Thank you to the good people over at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings for all their hard work preserving and sharing the work of so many musicians.
From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings :
Smithsonian Folkways has acquired Timberhead Music, the label of prolific folk singer, songwriter, and seafarer Gordon Bok.
Bok grew up around the shipyards of Camden, Maine, and spent his early years working on various vessels. There, he learned tunes, sea songs, ballads, and myths from watermen and the people he worked with. He began composing his own songs and stories, becoming a leading purveyor of music in the maritime tradition. “I was brought up to pay attention to what’s around me,” Bok shared with Folkways in a recent interview. “Rote on the shore, sound of gulls, wind, and manmade sounds, of course, show up in the music compositions.”
In 1986, Bok established Timberhead Music, an outlet for his musical and literary works, including albums with Ann Mayo Muir, Ed Trickett, Carol Rohl, Bob Zentz, and others. The fifteen albums in the collection join Bok’s earlier recordings on Folk-Legacy. They are once again available on major streaming platforms and can be purchased on CD and digital formats via the Folkways website, remaining in print in perpetuity for everyone to enjoy.
Learn more and explore the Timberhead collection: folkways.si.edu/timberhead
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