden Age of Piracy, much to the
delight of thousands of visitors. We were fortunate enough to share the fun on the
third and final weekend with "Axel the Sot," "Shillelagh
Law," "Tom Bedlam," "Swords and Roses," "The Chuvani
Belly dancers," and many other fine acts.
Click on this link for more information:
St. Louis Pirate Festival. |
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"Halfway to
St. Pats" Street Party at the Wells Street Tavern in Delafield, WI —
Saturday Sept. 15, 2007 |
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Bounding Main
joined our friends in Seelie Court for a fun show on Saturday
September 15th at 8:00 in the friendly town of Delafield, Wisconsin.
The Wells Street Tavern supports local artists and is a great place
for food and drink. Many friends and fans joined all of us for a fun, fun time!
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http://www.thewellsstreettavern.com/
http://www.seelie-court.com |
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House Concert
— Friday Sept. 14 2007 |
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As a
special treat for our friends and fans we hosted a house
concert to make up for the performance day we lost when our
last show day at Bristol was rained out. We recorded
the evening's music in the hopes that some of the tracks can
be included on our third CD, which is now in production.
We had a huge turn-out, most people bringing an enormous
amount of food and even more good cheer. It was great
to celebrate the end of the season with so many friends, old
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Wedding
Reception, Kankakee, IL — Sunday Sept. 9,
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Many of our
regular friends know that Crystal Keith married Brian Norrick at the
Bristol Renaissance Faire this summer. We entertained at their reception in Kankakee, Illinois. We
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delighted to be able to sing merry songs for our long-time
supporters! Many happy years to you and your families, Crystal
and Brian! |
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Interview and
Performance on Lake Effect — Wednesday August 29, 2007 |
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Thanks to a tip
from friend and Bounding Mainiac Norma Mortimer (of the Guilde of
St. Lawrence of Bristol) Arts Producer Bonnie North invited us to
appear on Milwaukee Public Radio program Lake
Effect. We sang some songs and will chatted with Bonnie about our music,
our history together as Bounding Main and maritime music in general.
Lake Effect is a daily, one-hour magazine show that reflects
the unique character of southeastern Wisconsin - whether it
means in-depth series coverage of important issues, or
interviews produced on-site to allow listeners an audio
window into a place they've never been. Like its
predecessor, "At 10", Lake Effect also features in-studio
performances by musicians, as well as additional produced
feature stories, commentaries, essays, and sound portraits.
We're all very excited by this opportunity! We're not
yet aware of when this show will be broadcast, but if you
miss the live broadcast the show will be available to listen
to online at the Lake Effect website. |
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http://www.wuwm.com/lake_effect.php
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Naval
Retirement Ceremony - Great Lakes, IL — Tuesday August 21, 2007 |
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We are
exceptionally proud to say that we performed
at the retirement ceremony of US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Shirley on
Tuesday, August 21. In addition to our usual nautical
repertoire we also performed a new arrangement of "The Star
Spangled Banner," by our own Jon Krivitzky. This was a private
party for Matt Shirley's coworkers, friends and family and we were
truly honored to have been asked to be a part of it. Matt told
us some great stories of how he used our music on his job at Great
Lakes, which we'll share with you in our Ship's Log.. |
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Bristol Renaissance Faire -
Kenosha, WI — August 18 - 19, 2007 Bounding Main returned to
our home port of Bristol Harbour at the Bristol Renaissance Faire.
Located just off of Highway 94 at the Illinois-Wisconsin border,
this venue is one of the oldest and most popular events of its kind.
The Bristol Renaissance Faire celebrated its twentieth anniversary
this year, and revived the theme from its tenth-year
anniversary: Feast of Fools. How appropriate that
Bounding Main came back again this year! We offered up our
foolishness on those 40 acres of historical costumes, entertainment,
musicians, food and shops on Saturday only, as for the first time in
25 years the show closed on Sunday because of flooding!
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http://www.recfair.com/bristol/
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Kenosha Tall
Ships - Days of Discovery - Kenosha, WI — Sunday August 12, 2007 |
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This summer was a majestic one once again for Kenosha,
Wisconsin, as the city welcomed the return of tall-masted sailing
vessels known as “tall ships” to Kenosha’s harbor. Used as the
primary means of trade and transportation in the 1800’s, these
historic replicas lined Kenosha’s harbor in grand fashion and
transported visitors to another place and time. Kenosha Days of
Discovery was a captivating and exciting maritime festival featuring
tours of visiting ships, sailing excursions, food and drink, music,
intriguing exhibits, and an array of family friendly entertainment
and activities. After a
two-year hiatus this wonderful event returned, hosted by The
Kenosha Days of Discovery Foundation and The Kiwanis Club of Western
Kenosha. Bounding Main entertained on
Sunday
August 12, only from 3:00 to 4:00, but we will also wandered the
site earlier in the day. |
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Maritime Heritage
Festival — Saturday
& Sunday August 4-5, 2007 |
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The maritime history of Port Washington
was again
celebrated
during the 2007 Maritime Heritage Festival in historic Port
Washington. Tall ship tours and day sails were
available on the Madeline and Appledore schooners. There was
a lot of great food and drink, many artists, craftsmen and
vendors had great things available for sale. For many
it was truly, a unique experience!
