Fatted on Fogs and Perils - ‘Fishermen’s Ballads and Songs of the Sea’ 150 Years
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| Dates: | Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
| Hours: | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Music & Concerts |
Join Gloucester singer and song-searcher Michael O'Leary for a talk and performance based on pieces in the book Fishermen's Ballads and Songs of the Sea, published in 1874 by the Procter Bros. of Gloucester.It is a collection of 120 pieces by a wide array of authors, both women and men, a few known widely, many known only locally or not at all, and some anonymous or pseudonymous.
It's a literary, musical and folkloric time capsule of Gloucester, and 2024 was the 150th anniversary of its publication.
In Michael’s words, “I am forever inspired by this quote from the Irish poet Brendan Kenneally: “All songs are living ghosts and long for a living voice.”
With this project I want to fulfill the longing of the ghosts of these songs/poems, the vast majority of which I'm sure have gone unspoken and unsung, even unseen, for decades.
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$0 - $10
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Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA, 01930 map
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