| Bounding Main | |
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Bounding Main at Bristol Renaissance Faire, Wisconsin, 2010. |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | A Cappella, Folk music, Sea Shanties |
| Years active | 2003 to present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | Official Site |
| Members | |
| Dean Calin Christie Dalby Gina Dalby Jon Krivitzky David Yondorf |
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| Past members | |
| Maggie Hannington | |
Bounding Main is an American a cappella quintet focusing on traditional sea shanties and maritime music.
Formed in 2003, Bounding Main performs maritime music, presenting an "Elizabethan Sea Dog" look in their costumes and gear.[1] They perform traditional sea shanties and nautical ballads from as far back as 400 years ago, as well as new maritime music, some composed within the group.[2] Bounding Main attempts to introduce historical music and structure in a way that appeals to listeners who might otherwise consider it "old-fashioned" through the use of harmony-focused arrangements agreeable to the modern ear and attention span.
Their fan club is known as the Bounding Mainiacs.[3]
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Bounding Main was formed when Dean Calin contacted five other veteran environmental theater performers, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby, Maggie Hannington, Jon Krivitzky, and David Yondorf, inquiring if they wanted to join together to sing maritime music. The group met for rehearsal for the first time on January 19, 2003.[4] They performed as a sextet until March 2010, when Maggie Hannington retired from the group to make time for her family, especially her young child, but the group continues to perform as a quintet.[5]
As all six performers were vocalists, and traditional sea shanties were often performed a cappella, the group decided to perform their music a cappella with minimal percussion for some songs. The group does collaborate with other performers from time to time and those collaborations may include simple arrangements with lone instruments such as fiddle or recorder.
Bounding Main has performed at maritime museums, maritime music festivals, tall ship festivals, harbor festivals, arts festivals, pirate festivals, renaissance faires, wooden boat shows, corporate events and private parties.
Bounding Main has produced four CDs: Maiden Voyage, Lost at Sea, Going Overboard, and Kraken Up. Going Overboard was favorably reviewed in Dirty Linen magazine in 2010.[6]
Their first performance in Europe was at the Festival Maritim in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany in August 2008. Six weeks later, the group embarked upon their second overseas trip, traveling to the Netherlands for the Liereliet Festival. In February 2010 they performed at the 29th International Sailors' Song Festival, "Shanties 2010" in Krakow, Poland.[7] In August 2011 they again traveled to the Netherlands and performed at the 10th anniversary of the "Bie Daip International Shanty Festival" in Appingedam, Netherlands.[8]