Bounding Main entertained throughout the festival, of course!
There were also educational/conservation displays and a
sneak peek at the Port Washington Maritime Heritage Museum.
Sara Grover organized a very full and fun event, and we very
much look forward to participating in this Port Washington
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Wisconsin Renaissance Faire — Saturday
& Sunday July 14-15, 2007 |
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We were thrilled and delighted to
have landed on the shores of Doon Douglas
again in 2007. That young and beautiful new renaissance
faire (technically a "mediaeval faire") in Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin had bid us return once more to perform our maritime
music on their stages. For those of you who are long-time
fans of ours you will know that we simply cannot rave enough
about this show. The grounds are very well planned, the
stages all reside in dells so that sound from one stage does not
blow up another, there is good seating everywhere, the food is
even better than last year, the resident scenario ensemble is friendly and
inviting and there are many good and kind vendors as well.
Perhaps a bit off the beaten path, a trip here can be combined
with a trip to the Twin Cities or many scenic vacation spots in
North-West Wisconsin. |
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Wisconsin Renaissance
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Corporate Event - AgStar
Financial Services — Sunday July 8 & 22, 2007 |
Bounding Main delivered our
inimitable
brand of maritime
entertaining at a private event on this date. Our friend Jim
Hurley of MeetingSmart LLC arranged for wonderful pirate-themed
events that their 1,000 employees greatly enjoyed.
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Bounding Main Photo
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Corporate Events -
Badgerland Farm Credit Services — June 26 & 28, 2007 |
Bounding Main serenaded the employees of
Badgerland Farm Credit Services with
our maritime music magic at private events on these dates. Our
friend Jim Hurley of MeetingSmart LLC arranged for wonderful
pirate-themed events that their 300 employees greatly
enjoyed.
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Bounding Main BBQ - "DEPORT
Bounding Main!" — Saturday June 23, 2007 |
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We kicked off the DEPORT Bounding
Main campaign with a BBQ in Grayslake on the afternoon of Saturday,
June 23. All the food was brought and cooked by Bounding Main
(or more specifically, Dean's wife Richelle cooked most of the
dishes),
and we supplied refreshing drinks as well. On top of the
delicious eats, there was madcap hilarity, games, and maybe a little
singing.
For those of you who joined us -
thank you so much for such a good turnout. For those of you
that missed the event - we'll be having more of these fun
festivities throughout the year. Watch the "Deport
Bounding Main" site to watch our progress and check
out our
photo gallery to revisit the
events.
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Port Washington Pirate
Festival — Friday - Sunday June 1-3, 2007
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Tens of thousands of pirate reenactors, fans, vendors and aficionados descended upon the beautiful
town of Port Washington, Wisconsin for the Third Annual Port
Washington Pirate Festival. The 2006 event was a
smashing success with a weekend attendance of over 14,000 people,
and 2007 attendance looked to be even bigger and better! More vendors, more
entertainers, two days of Pirate Invasion shows, and more fun
than a barrel of monkeys. Even a tornado warning and hundreds
of people seeking shelter on Sunday afternoon for variety!
All in all it appeared to be a wildly successful event with people
attending from all over the country. |
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Pirates Exhibit Opening - Door County Maritime Museum — Friday May
11, 2007 The
Door County Maritime Museum has
prepared an exhibit on pirates, a show to appeal to the fascination
shared by adults and children alike. The exhibit includes real
history on the likes of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonney and
Mary Read, original works by nationally known painter and pirate
illustrator Don Maitz, interactive stations to experience the
challenge of a pirate’s life, and a look at the crime and criminals
that plied the Great Lakes. Bounding Main performed for the
preview opening of this exhibit for members of the Door County
Maritime Museum and Lighthouse Preservation Society. Maritime
and pirate aficionados began enjoying the exhibit themselves Saturday May 12.
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Door County Maritime
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PirateFest in
Greenfield, Indiana — Saturday, April 28, 2007
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Arrrh, Mateys!
