Archive for August 13th, 2007

Friday (08.17.07) on The Signal…

Monday, August 13th, 2007
a bearded, legless man in a wheelchair sings a sea chantey

Frank Manley is a regular at the Fells Point pub, The Wharf Rat, where maritime history enthusiasts gather to drink and sing sea chanteys

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  • A profile of musicians Dave Heumann, Walker Teret, and Rob Wilson, members of the band Television Hill. They played live in our studios and talked about the origins of their songs, songs that tell the stories of misunderstood outlaws like John Wesley Hardin.
  • We’ll visit a Fells Point pub called The Wharf Rat. That’s where The Ship’s Company Chanteymen host a monthly gathering for maritime history buffs and folk singers to tip back a few ales and sing their favorite 19th century sea chanteys.
  • And we’ll hear a story that gives us a little taste of what life was like aboard a mid-19th century sloop of war when we head down to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and step aboard the USS Constellation
Musicians Walker, Dave Heumann, and Rob Wilson are the members of Television Hill.

Musicians Walker, Dave Heumann, and Rob Wilson are the members of Television Hill.