SeaStar and Quimper's Watch: An Afternoon of Maritime Music

Maritime Folknet presents: Two great maritime bands, one great Ballard venue, and a chance to sit back and have a drink (beer, wine, soft drinks) while you enjoy it all!

3:00 PM - Doors open (have a drink and chat)
4:00 PM - Concert Begins
6:00 PM - Concert Ends

SeaStar: Fae Wiedenhoeft and her Seattle band, SeaStar, have played all over the Pacific Northwest and toured 10 countries (and counting). Fae writes her songs with a fusion of Celtic, Folk, Maritime, Americana, and Bluegrass, with echoes of psychedelic rock. Fae and SeaStar do not fit into one genre. They love it all. SeaStar is Fae Wiedenhoeft, Captain Chambers, Michael Falcone, and Ron Allen.

Quimper's Watch: Quimper's Watch is a maritime music quintet from the historic seaport of Port Townsend, WA. Its five members collectively bring together decades of knowledge and experience in maritime music and transform it into a rich, dynamic musical experience. Whether it's a cappella shanty working songs or instrumented sea ballads, their strong voices and multi-part harmonies combine to capture the heritage and soul of these work songs that once echoed across Port Townsend's Victorian waterfront during the golden age of sail.
The name Quimper's Watch honors Spanish naval officer Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino (1757 - 1844). Quimper is credited as being the first person of European descent to explore and chart the north and south coasts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where he named the peninsula on which Port Townsend sits. He was a gifted maritime cartographer, author, and poet.

Sunset Hill Community Hall: A beautiful 1920s Community Hall in the Sunset Hill neighborhood (NW 66th Street). Since updated to be ADA accessible. A welcoming neighborhood venue with an open design, white oak floor, and vintage feel.

MARITIME FOLKNET is a federal 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving maritime culture and history, and encouraging people to explore and participate in that culture and history. We do this primarily through the music that highlights our boats and the people who work them, especially in the Pacific Northwest. (maritimefolknet.org)

This project is supported, in part, by an award from 4Culture.