Bounding Main provided maritime music entertainment for
Kidsplay, Inc's (Greenfield, IN) "PirateFest," featuring a
production of "Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen" performed on
Saturday April 28, 2007 for 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. A most
amazing event which we enjoyed immensely. |
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Ports o' Call
— Saturday March 8, 2007
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The Door County Maritime
Museum and Lighthouse Preservation Society held their annual
fundraiser event, "Ports of Call."
at the Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay, a facility that was
larger than the yacht club at which it was previously hosted. Chefs from all of the fine
dining establishments throughout Door County (all of the "ports")
provided samples of their amazingly delicious food specialties. There
were silent and live
auctions to benefit the Museum, and of course entertainment by
Bounding Main. Last year we sang from table-to-table, but this
year we'll also had a 30-minute stage set. Everyone had
such a wonderful time with the food and music and spirited
auctioneering - even if you're not a Door County resident you
should take this as an opportunity to support your favorite
music group and support their favorite museum as well - look to
make this a stop in 2008. |
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Chicago Maritime Festival
— Saturday, February 24, 2007 |
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Bounding Main was one of the
featured performing groups at the 2007 Chicago Maritime Festival.
Host to many popular international artists, the CMF has become the
Midwest USA's premier venue for nautical music. The other,
excellent performers appearing this year were
Jerry Bryant,
Johnny Collins, the Philippe Duo,
and hosts
Tom and Chris Kastle. For
those interested in historical and contemporary maritime and Great Lakes topics,
there were many information-rich seminars during the day to enjoy.
Bounding Main participated in the All-hands Sing-Out
at 10:00 am in the Chicago Room North; we held a Songs for
Younger Sailors showcase at 11:00 in the same room, and at 1:30
we co-hosted with Johnny Collins a Pirates &
Scoundrels panel and song-set. Of course we performed in the evening concert at 7:00 as well! For a full
listing of all of the activities, click
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Pirates
of the Caribbean Private Party — Saturday, February 10, 2007 |
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This was a private party for one of
Milwaukee's largest employers, GE Medical Systems. The event
was organized by our friends Alicia Campbell and Rick D'Aloia of
Destination Wisconsin. What an event! These are
organizations that don't do things in half-measures. Every
room used at the Italian American Community Center was decorated
heavily with pirate-themed accessories, from ships wheels, to
ratlines, rigging, boardwalks, chests o' swag, skeletal hanging
pirates and much more. Certainly this was an event to remember
for all of the employees. We were well received with our
singing and our running of the limbo-contest (!). This is the
beginning of a nice relationship for us with Destination Wisconsin
as they want to feature us as a standard component of their
pirate-themed corporate parties. |
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Reading Night
at Forrestal School — Thursday, November 16, 2006
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Librarian Mary Quetel-Davis had
arranged to bring in Bounding Main for Forrestal School's
Reading Night on Thursday November 16th. This was a
closed event for the students, parents and faculty of the
school, but we wanted to share with our friends the fact
that we just can't seem to stop doing shows this year!
We regaled the audience with the cleanest and most decent
songs in our repertoire (well, except for Old Dun Cow and
Drunken Sailor - sorry!! |
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St. Louis Pirate Festival —
September 23-24, 2006 |
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Bounding Main
was one of the featured artists for the second weekend of this exciting
new event. The producer of the St. Louis Renaissance
Faire, Doug Glenn, managed to pull off a great event!
Reworking his existing cast members into subjects and
denizens of Fort Royal on Martinique in the Golden Age of
Piracy, the event closed on a wildly successful note, having
an equal number of attendees as a normal day of their well
established Renaissance Faire event. All of the
merchants were wildly delighted with the amount of business
that they did as well. In 2007 they will be holding
the Pirate Festival for three full weekends, so confidant is
Doug and his staff of the staying power of this event.
We were fortunate enough to share the fun on the second
weekend not only with the core cast, but with "The Limey
Birds," "The Pirate Shantyman and the Bonny Lass," "Three
Pints Gone," "Starboard Bound" and many other fine acts. |
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Green Bay Botanical Garden Renaissance
Herb Faire —
September 16, 2006
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The Green Bay Botanical
Gardens had asked Bounding Main to entertain at their annual
Renaissance Herb Faire, to held September 16 · 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and September 17 · 9 am. to 4 p.m.
(We performed on Saturday only,) GBBG took visitors back to
a time of lords and ladies, knights in armor, minstrels, myths, and
of course, herbs! Programs on the long history and uses of
herbs were featured, as well as an open market of period crafts and
merchandise. Admission: $5 adults ($3 GBBG members), $2
children ages 5-12 ($1 GBBG members) Special thanks to Emil and Gail Fischer for
their sponsorship of Bounding Main for this event. |
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WHARF
— Saturday, August 26, 2006
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On Saturday, August 26th
Bounding Main entertained in Waukegan, Illinois, for the W.H.A.R.F. (Waukegan
Harbor Arts and Recreation Fest). The tall ship The Windy II
was docked for your enjoyment, in front of which we performed, as
well as throughout the grounds. There was also an art show,
and other events like a kite-flying demonstration, jet-ski demos and
more. The multi-person water skiing demos were particularly
impressive. Read the press release
here.
