Thursday, September 11: 5:30-7:30
Deanna Dove

Deanna Dove has been entertaining all her life. She was born on the Patuxent River on Broomes Island, Maryland. When this little girl wasn't listening to music, she was crabbing or fishing on the river and the adjacent Chesapeake Bay. At an early age, Deanna and her sisters formed the Dove Sisters Trio, singing popular southern gospel hymns. Her lifelong experiences on the Chesapeake Bay contribute to her compositional writing style. Her powerful, earthy vocal style earned her the accolade of “musical Nirvana” during a 1998 review of her band, “Deanna Dove & Blues Power.” Dove’s solo debut CD entitled Chesapeake was released in May 2003. The title track, “Chesapeake” is currently the theme song for the “Voices of the Chesapeake Bay,” a Sunday morning radio program on WRNR 103.1, and has recently been released on the 2005 compilation disc entitled, Songs of the Chesapeake Bay.

http://www.deannadove.com/

Thursday, September 18: 5:30-7:30
Calico Jack

Calico Jack is actually the dynamic new folk duo of Janie Meneely and Paul DiBlasi. A veteran chanteyman with the colorful group, The Pyrates Royale, DiBlasi can send his mellow baritone over the deck and back. He brings a vast repertoire of classic work songs to the group along with a flair for the guitar. Singer/songwriter Janie Meneely (whose own soprano voice, she says, "carries pretty well") has shared the stage with Them Eastport Oyster Boys and, before that, Crab Alley. Her nautically inspired tunes have been recorded by artists throughout the country. Her own solo CD, Give Me a River, released in 2001, comprises a dozen delightful original songs and ballads that range from the haunting love song, "Red Sky,” to the titillating and hilarious "Twiddles," all inspired by a lifetime spent on the Chesapeake Bay.

“Together, Janie and Paul are sheer delight,” says Annapolis Maritime Museum Director Jeff Holland. “Sometimes sober, sometimes saucy, they slide easily between old and new. Janie's strong regional roots have led her to develop a hefty list of Bay-inspired songs, but her ditties are just as apt to poke fun at time-honored traditions. Paul's mastery of classic sea chanteys will have an audience singing along in no time. Their voices blend together beautifully.”

Thursday, September 25:Letter of Marque 5:30-7:30

Letter of Marque formed as a happy accident during the summer of 2006. We're in the Baltimore-Washington area, and as friends, we share a passion for maritime history and the music that comes out of that heritage. One coincidental occasion brought us together as individuals to sing - unrehearsed (yikes!) - for a party. Though not perfect, we had one of those rare moments of synchronicity. Thus, we decided to take that special moment and make it intentional. Unbeknownst to him, one of the party guests even gave us our name!

www.letterofmarque.org