In his thoughtful liner notes to Rogue's Gallery, producer Hal Willner describes the mess of lucky chances, last-minute changes, and serendipitous moments that eventually led to this collection of sea ...

Songs like “A Pirate’s Life for Me” and “Dead Man’s Chest” are as prevalent in pirate lore as eye patches or treasure maps. These tunes, however, were written more than a hundred years after the ...

Sea shanties have survived for centuries, far beyond the golden age of seafaring. A lot of them have strong ties to New England’s maritime culture, especially the culture built around the whaling ...