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Bounding Main is an American a cappella quintet focusing on traditional sea shanties and maritime music. Formed in 2003, Bounding Main performs maritime music, presenting an "Elizabethan Sea Dog" look in their costumes and gear.〔"Off the Beaten Shore," by Cathy Gresey. ''Grayslake Times'', February 17–23, 2006, page A1. Available at: http://www.boundingmain.com/pdf/Grayslake%20Times.PDF〕 They perform traditional sea shanties and nautical ballads from as far back as 400 years ago, as well as new maritime music, some composed within the group.〔(Review of CD "Going Overboard" ) on celtophila.com. (Review of CD "Lost At Sea" ) on Bilgemunky.com〕 Bounding Main attempts to introduce historical music and structure in a way that appeals to listeners who might otherwise consider it "old-fashioned" through the use of harmony-focused arrangements agreeable to the modern ear and attention span. The group has won awards for their performances at renaissance festivals, and they have taken several international tours, bringing their music to popular shanty festivals in locations such as Germany, Netherlands, Poland, France, and Canada. Their fan club is known as the ''Bounding Mainiacs''.〔"Bounding Main revives maritime music for a new generation" by Julie Lawrence. ''OnMilwaukee.com'' Published February 2, 2006 at 5:26 a.m., available at http://www.onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/boundingmain.html (Accessed April 10, 2010.)〕 ==History== Bounding Main was formed when Dean Calin contacted five other veteran environmental theater performers, Christie Dalby, Gina Dalby, Maggie Hannington, Jon Krivitzky, and David Yondorf, inquiring if they wanted to join together to sing maritime music. The group met for rehearsal for the first time on January 19, 2003.〔Bounding Main official website, ("Our Story" )〕 They performed as a sextet until March 2010, when Maggie Hannington retired from the group to make time for her family, especially her young child, but the group continues to perform as a quintet.〔Bounding Main official website, ("Maggie bio," ) see also Bounding Main Facebook posting ("A new direction for Bounding Main." )〕 As all six performers were vocalists, and traditional sea shanties were often performed a cappella, the group decided to perform their music a cappella with minimal percussion for some songs. The group originally collaborated with instrumentalists on their first CD, ''Maiden Voyage'', but since then have elected to mainly produce a capella tracks. Bounding Main has performed at maritime museums, maritime music festivals, including the Chicago Maritime Festival, tall ship festivals, harbor festivals, arts festivals, pirate festivals, renaissance faires, wooden boat shows, corporate events and private parties. Additionally, the group has performed at several international music festivals. Bounding Main has produced five CDs: ''Maiden Voyage'', ''Lost at Sea'', ''Going Overboard'', ''Operation Share the Shanties'', and ''Kraken Up''. ''Going Overboard'' was favorably reviewed in Dirty Linen magazine in 2010.〔"Linen Shorts" (review listed under heading "Bounding Main, Going Overboard: Sea Shanties & Nautical Ballads"), ''Dirty Linen'' #145, January/February 2010, page 57.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bounding Main」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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