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Tall
Ships Chicago 2006! —
Tuesday and Wednesday August 8-9, 2006
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One of the most significant
events ever to be hosted by the City of Chicago, Tall Ships®
Chicago will return to showcase wind-powered vessels August
3-9, 2006. The last official stop in the ASTA 2006 Tall
Ships Challenge, Chicago will feature a large number of tall
ships and maritime entertainment, Some of the ships include
Appledore IV, Appledore V, Denis Sullivan, Friends Good
Will, Highlander Sea, Madeline, Niagara, Niña, Pathfinder &
Playfair, Picton Castle, Pride of Baltimore II, Providence,
Red Witch, Royaliste, Windy I & Windy II and Unicorn.
Maritime entertainers include Bounding Main, Tom & Chris
Kastle, Lee Murdock and David HB Drake. The estimated
attendance for this event is a staggering three-million
people over the full week-long maritime celebration!
Bounding Main performed on Tuesday, August 8th at 4:00 pm
and 7:00 pm and again on Wednesday August 9th at 3:00 pm and
we closed the entire event at 7:00 pm. For more information
on this festival, see the Tall Ships Chicago 2006 website. |
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Door
County Maritime Museum Wooden Boat Show! —
August 5-6, 2006
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Picture a maritime town
in the heart of where Green Bay meets Lake Michigan. Sturgeon
Bay has a marvelous history, an excellent museum and one of the most
fun festivals you'll ever see. Not only will you see various
new and classic boats, you will experience a competition where teams
assemble boats out of provided materials and endeavor to float
and navigate around in them. Thousands of people come out for
this competition every year and Bounding Main returned for the second
year to provide rich
nautical music for the show on Saturday August 5th and Sunday August
6th. Door
County, Wisconsin is worth a trip all by itself, so why don't you
be sure to come up and make it a long weekend next year? See the website for the
Door
County Maritime Museum.
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Baylake Bank
(Green Bay, WI) Tall Ship Festival — July 29-30, 2006
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The Tall Ships were on
the Great Lakes again in 2006. Ten Tall Ships were invited to participate in this leg of the 2006 Tall Ships' Challenge
hosted by the American Sail Training Association. This was a huge and wonderful nautical event with many ships,
music by Bounding Main (Saturday and
Sunday),
Tom Lewis,
Tom & Chris Kastle and
David HB Drake - wonderful gift
and food vendors and plenty more exciting things to do. We
thank Terri Linssen, Jenna Check and the entire staff of the Baylake Bank
Tall Ship Festival for putting on an incredible show.
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Wisconsin
Renaissance Faire — July 8-9, 2006
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We cannot say enough
good things about this young faire. The owners and directors
of this production are doing everything "right," and have created a
successful show that will rival the largest and oldest faires for
customer loyalty, entertainment and value for admission.
Beautiful and growing Doon Douglas, on the banks of the
beautiful Chippewa River in Chippewa Falls, WI, near Eau Claire and
the Twin Cities, is a wonderful and enchanting place. If
you're a veteran visitor of an established Renaissance Faire like
Minnesota or Bristol you really need to come out to a show like
this. The energy and excitement is powerful and acts both new
and established make for a very entertaining day. While they're billing themselves as being a "Medieval" faire set in
1345 you'll be comfortable in your renaissance garb as you stroll
about and catch all of the fun entertainment.
The Faire is open from
weekends of June 17th-18th through July 15th-16th, 2006.
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Port
Washington Pirate Festival — June 2-4, 2006
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Pirates invaded
Port Washington, Wisconsin again in 2006, with a resounding "bang!"
This was THE BIG pirate event on the Great Lakes!
Bounding Main was joined by many excellent music and variety acts at
this wildly popular young venue. In 2005 this festival
was put together at the last minute and it did so well that it was
decided to make it an annual event.
There was a large cast of entertainers, historical reenactors,
pirate groups, more vendors, more contests, a children's area, book
signings and a cannon-blasting ship-to-shore battle (the Pirate
Invasion scenario written by Bounding Main's own Dean Calin) that
kicked off the event. The grounds quadrupled in size, the number
of performers quintupled and the volume of local interest was
staggering! The reservations for the Pirate Ship Cruises
were almost entirely sold out! Bounding Main also sold a
record number of CDs and made many new friends and fans. |
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CD Release Show at Barnes & Noble, Mayfair Mall, Wauwatosa, WI
— Sunday May 28, 2006
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Book and music giant
Barnes & Noble hosted Bounding Main at their Mayfair Mall store
on Sunday, May 28, 2006 at 3:00. In celebration of the release
of our new CD, "Lost at Sea," we've came out to sing
and sell CDs. This was a great opportunity for us to get in
front of a mainstream crowd and let people hear our beautiful
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St. Louis Renaissance Faire — May 20-21, 2006
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Bounding Main made the journey south once again to entertain at this excellent
renaissance venue. With one of the most beautiful landscapes
(Rotary Park) of any show in this genre, this faire is a favorite of
all who venture through its gates. We were joined many
excellent musicians and entertainers and a crew of local denizens
who are vivacious and charming, including our new friends
The Jolly Rogers! If you
want a mini-vacation this spring you must check out this show:
you'll be coming back every year. |
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Ports o' Call
— Saturday April 8, 2006
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The Door County Maritime
Museum and Lighthouse Preservation Society held their annual
fundraiser event, "Ports of Call." Chefs from all of the fine
dining establishments throughout Door County provided samples of their specialties. There
were silent and live
auctions to benefit the Museum, and of course entertainment by
Bounding Main. This was a wonderful gustatory
experience and we cheer all who came out to support
the museum and enjoyed themselves. |
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The 2006 Chicago Maritime Festival
— Saturday March 11,
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Bounding Main appeared
as special guest performers at the 2006 Chicago Maritime Festival.
