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I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
Rick Koster
I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
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Bennett Konesni sings a sea shanty while raising a sail on his ketch last month in Belfast, Maine. Konesni started singing sea shanties aboard a schooner in Penobscot Bay and has since traveled the world studying work songs. The app TikTok helped sea shanties surge into the mainstream.
Konesni holds a book of sea shanties, work songs that have helped sailors on long ocean journeys to break up the tedium. The genre is seeing a global revival among people bored and isolated by the coronavirus pandemic. Previous Next
Sunday, February 07, 2021 1:00 am
Sea shanties have hit mainland
Pandemic has led to resurgence of songs of isolation