Shower Chanteys!
A project in Portsmouth, NH by Chris Maden000days
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Help me record my first album! It’s all traditional sea chanteys (a/k/a sea shanty or shanties). Supporters will receive a copy.
Backers: 67
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $2,175 of $2,000
Dates: Oct 26th -> Dec 25th (61 days)
Project By: Chris Maden
Backers: 67
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $2,175 of $2,000
Dates: Oct 26th -> Dec 25th (61 days)
Project By: Chris Maden
$2,175
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 25 @ 14:02 -0500 GMT
108%
of goal
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Latest News
You helped me to raise ’em… 
December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
In retrospect, I should have posted this as one of the first updates, not the last (for now). This is the other one I did Wednesday night… “Help Me to Raise ’Em” is a menhaden net-hauling chantey. I like the lead; the chorus is a little too... (Read More)
Ding ding ding!!!!
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
102% funded. Well. Thank you all so much! Now that Kickstarter will let me send surveys, look for those in the next couple of days. If you haven’t weighed in on song selection, you can do that there. That’s also how to tell me how you want to be... (Read More)
Good Yule!
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Happy solstice! If you’re in the southern hemisphere, send some warmth our way; if you’re in the north, remember that the days are just getting longer from here on out. This is a Welsh song for new year’s, whose very old tune you all know. The... (Read More)
New rough cuts (1 of 2)
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Did you think I forgot to update Wednesday? I did not. I did forget to tell you I was going into the studio tonight, though. Here’s a sample from the rough cut of “Blackbird Get Up,” a whaleboat rowing chantey from St. Vincent. I’m mostly... (Read More)
Remember the Poor
December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Off English No, the title isn’t a coded plea for more pledges (though that would be nice). “Remember the Poor” is a lovely winter... (Read More)
The last week!
December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m going to try and post some music or video every day for the last week. (If I’d thought this out, I would have done a musical Advent calendar… but if I’d thought this out, I would have had a pile of arrangements done before even launching... (Read More)
Final stretch
December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Nine days left, 15% to go. Can you share this with your friends and fellow chantey-fans? I’m sick right now… Dr. Wife and I are both down with some kind of full-body-ache bug. I’m on the mend, and might be able to get into the studio tomorrow,... (Read More)
Heading back into the studio
December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I think I just finished arranging the most difficult song I’ve done yet. Time to go back into the studio and record a quartet of menhaden net-hauling chanteys. One of my backers asked, after a previous update, what I meant by arrangements: “What... (Read More)
Tentative cover art
December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Like everything else about this project, this took longer than I expected. Tentative cover art What do you think? I wasn’t really happy with any of the pictures we took, but cobbled this together. If you’re a graphic designer with better ideas,... (Read More)
Halfway there!
November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy cow. Thanks, anonymous supporter, for putting us over 50%! That means I have to get the cover art done, as I promised… so stand by for that. In the meantime, please take a moment to share this campaign; the sooner we close, the sooner I can... (Read More)
Halfway to cover art!
November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We’re at 25%… thank you so much! Spread the word, please, if you haven’t already. At 50%, I’ll get the cover art done and post it here. I’m currently working on harmony arrangements for the three most African-influenced chanteys (well…... (Read More)
Wow! Thank you!
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Over 10% in the first 24 hours! Thank you so much to everyone who’s stepped up to support this project, who’s shared it on various social media, and who’s written a private note of support. If you’ve already made a pledge, don’t forget to... (Read More)
Behind the scenes
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
The video has a rough first cut of “Rio Grande”; the second attempt was much better. I’ll share a rough cut of that in a future update. Jim Prendergast mixing “Rio Grande” at Mill Pond Music Studio I’m doing all the harmony myself, and... (Read More)
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