Featured performers were the Dutch group
de
Boekaniers,
wonderful duo Nanne and Ankie,
Milwaukee's own
David HB
Drake and John Townley, along with hosts
Tom &
Chris Kastle. The usual venue for this event,
The Chicago Historical Society building was undergoing
renovation, so the event was held at The Latin School at Clark
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"Lost at Sea"
CD Release Party! —
Sunday March 5, 2006
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The Waukegan Yacht Club generously offered to
sponsor this exciting event. Halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee this
swank venue was the ideal place to join in with our friends for live
music by Bounding Main, free appetizers, cash bar and a chance to
pick up a copy of "Lost at Sea." The club decided to team
up with our release party and had an open house for all of
their members and local guests. There was a wine tasting
that our guests were welcome to drop into while club guests were
free to come mingle with the Mainiacs! Despite an awful
snowstorm we had plenty of people and a terrific evening for
everyone.
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Waukegan Yacht Club.
Read the press release
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Higher Ground's 600th
Show — Saturday January 7, 2006
Bounding Main will appeared "live" again on
Madison Public Radio's "Higher
Ground" with host Jonathan Overby for their 600th show!
Joining us for this momentous occasion was the Madison Repertory
Theatre with scenes from "I am My Own Wife", singer/songwriter Jessi
Lynn, Sean Michael Dargan alternative rock trio, and Jonathan chats
with editor Randall Norris about women coal miners from the book
"Women Of Coal."
http://www.wpr.org/higherground/
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Cap'n Jake at the Port Washington Christmas Parade Friday December
2, 2005
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As part of the promotion
for the 2006 Port Washington Pirate Festival Dean Calin (Cap'n Jake)
will be riding on the Pirate float in Port Washington this Friday.
Joining him will be Gerard Heidgerken ("Bilgemunky")
and members of The "Skurvvy Dawgs" pirate comedy troupe as well as
other vendors and performers associated with next year's festival.
The parade kicks off at 6:30 in downtown Port Washington, Wisconsin
— come join us! While you're in town be sure to patronize the
many excellent restaurants and shops. The Portico (sponsor of
the Pirate Festival) specializes in Pirate swag — a "must see" spot
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The Coffee House —
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday October 29, 2005
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Bounding Main was
joined by
Bantry Bay at
The Coffee House in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday,
October 29, 2005. The Coffee House is Wisconsin's
longest continuously operating coffee house program,
providing the community with acoustic music and poetry since
1967. Their mission is to serve the community by providing a
place to meet friends and enjoy music and poetry in a
relaxed, unhurried, and alcohol and smoke-free environment.
Bantry Bay is a traditional Irish music band based in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The group’s repertoire includes
traditional tunes, original melodies, as well as beautiful
and fun songs. Much of their material relates to the sea.
All proceeds from this event were donated by Bounding Main, Bantry Bay and The Coffee House to
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The Coffee House
631 N.
19th Street,
Milwaukee, WI | 847-395-7773
Managers: Sandy Weisto & Joe Holland
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Telephone during open hours: (414) 344-9997
The Coffee House Information Line: (414) 299-9598
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The
Bristol Renaissance Faire 2005 Season Bounding Main appearing
at The Bristol Renaissance Faire twice this season (would have been
more but for budgeting and scheduling problems). Our final
appearance was on the very final day of the season, Labor Day
Monday, September 5. We performed many new pieces and were
able to perform the wonderful homeward bound shanty "Good-bye,
Fare Thee Well" with our audience and our friends the Bounding
Mainiacs. We ended up performing a total of seven+ shows this
day and it was a wonderful end to the season!
The Bristol
Renaissance Faire
12550 120th Avenue,
Kenosha, WI | 847-395-7773 | Fax: 847-395-0547
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Harbor Arts & Recreation Fest — Saturday August 27, 2005 On Saturday, August 27th
we entertained in Waukegan, Illinois, for the W.H.A.R.F. (Waukegan
Harbor Arts and Recreation Fest). The great lakes
schooner, Denis Sullivan was docked, on which we performed, as well
as throughout the grounds. There was also an art show, and
other events like a kite-flying demonstration, jet-ski demos and
more. The crew of the Denis Sullivan was very kind to us,
sharing stories and poetry between our songs to a very welcoming
audience.
