Bounding Main

Bounding Main
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Background information
Genres	Folk Sea shanties
Years active	2003 to present
Labels	Independent
Members	Dean Calin Christie Dalby Gina Dalby Jon Krivitzky David Yondorf
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 as well as informal looks that represents them as a contemporary vocal group. They perform traditional sea shanties and nautical ballads from as far back as 400 years ago, as well as new maritime music, and original compositions. 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. The group has won awards for their performances at renaissance festivals, and they have taken several international tours, bringing their music to popular shanty festivals in locations such as Germany, Netherlands, Poland, France, Cornwall, and Canada. Their music has been preserved in the British Library's Sound Archive.

Their fan club is known as the Bounding Mainiacs.

History

Dean Calin reached out to veteran environmental theater performers, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby, 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 and has performed as a quintet since 2010. Prior to that, they performed as a sextet until one of the original members retired from the group to make time for her family.

As all five 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 originally collaborated with instrumentalists on their first CD, Maiden Voyage, but since then have elected to mainly produce a capella tracks.

Bounding Main has performed at maritime museums, maritime music festivals, including the Chicago Maritime Festival, tall ship festivals, harbor festivals, arts festivals, pirate festivals, renaissance faires, wooden boat shows, corporate events and private parties. Additionally, the group has performed at international music festivals in Canada and in Europe.

Bounding Main has produced six CDs: Maiden Voyage, Lost at Sea, Going Overboard, Operation Share the Shanties, Kraken Up, and Fish Out of Water. Going Overboard was favorably reviewed in Dirty Linen magazine in 2010.

Museums

Bounding Main's music has been presented at the following museums as a representation of either maritime or pirate music.

• Door County Maritime Museum - Pirates - Ship to Shore exhibit
• Wisconsin Maritime Museum - River Rendezvous, Submarine Fest 2015, Submarine Fest 2016
• Oshkosh Public Museum - Pirates Exhibit
• Kenosha History Center - Southport Lighthouse Festival
• Chicago History Museum - Chicago Maritime Festival
• Mystic Seaport museum - Neptune's Orchestra: Songs of the Seafarer exhibit
• Milwaukee Public Museum - Real Pirates exhibit

Additionally, their music is part of NRG's traveling "Treasure" exhibit.

Honors and awards

1. "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best Music Groups of 2006 (placed 4th)
2. "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best Music Groups of 2007 (placed 4th)
3. "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best Music Groups of 2008 (placed 4th)
4. "Renaissance Festival Podcast" Best New CD Released in 2011 (placed 3rd for Kraken Up)
5. Constant Contact "All Star Award": 2012, 2013, and 2015
6. British Library's Sound Archive: Selected by the British Library for preservation in their sound archive. Full live performance recorded at the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, June 2017.

Discography

Bounding Main has produced six albums:

Album	Track listing	Personnel
2004 Maiden Voyage Produced by Bounding Main Recorded, mixed, and mastered at SurroundinSoundStudio (near Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Engineer: Jonathan Leubner Cover Design: Dean Calin, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby	Mingulay Boat Song: Hugh S. Roberton, arranger Jon Krivitzky, additional lyrics by Dean Calin Pump Shanty: Tony Goodenough, arr. Jon Krivitzky, cello by Heather Lewin Fiddler's Green: John Connolly, solo by Dean Calin, concertina by David H.B. Drake Pay Me, You Owe Me: traditional, arr. Jon Krivitzky, solo by Jon Krivitzky, percussion by David H.B. Drake Sailor's Prayer: Rod MacDonald, arr. Jon Krivitzky Old Maui: trad., arr. Jon Krivitzky, solo by David Yondorf A Rovin' (Amsterdam Maid): trad., arr. Jon Krivitzky, solo by Dean Calin Blow the Wind Southerly: John Stobbs, additional lyrics and solo by Maggie Hannington The Mermaid: trad., additional lyrics by Bounding Main, violin by Heather Lewin Derelict: Young E. Allison, arr. Jon Krivitzky, based on arrangement by Mark Stahl of The Jolly Rogers, solo by David Yondorf, violin by Heather Lewin Leave Her, Johnnie: trad., arr. Jon Krivitzky, violin by Heather Lewin Health To The Company: Irish trad., arr. Jon Krivitzky	Dean Calin - Tenor Christie Dalby - Alto Gina Dalby - Alto Maggie Hannington - Alto Jonathan Krivitzky - Tenor David Yondorf - Baritone Guest Artists: Heather Lewin - cello, violin David H.B. Drake - concertina, percussion
2005 Lost at Sea Produced by Bounding Main Engineer: Jonathan Leubner Cover Design: Dean Calin, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby	High Barbaree Haul Away Joe Marching Inland Herzogin Cecile Bully in the Alley Northwest Passage Little Boy Billee A Capital Ship Irish Rover Dreadnought Cape Cod Girls Cadgewith Anthem All For Me Grog Randy Dandy O	Dean Calin - Tenor Christie Dalby - Alto Gina Dalby - Alto Jonathan Krivitzky - Tenor Maggie Hannington - Alto David Yondorf - Baritone
2007 Going Overboard Produced by Bounding Main Engineer: Jonathan Leubner Cover Design: Dean Calin, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby	South Australia To Ireland Leaving of Liverpool Johnny Come to Hilo Old Dun Cow Blow Liza Blow Bristol Girls Toss and Roll Ocean Liner Blow Boys Blow Fire Marengo Pass the Mug Golden Vanity Fareweel Tae Tarwathie	Dean Calin - Tenor Christie Dalby - Alto Gina Dalby - Alto Jonathan Krivitzky - Tenor Maggie Hannington - Alto David Yondorf - Baritone
2008 Operation Share the Shanties Produced by Bounding Main Engineer: Jonathan Leubner Design: Dean Calin, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby	South Australia Mingulay Boat Song Blow Liza Blow Derelict Leaving of Liverpool Bully in the Alley Northwest Passage High Barbaree Bristol Girls Leave Her, Johnnie The Star Spangled Banner	Dean Calin - Tenor Christie Dalby - Alto Gina Dalby - Alto Jonathan Krivitzky - Tenor Maggie Hannington - Alto David Yondorf - Baritone
2011 Kraken Up Produced by Bounding Main Recorded at SurroundinSoundStudio Additional tracks recorded at Smith/Lee Productions, St. Louis, Missouri Engineer: Jonathan Leubner Cover Design: Dean Calin, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby	Dogger Bank Heilan' Laddie Call of the Sea Saltpeter Shanty Sloop John B Day of the Clipper Night Watchman's Lament Pull Down Below Green Eyed Girl My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean) Barbershop Shanty Rolling Up, Rolling Down Le Capitaine de Saint-Malo Strike the Bell	Dean Calin - Tenor Christie Dalby - Alto Gina Dalby - Alto Jonathan Krivitzky - Tenor David Yondorf - Baritone Additional Vocals: Maggie Hannington - Alto (retired)
2015 Fish Out of Water Produced by Bounding Main Recorded at SurroundinSoundStudio Additional tracks recorded at Chapman Recording and Mastering Engineer: Jonathan Leubner Cover Design: Dean Calin, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby	Spanish Ladies Heave Away Cheerily-o One More Pull Sailor's Prayer Away Rio Man O' War Roll Call Paddy Lay Back Tow Rope Girls When He is Away Mingulay Boat Song Bimini Sugar in the Hold When the Ship Hit the Sand	Dean Calin - Tenor Christie Dalby - Alto Gina Dalby - Alto Jonathan Krivitzky - Tenor David Yondorf - Baritone

Additionally, some of Bounding Main's songs appear on other CDs:

• "High Barbaree": Lafitte's Return Vol. 2, produced by Bob Brinkman for Pirates for the Preservation of New Orleans Music, 2007.
• "High Barbaree": Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation CD, produced by Marc Gunn, 2008.
• "Derelict": Lafitte's Return Vol. 3, produced by Bob Brinkman for Pirates for the Preservation of New Orleans Music, 2008.
• "Blow Liza Blow": Lafitte's Return Vol. 4, produced by Bob Brinkman for Pirates for the Preservation of New Orleans Music, 2008.
• "Blow Liza Blow": Goin' Back Home Vol. 3, produced by Quickstar Productions, 2009.
• "The Day of the Clipper": Score, performed with and produced by The Jolly Rogers, 2010.
• "Dogger Bank": "Bie Daip" Appingedam 10 jaar International Shanty Festival, produced by Bie Daip International Shanty Festival, 2011.
• "Away Rio": Beg, Borrow and Steal, performed with and produced by The Jolly Rogers, 2012.
• "Tow Rope Girls": Beg, Borrow and Steal, performed with and produced by The Jolly Rogers, 2012.
• "Sugar in the Hold": Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival 2017 CD, produced by the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, 2017.

Soundtracks

Bounding Main's music has been included in the following soundtracks:

• The Polar Sea; Documentary by The Ontario Educational Communications Authority. "Northwest Passage" from the album Lost at Sea.
• Flotsam; Short Film by Noel Goodwin (screened at London Short Film Festival). "Mingulay Boat Song" from the album Maiden Voyage.