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If you are in the area on Friday, May 9th, at 8PM, be sure to stop by the Noble Maritime Collection at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island where the legendary British folk singer Hughie Jones will be performing live.  There will also be the dedication of a plaque to William Main Doerflinger, the sea shanty archivist who collected songs and stories of the sea at Snug Harbor.  Tickets are $15.

See our previous post from May 2011 – The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection at Snug Harbor  & The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Session – September 18th, 2011