Waukegan Harbor Arts and Recreation Fest
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15th Annual
Door County Maritime Museum Classic
& Wooden Boat Show — August 6, 2005
Picture a maritime town
in the heart of where Green Bay meets Lake Michigan. Sturgeon
Bay has a marvelous history, an excellent museum and one of the most
fun festivals you'll ever see. Not only will you see various
new and classic boats, you will experience a competition where teams
assemble boats out of provided materials and endeavor to float
and navigate around in them. Thousands of people come out for
this competition every year and Bounding Main provided rich
nautical music for the show on Saturday August 6th. Door
County, Wisconsin is worth a trip all by itself, so why don't you
come up and make it a long weekend?
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Maggie's Family's Mini-House Concert
June 18, 2005
"A funny thing happened to Bounding Main on our way home from
Oshkosh! We stopped off in another Wisconsin town for a brief
and very informal concert for Maggie’s grandmother who would not
be able to hear the group any other way. Maggie’s family
welcomed us warmly into their home and we truly enjoyed our time
with them! Maggie’s mother sang along and the pet bird
seemed to have a great time! Everyone there was delightful and
were excited to hear Maggie share her music. Did I mention they
offered to feed us? What a great group of people!" — Gina.
Maggie says, "Here is a write-up
Grandma is sending to the Fond du Lac Reporter. She was a
reporter for them for many years . . ."
Saturday, June 18, saw
"Bounding Main" come bounding into Fond du Lac. The six
young people completed an engagement at the grand opening of
the Oshkosh Public Museum's Pirate Exhibit. On their journey
home, they stopped in Fond du Lac at the home of Paula
Hannington, former area writer. They entertained a small
family group with their unique style of harmonizing and
performing. One member, Maggie Hannington, grew up near
Brownsville, Wisconsin. She performs with Bounding Main in
her spare time. Bounding Main's crew is a group of
performers with the love of music and performance in their
blood. All of the members are theatrically and musically
trained, which makes their shows great fun! Preserving the
Elizabethan Sea Dog look in their costumes and gear, they
sing sea shanties and ballads from 400 years ago through
today. While this might, on the surface, sound academic,
Bounding Main shows are filled with spirit, humor and
excellent vocal music. For more information about Bounding
Main, see
www.boundingmain.com.
[A bittersweet
addendum to this tale is that Maggie's grandmother passed away
August 15, 2005. A remarkable woman with an amazing legacy
behind her. We are honored to have met her and enormously
pleased that she was entertained by our gift of song. —
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Oshkosh Public Museum's Pirates Exhibit Opening
June 18, 2005
Bounding Main performed June
18, 2005, at the Oshkosh Public Museum to help kick off their
“Pirates!” exhibit (running through October 30, 2005). The
exhibit itself is wonderfully constructed and includes many
hand-on experiences. You can pretend to load a cannon, dress-up
like a pirate, take a sniff of the many smells that the pirates
lived with, look at authentic and wondrous pirate artifacts, and
get lost in whimsical pirate artwork. The opening day
festivities also included things to do like make your own pirate
hat, make a pirate boat to race outside, and you could even try
some grog and other snacks. The rest of the museum is equally
well conceived with many different exhibits and things to
experience. We would recommend that anyone in the area take a
few hours to explore the museum, which incidentally, is housed
in an old mansion complete with Tiffany stained-glass windows
and beautiful landscaping.
http://www.publicmuseum.oshkosh.net/Exhibits/Pirates/pirates.html
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Friends & Family Day: Pirates at Steinhafel's
June 5, 2005
On Sunday June 5, after the Port Washington Pirate Festival
wound down, we moved our show down to Steinhafel's on Hwy 50 off
of Hwy I-94. They hosted a Friends & Family Get-together with a
Pirate Theme. "It is by invitation only, but we never turn
anyone away," said organizer Bill Schroeder. We sang our
nautical songs from 6:00 until 9:00 in an appropriately
decorated reception area. There was a ton of food, candy and
give-aways -- excellent hosts, these. Many of the employees
were decked out as Pirate Pollies and Nautical Neds; it seemed
that everyone was having a great time and that they enjoyed our
music.
http://www.steinhafels.com/
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Port Washington Pirate Festival
June 3-5, 2005
What an incredibly fun event this turned out to be! The Port
Washington Pirate Festival was the first of what we hope will be
a long-running annual event. The local merchants showed a lot
of participation and spirit for the show. When we weren't
performing on stage we strolled around the downtown area,
singing in shops and restaurants (we were very well received,
wonderful people in Port Washington!). The Scurvvy Dawgs
performed their own show of pirate comedy also, and they sold
merchandise at a table in the Thieves' Market as well, clever
boys, them! In several places we saw evidence of a treasure
hunt throughout the downtown area, the vendors enjoying the
game. We also officiated a costume contest that had a lot of
enthusiastic participants! Great fun all around! It seems
clear that this will become a very successful annual venture, in
which we hope to always participate!
