As evidenced in a viral video from Portsmouth, N.H., that landed him a role in the Amazon movie “Blow the Man Down,” it’s hard not to sing along with Gloucester’s David Coffin. So you may want to warn ...

Last month, David Coffin’s phone began blowing up. A Gloucester-based musician and the longtime master of ceremonies of the Christmas Revels’ holiday concerts, Coffin saw a flood of texts and messages ...

If you ask David Coffin, he will tell you that most people don’t understand the full scope of maritime music. “They think it’s just sea shanties, but those are a very specific kind of song … rhythmic ...

Sea shanties have survived for centuries, far beyond the golden age of seafaring. A lot of them have strong ties to New England’s maritime culture, especially the culture built around the whaling ...