Chesapeake Music Institute Debuts with CD Collection of Bay Folk Artists

Any place worth singing about is worth preserving. With that simple precept in mind, the Annapolis Maritime Museum has launched an exciting new project called the Chesapeake Music Institute (CMI), an organization dedicated to researching, collecting, preserving and promoting traditional and original music inspired by the Chesapeake Bay.

CMI's initial project is a CD retrospective of existing recordings titled, Thomas Point Light, and features artists like Tom Wisner, Bob Zentz, Janie Meneely, Them Eastport Oyster Boys, Caryl P. Weiss, Joe Thompson, Steve Keith, Tom McHugh and the Chesapeake Scenes. The many singer/songwriters involved with the project donated the use of their original tracks on the album. Many of the artists featured on the CD are performing in the "Lunchtime Maritime Concert Series" at Annapolis City Dock this summer.

Proceeds will be used for future concerts, workshops, research and promoting artists like these dedicated to celebrating the Chesapeake Bay in music and song. To order a CD, call us or go the the CD Baby website and order online. You can even listen before you place your order! Just click below.