Jerry Bryant (songwriter)

Jerry Bryant
Bryant performing at the Sea Music Festival in Mystic, CT in 2009
Background information
Genres	Folk music
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals

Jerry Bryant is an American folksinger specializing in maritime music.^[1] In addition to performing traditional songs, he also has written songs in a traditional style. Of his original songs, The Ballad of Harbo and Samuelsen is among his best known^[2] and has been recorded by several other performers including William Pint and Felicia Dale, Forebitter, and Rick Lee (of Solomon's Seal).^[3]

Instruments:

• Guitar
• Concertina
• Ukulele
• Bones
• Banjo

Recordings:

• Roast Beef of Old England, songs of the British Navy in the 19th century (companion to Patrick O'Brian's novels)
• The Ballad of Harbo and Samuelsen, traditional songs and new compositions
• Salty Dick's Uncensored Sailor Songs, traditional bawdy songs (recorded under pseudonym "Salty Dick")

• Official website
• YouTube video of Jerry Bryant performing original song The Ballad of Harbo and Samuelsen.
• "Three solo folksingers to perform as a trio." by Keith J. Connor. From The Republican Entertainment Desk, Tuesday 9 December 2008, 2:11 PM, found on Masslive.com [1]
• Bio on website for 2008 Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival [2]
• Bio on website for 2007 Chicago Maritime Festival [3]
• Bio on website for 2002 Hull, MA Summer Shanty Concert [4]
• You Tube Video of Jerry Bryant performing the CT Sea Music Festival song, June 2022, Essex Ct.