David Coffin
David Coffin | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation | Folk musician |
| Years active | 1980–present |
David Coffin is an American traditional folk musician specializing in early music and maritime music, based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States.[1] He is the song leader for the Revels music programs in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2][3][4][5][6] He also presents music enrichment programs for schools throughout New England. One program is based on the history of the recorder, and the other is called Life at Sea: A Voyage in Song.
Coffin has a bass-baritone voice and plays various types of concertinas, recorders, and whistles, in addition to archaic instruments like the shawm, rackett, or gemshorn.[7] He comes from a musical background: his father, Reverend William Sloane Coffin, studied to be a concert pianist with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, his grandfather was pianist Arthur Rubinstein, and his great-grandfather was Polish conductor Emil Młynarski.
He leads several sea shanties, including the title song, onscreen in the 2019 Maine-set film Blow the Man Down.[8]
Discography
[edit]In addition to contributing to a variety of collaborative CDs for Revels Records and North Star Records (both are local New England recording labels), Coffin has also recorded four solo albums: Flight of Time, Nantucket Sleighride, Safe in the Harbour, and Last Trip Home which he recorded with his daughter Linnea. All feature traditional and maritime music, some of which is taken from the singing of Ewan MacColl and Stan Rogers.
He is credited on four songs on the 2020 soundtrack album for Blow the Man Down.
References
[edit]- ^ Blagg, Chris. "David Coffin – Rockport Music". Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Sea Shantyman Brings New England's Seafaring History To Life Through Songs, NPR, 2017, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Through Song And Story, A True Sea Shantyman Offers A New England Maritime History Lesson, WBUR, 2017, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Enchanted by shanties? Revels revs up free online show, Boston Herald, 2021, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Musician visits Marston School, Seacoast Online, 2004, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Man Steps Into The Center Of A Crowd To Sing A Sea Shanty, Littlethings.com, 2015, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ "David Coffin - David Coffin's Bio". David Coffin. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Juillerat, Rachel (March 15, 2021). "One Year Later, "Blow The Man Down" Deserves Another Chance". Independent Magazine. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website of David Coffin
- The official website of Revels, Inc.
- "Whale Watching, Boat Tours, and Ferries | Boston Harbor Cruises". Bostonharborcruises.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "William Sloane Coffin". Williamsloanecoffin.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Save The Harbor". Savetheharbor.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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