Tom Kastle has performed maritime music and stories
at festivals and maritime institutions throughout the U.S.
and around the world from San Francisco to Europe to New Zealand.
He is a co-founder of the Chicago Maritime Festival has taught
a class in sea music. He accompanies himself on guitar and concertina.

These days, his passions are even more diverse and include theatrical
projects, a recording of original songs based mostly on traditional fiddle
tunes, film projects, and television, where he hosted a short documentary
that was nominated for an Emmy Award.