Sea shanties, Quebecois tunes + other folk music – Seán Dagher at Valley Folk Music in Corning, NY

Valley Folk Music Society in Corning, NY presents:
Seán Dagher—Sea Shanties & Eclectic Music

Seán Dagher helped create music for Assassin’s Creed & Black Flag video games. But he’s a far better singer than most any ship’s crew!

Seán is an active performer, arranger and composer of music from various traditions including Celtic, Baroque, Medieval, Arabic, French-Canadian and Maritime. He sings and plays Irish Bouzouki, mandolin, oud and banjo.  

He is a member of Skye Consort and is the co-artistic director of La Nef. He has played with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Caprices, Les Boréades, and Le Petit Rien among others. Seán has also provided arrangements for other ensembles and artists both across Canada and the US.

Seán’s voice is widely known from his recordings for the Assassin’s Creed video game series, including Black Flag. His renditions of sea shanties and other songs from the games have been streamed some 70 million times. His own Shanty of the Week video series receives thousands of views a week and has a loyal following the world over.

Seán’s compositions and arrangements have been performed across Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has worked with the Festival du Monde Arabe creating shows of Middle Eastern and North African music. He has arranged and composed music for audio books and been a composer and sound designer for theatre productions. He has been nominated for numerous OPUS and ADISQ awards and has won OPUS awards for Creation of the Year (Leave Her, Johnny), Album of the Year (Skye Consort & Emma Björling) and Youth Production of the Year (Le chat et le gondolier, La Nef).

Admission: $30, $25, $10, free kids 14 & under w/adult

Buy tix online in advance to save time at door. Cash/checks at door (or use QR code too pay online when you get there with a smart phone.) 

Warm beverages are provided at intermission, and audience members may bring ready-to-serve snacks (sweet or savory) for the snack buffet. BYO serving utensil. (Sorry, no kitchen access.) 

There is a free and optional jam & sing session 90 minutes prior to every concert in the lounge downstairs.  Bring unplugged instruments and songs. 

This project is made possible in part, with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.