First time I heard Sammy's Bar was from Frank Woerner of the X Seamen's Institute at South Street Seaport 27+ years ago. Every Tuesday night in the summer the X would do 2 hours of sea music on the pier -- I was hooked then and I am hooked now!! (as one of the five in the all female chantey group The Johnson Girls)I still get chills when he sings it. Mark Maniak, one of the NY Packet also does Sammy's Bar -- with guitar -- also a good arrangement.

Chanteys at South Street are still happening! in the winter months, the first Sunday each month from 3pm- 5pm at the galleries on Water Street, the New York Packet (Joy Bennett, Maggie Bye, Alison Kelley, Bonnie Milner, Deirdre Murtha, Dan Milner, Bob Conroy, Mark Maniak, Al Cuenin, Jan Christensen AND Frank Woerner) and a special guest performer each week keep sea music alive. Then, from June through October every Tuesday night it's back to the water -- on board the Peking from 6-8pm -- you can come join us in song. This event is co-sponsored by the Folk Music Society of New York (NY Pinewoods) and admission is only $3.