Sailabration: Sailing Traditions in Ink
2024-10-26 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Sing the Bay Fantastic!
Celebrating Chesapeake Traditions in Song

Baltimore Museum of Industry
April 23, 2026 | 6 to 8 PM

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The folk duo Meneely & van Sante bring a breath of salt air to any stage. Photo courtesy of Scott Wicking

From pirates to Point Lookout, the music of Janie Meneely and Rob van Sante celebrates the maritime history, characters, and traditions of the Chesapeake Bay. Janie Meneely’s songs and stories ramble from the raucous ruminations of ne’er-do-well sea captains to more thoughtful ballads about the people who make a living “working” the water. “I don’t do any sea chanteys,” she says, although she admits to a few up her sleeve. “There’s somuch traditional music out there about the maritime trades and life afloat, but not nearlyenough about the Chesapeake region. I concentrate on songs about the Chesapeake watermen or the oyster wars or contemporary boating on the Bay.” In 2015, Meneely partnered with Dutch-born guitarist Rob van Sante who lends his knack for melodies and flair for vocal harmony to Meneely’s compositions. Together they’ve penned several songs, adding to the Chesapeake Bay repertoire.

Meneely hopes her work helps preserve the traditions and stories of the watermen and their communities. Ultimately, she wants her music, in some small part, to kindle an appreciation of the Bay and its traditions. “I use my art to preserve the resource,” Meneely says, “the same way a painter might capture a lighthouse on canvas.” She has even produced a compilation of her Chesapeake Bay material in a songbook Sing the Bay Fantastic!

Janie Meneely and Rob van Sante are delighted to share their music, merriment and (sometimes) mayhem as they “Sing the Bay Fantastic!” Be ready to sing along!

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