Riggy Rackin is the English concertina player, well known on both coasts, and accompanist of choice on many sea music recordings. A popular resident singer at San Francisco's Castle Folk Club, and a regular at the Hyde Street Chantey Sings, Riggy is heartily appreciated for his unique style.

Shay Black is an extraordinary guitar player, keyboardist and singer. The eldest brother from Dublin's first family of Irish traditional music, The Black Family, Shay has many recordings to his credit and is frequently seen on both sides of the Atlantic at folk music festivals. While living in Liverpool, he came to international acclaim as the shantyman in Stormalong John, and later as a stellar musician and singer in the Irish group Garva.

Dick Holdstock is the acknowledged shantyman par excellence throughout America and in his native England. He is a frequent performer at Mystic Seaport with Allan MacLeod, and their many recordings are best sellers at seaport bookshops.Dick's mandolin and plectrum banjo playing brings a jaunty, rollicking sound to the band.

Peter Kasin is an amazing fiddler and an extraordinary shanty singer. He has successfully organized music for festivals, concerts and shanty sings in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Peter tours annually with the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers and can also be heard on various nautical albums. His knowledge of sea lore and music lends authenticity to the performances of Nauticas.