Hi Sheila!I guess we're a little off the topic but, after all, this is your thread. The Seamen's Church Institute is the arm of the Episcopal (Anglican) Church that ministers to sailors. They have a building close to South Street Seaport (on Water Street) in Manhattan and one of the priests hosts an open "Chantey Sing" once a month. Everyone is welcome to come and lead a song. There is no religious slant to the event.
The other regular New York area sea music function is the concert series on board Peking at South Street Seaport Museum. Those concerts are every Tuesday between 6 and 8 PM from June through September. We are a 12-member group, The New York Packet, and we have a "spotlight guest" every week. Guests this summer include Heather Wood, David Jones, Peta Webb & Ken Hall and members of our own group such as The Johnson Girls and Bob Conroy & myself.
I hope you can make it to one of these events.
All the best,
Dan Milner