It is with deep sadness that I must report that
Jonathan Eberhart died yesterday.A brilliant musician,
Jonathan was probably most widely known as a member
of the Boarding Party, a group devoted to songs of the
the sea. In his younger days, he sailed on the
Clearwater, and performed extensively at the
Japanese World Fair, developing an enduring love of
sushi, and, predictably, collecting songs of
Japanese fishermen while he was there.A mainstay of
the Folklore Society of Greater Washington,
Jonathan performed at numerous festivals and other
venues here and across the pond.He recorded with
Folk-Legacy, both as a solo (Life's Trolley Ride)
and with the Boarding Party.Illness confined him to
his bed during his final years, but he never lost his
great love of music.