Bill Dempsey

Bill Dempsey ... brings real world experiences to his seafaring folk songs..
His mighty baritone showcased on "Away Rio!" and his harmonica work on "Shenandoah" are among the countless highlights...lovers of folk...apreciate his authentic and stirring performances accompanied by guitar, five-string banjo, harmonica or any .. number of acoustic.. instruments.

by Robert Kinsler

Orange County Register - Robert Kinsler

"I like him even though he does play the banjo"

Steve Dulson
The Living Tradition
Concert Series
Anaheim, Ca. - Steve Dulson, The Living Tradition Concert Series, Anaheim, Ca.

Bill Dempsey ... offers up an appealing collection of shanties that go back to the times when the great tall sailing ships crossed the open seas. ...
Dempsey sings in a full baritone, and his rough-hewn delivery of these shanties...
keeps true to the way it must have been heard on the great tall ships more than a century ago....

Bill Dempsey will be performing his shanties at the San Diego Folk Heritage's Sea Chantey Festival on the Star of India, Saturday, May 18, at 11 a.m.

by Paul Hormick - San Diego Troubadour

"Shanty Man" CD review

By Mike Miller

Philadelphia Folksong Society
Newsletter

Philadelphia, Pa.


.....This is the definitive Dempsey performance. It is authentic, informative and entertaining. I found myself joining in on every chorus and response. The song list is rife with favorites, every one a singable gem. - Philadelphia Folksong Society Newsletter

"Shanty Man" CD review

By Mike Miller

Philadelphia Folksong Society
Newsletter

Philadelphia, Pa.


.....This is the definitive Dempsey performance. It is authentic, informative and entertaining. I found myself joining in on every chorus and response. The song list is rife with favorites, every one a singable gem. - Philadelphia Folksong Society Newsletter