Forebitter Explained

Forebitter is an American band with an international following specializing in sea shanties.^[1] It consists of four "chanteymen" employed by Mystic Seaport museum in Mystic, Connecticut, United States: Geoff Kaufman, Rick Spencer, David Littlefield, and Craig Edwards.^[1] The band has performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.^[2]

Discography

• Voyages: Forebitter Sings Songs of the Sea, Volume II (Mystic Seaport Museum, 2000)
• Link of Chain: Forebitter Sings Songs of the Sea, Volume I (Mystic Seaport Museum, 1999)
• American Sea Chanteys (Mystic Seaport Museum, 1998), reissued as Chants Des Marins Américains (Le Chasse Marée 2002)
• Unmooring (Mystic Seaport Museum, 1995)
• On the Ran-Tan (1989)

Notes and References

1. Carr . J. . New Sea Chantey Compilations On Compact Disc . . 122 . 484 . April 1, 2009 . 197–210 . 2011-10-20 . 10.2307/20487677. 20487677 . free .
2. Web site: Meet the Chantey staff: Geoff Kaufman. Mystic Seaport Museum. 20 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111028210352/http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=BFEF20C9-1E4F-379B-6035431F001BA25F. 28 October 2011. dead.