Shanties & Sails: Johnson Girls

Shanties & Sails: Johnson Girls
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
5:30-6:30 Shanties: FREE
7:00-8:00 Onrust: $25. Sail aboard the Onrust with the performers!

Shanties & Sails are back! This five-week live music performance series has a different performance each week and runs from 5:30 pm until 7:45 pm. Come down to the Museum to enjoy a FREE one-hour live performance of Sea Shanties! Add onto your evening to continue the fun and book a trip on Onrust for an intimate acoustic one-hour performance with the featured artist(s).

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The Johnson Girls

The Johnson Girls is an energetic all-woman a cappella ensemble, performing traditional and contemporary music with an emphasis on songs of the sea and shore. With a sound that has been called “exciting,” “haunting,” and “uplifting,” they give powerhouse performances that bring audiences to their feet wherever they go. The Johnson Girls have performed at major festivals, clubs, coffeehouses, and more across the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and Europe, and have performed live on Oscar Brand’s radio show, France Bleu radio and appeared on French TV.

Each of The Johnson Girls brings a specialty and style to the ensemble.  Their extensive repertoire includes songs with an Afro-Caribbean influence, of the inland waterways, of fishing, mining, Irish, Anglo-American, Italian, French, and Canadian ballads and work songs, and much more.  The Johnson Girls bring a unique interpretation to their repertoire while preserving the traditional roots of their music.

ONRUST
Onrust is a re-creation of the vessel Adriaen Block built in 1614. Built over several years in upstate New York using traditional plans and means, the Onrust is a wholly unique ship that serves to educate and entertain visitors curious about the age of exploration, the fur trade, and our early colonial history. She is available for public cruises as well as private charters.