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3rd Annual Chicago Maritime Festival
February 26, 2005
Bounding Main had a
wonderful time at the Chicago Maritime Festival. We had the opportunity to meet with and sing with
many talented artists in the maritime music genre, such as
Lee Murdock,
Talitha
MacKenzie and Gabrielle Bouthillier, Liette Remon and Robert
Bouthillier from Serre l'Ecoute.
It was wonderful to see our friends
Tom & Chris Kastle
and
William Pint and Felicia Dale again. The Sheridan Shore Chantey Singers,
The Friends Good Will Singers and the past and present students
of the Old Town School of Folk Music Sea Music Class had fun
performances as well. This show does an excellent job of
bringing together performers from all points of the compass to
explore and celebrate this style of music, and cheers to the many
sponsors and presenters (Hi Wendy Lutzke from the Wisconsin Maritime
Museum at Manitowoc!) who help make happen this great event.
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St. Louis Renaissance Faire
May 21-22, 2005
Bounding Main performed at the St. Louis Renaissance Faire last
weekend (May 21-22, 2005) to a very warm reception. They have a
lovely ship stage, the Salamander, which was perfect for our
performances. This was a delightful event that we heartily
recommend to renaissance faire aficionados, music lovers and
anyone in or around the St. Louis area.
http://www.stlrenfaire.com
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Molly's Place
November 12, 2004
Bounding Main performed a house concert at the legendary Molly's
Place.
Molly's Place is the home of Brian and Diane Leo, a.k.a. "Molly &
The Tinker," veteran folk musicians of renown. This location
has been witness to many wonderful concerts by a veritable "Who's
Who" of the folk music scene, and we are honored to have been asked
to join them.
Next up for the house concert
series is the highly popular singers of BOUNDING MAIN.
They're scheduled to drop anchor in Mokena on Friday,
November 12, at 8:00. If you like hearty and rowdy pirate
music, touched by classy and clever arrangements, you won't
want to miss these 6 singers. So don't!
— Brian Leo of "Molly & The
Tinker" |
www.mollyandthetinker.com |
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Wisconsin Maritime Museum
October 23, 2004
We joined with the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc for a
Pirate Party! Bounding Main sang sea shanties in concert
and entertained families visiting this marvelous museum.
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
75 Maritime drive, Manitowoc,
WI. 54220 |
920-684-0218
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Cotswold Renaissance Faire
Fall Event
October 9-10 and 16-17 2004
Bounding Main was one of the music acts at
The
Cotswold
Renaissance Faire for one day on October 17th in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Cotswold Renaissance Faire
1015
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Bristol Renaissance Faire 2004 Season
July 10 -
September 6, 2004
One of the best renaissance faires in the country and home at
one time or other to every member of Bounding Main. We
enjoyed several wonderful weekends of performances alongside
many lovely and talented fellow performers.
The Bristol
Renaissance Faire
12550 120th Avenue,
Kenosha, WI | 847-395-7773 | Fax: 847-395-0547 |
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Kenosha Days of Discovery
August 7-8, 2004
Tall ships and shanty music! A wonderful weekend of fun
with friends old and new. Photo sessions on the Bounty,
visits to the Brig Niagara, the Denis Sullivan, the Windy II and
the Highlander Sea. Music with our friends Tom & Chris
Kastle. This was a wonderful event for all of us!
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Racine HarborFest
June 19, 2004
A contemporary venue on the water in Racine, Wisconsin. Its mission
is to operate an annual music festival at Racine's lakefront that
promotes community pride and tourism. Bounding Main
performed at all of the main stages and theoretically opened
for Slaughter!
http://www.harborfest.org.
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Southport Lighthouse Festival
June 5, 2004"The Southport
Lighthouse Festival" was a 2-day event that called attention to
the restoration work going on at the light station and featured
the maritime history of Kenosha & Kenosha Harbor. Visitors
learned about the hardships of the lighthouse keepers that
tended the lights at Kenosha. Maritime crafts were demonstrated
and entertainers (us!) sang about storms, shipwrecks and the
life of the sailors that plied Lake Michigan. Saturday night
featured a traditional Lake Michigan fish boil with fresh caught
fish from Door County. For the first time the lighthouse tower
was open to the public for tours to the top. This was a
fun venue that we shared with
David HB
Drake.
Kenosha
History Museum
Simmons Island, Kenosha.,
WI. |
262-654-5770
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Higher Ground on
Wisconsin Public Radio
May 29, 2004
Higher Ground is a genuine re-creation of the golden years of radio
where conversation, music, drama and poetry were regular features.
