the faculty of sea shanty camp

Hank Cramer

Winthrop, WA. Camp director. Has served as shantyman of brig Lady Washington; leads “Constellation's Crew” shanty band; history instructor for ElderHostel and Humanities Washington.

Captain Chris Rowsom

Baltimore, MD. Executive director, historic sloop-of-war USS Constellation.  Has served as captain, topsail schooner Lady Maryland, and crew member of Pride of Baltimore

Les Bolton

Captain Les Bolton

Aberdeen, WA. Captain, brig Lady Washington; executive director, Grays Harbor Historic Seaport.

Rick D

RICK DOUGHERTY

Alameda, CA.  Vocal coach.  Traveling folksinger, opera director, computer guru, father of twins, and member of  America's most famous folk group.

Rishard Adrianowicz

Richard Adrianowicz

San Francisco, CA. Folklorist, folksinger, and music researcher. Leads shanty sings aboard schooner C.A. Thayer.

David LoVine

San Jose, CA. Former shantyman, brig Lady Washington; television actor; songwriter.

J.D. Erskine

Victoria, BC. Canadian Naval Reserve officer; mate of the schooner Maple Leaf; shanty leader in Victoria folk music clubs.

Dr. Brian Maskew

Winthrop, WA. Hydrodynamicist, hull and sail design consultant, maritime historian.

Wendy Cameron Berube

San Clemente, CA. Schoolteacher, living-history interpreter aboard brig Pilgrim of Dana Point.

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Matt Moeller

Seattle, WA. Former shantyman aboard brig Lady Washington and schooner Adventuress; leads shanty sings at Northwest seaport.

Burt Meyer

Olympia, WA. Retired schoolteacher; long-time leader of Puget Sound celtic music scene; traditional instrument builder.

Peter Kasin

Berkeley, CA. Interpretive specialist at major maritime museum on the West Coast. Leads shanty sings aboard schooner C.A. Thayer.

Kit McLean

Winthrop, WA. Program manager, photographer, publicist.

Kelsey Gray, Anna Dean, Shannon McGowan

Kitchen staff