Summertime Maritime Concert Series feat. Raw Hands August 11, 2011

The Raw Hands quartet is comprised of Lloyd Fowlkes on bass, Geoff Rohrbach on keyboard, David Queen on drums and George “Chicky” Johnson on guitar. Their original soul style is inspired by the music they performed in the 1950s and 1960s at Carr’s Beach, the renowned African-American beachfront resort located right across the creek from the Museum.
Fowlkes and Seay both performed with the Pipe Dreamers, the house band at the resort, backing the likes of Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Mary Wells, Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding and many other superstars. “Back in the day, there were buses full of people coming to Carr’s Beach to hear the music,” Fowlkes recalls. “The buses would be lined up for miles, all through the City.”

The series runs every Thursday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. running through August 11. All the concerts feature traditional songs or original material written by the artists.

The concerts take place in the Cap’n Herbie Sadler Waterman’s Park on the Museum campus at 723 Second Street in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis, or inside the McNasby Oyster Company building in the case of inclement weather.

The Museum is a 20-minute stroll or a fun and inexpensive water-taxi ride from City Dock. The eCruisers electric shuttles provide a free, fun and “green” way to visit the Museum and the many restaurants nearby. Call 443-481-2422 for shuttle pick-up information. Boaters who are Museum members can dock for free at the Museum piers while attending the concerts on a space-available basis.

“You can make a delightful evening out of visiting the Museum for these concerts,” says series producer Janie Meneely. “Be sure to stop by one of the neighborhood restaurants for crab cakes or other local delicacies, then enjoy the music while you watch all the boats go by. Bring your own lawn chair, but leave your own bottle behind,”

The Museum will provide beer, wine and soft drinks for a minimal donation, and take-out is available from several nearby Eastport restaurants and eateries, including Wild Country Seafood, the Leeward Café, Davis’ Pub and the Boat Yard Bar & Grill.

Admission is free, thanks to the support of Museum members, the City of Annapolis, the Eastport Civic Association, Land Shark Beer, Free State Press, the Maryland State Arts Council and the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County. However, a suggested donation of $10/person is greatly appreciated. For more information or directions visit www.amaritime.org or call the museum staff at 410-295-0104.

Official Website: http://www.amaritime.org