Add to this mix the warm and engaging personality of
Jonathan Overby
- not to mention his wonderful singing voice - and you've got the
perfect recipe for great radio for the whole family. Program #517
May 29: singer/songwriter Jake Brower, Prairie Smoke Bluegrass Band,
UW-Platteville/Heartland Festival Community Theatre with clippings
from "The Odd Couple", Books Just For Kids with Laurie Rosengren,
poet Ray Hsu and Sea Shanties by Bounding Main.
http://www.wpr.org/higherground/
Click
here for a summary of our
visit to Higher Ground in 2004
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Bremen Café
March
20, 2004
We are opening for David HB
Drake at Bremen Café in Milwaukee on Saturday, March 20, 2004 at 9:00
p.m. This is theoretically a "Post St. Patrick's Day" show
. . . We don't have a lot of Irish songs, but we'll be sure to sing our
tunes with a brogue! For maps and directions see the
Bremen Café website at http://www.bremencafe.com.
Come see us live and buy our new CD!
Bremen Cafe
901 E. Clarke St., Milw., WI.
53212
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414-372-5351 | Fax 372-5356
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2nd Annual Chicago
Maritime Festival
February 28, 2004
The schedule is posted: Bounding Main
will be performing for the Chicago Maritime Festival in the North Atrium
from 1:15 to 1:45 on February 28, 2004. We will also be
participating, with the rest of the performers, in the closing of the main
concert, which starts at 7:00. This show looks to be all kinds of
fun, with seminars, workshops and some of the best shanty music available
anywhere. Click on the banner ad at the bottom of the page to go to
the Chicago Maritime Festival web site.
The Chicago Maritime Festival
Chicago
Historical Society, Clark Street at North Avenue Chicago,
Illinois 60614-6071 | 312.642.4600 | Fax: 312.266.2077
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Ren Radio Featured Artists
January 2004
Our latest featured artist is the up and coming
shanty group,
Bounding Main. The 6 member group composed of
former and present participants of the Bristol
Renaissance Faire. They have a sweet blend to their
sound and a great spirit in their performances. They
have the potential to rank amongst the best of them.
Look for their first full length CD out next season.
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Video Release of "Pirates of the
Caribbean"
December 6th
2003
Bounding Main will be appearing at the
Blockbuster Video in Antioch, IL on Saturday December 6th. This
performance is a part of the promotion for the release of the
"Pirates of the Caribbean" video.
Blockbuster Video
636 Route
173, Antioch, IL, 60002 | 847-838-3932
http://www.blockbuster.com
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Shanty
Sail
September 26, 2003
Sail
aboard this historic Great Lakes schooner and learn about Lake
Michigan waters. Sing along to the swashbuckling ballads and
dockside ditties of Bounding Main.
Pier
Wisconsin
500 N. Harbor
Dr. | Milwaukee, WI 53202 | 414-276-7700 | Fax 414-276-8838
info@pierwisconsin.org
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Cotswold Renaissance Faire
Fall Event
October. 4th & 5th and 11th &
12th 2003
Bounding Main was the
headline music act at
The
Cotswold
Renaissance Faire for two weekends this October. 4th & 5th and 11th & 12th look for
the in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Cotswold Renaissance Faire
1015
Bloomfield Rd, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 |
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O'Malley's
1842 Irish Pub/Brewery
When the heck was this,
Maggie?
Maggie got on stage with
Bob Reeder
for some songs and fun while on vacation. Not strictly a
Bounding Main thing, but Maggie is a wonderful spokesperson!
O'Malley's
1842 Irish Pub/Brewery
540 Welt St.,
Weston, MO |
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Sea Shanty Sing-Out
Hosted in July 2003 by Bounding Main
These fun gatherings
are held every second Monday of the month at 7:00 - 9:30 at Pier
Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin Lake Schooner Project). The next
Sing Out is Monday, July 14th. There is no charge. This is
not a “class”- more of a song circle where we all sing sea songs
that the group picks out from songbooks together (and have an
occasional beer – BYO!). Bring your musical instruments too!
http://www.davidhbdrake.com/
Pier
Wisconsin
500 N. Harbor
Dr. | Milwaukee, WI 53202 | 414-276-7700 | FAX 414-276-8838
info@pierwisconsin.org
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The
Bristol Renaissance Faire 2003 Season August 9 -
10, August 24, 2003
One of the best renaissance faires in the country and home at
one time or other to every member of Bounding Main. Certainly
come out to listen to us, but also enjoy a dozen stages with
wonderful actors and musicians, jousters, falconers, acrobats
and dancers. This was our first official performance
together as "Bounding Main!"
The Bristol
Renaissance Faire
12550 120th Avenue,
Kenosha, WI | 847-395-7773 | Fax: 847-395-0547 |
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