John Townley

Books (current):
The Lunar Return (Llewellyn), Composite Charts (Llewellyn)
Dynamic Astrology (Inner Traditions), Planets In Love (Whitford Press)

Freelance writer, editor:                                                                                             

eDigitalPhoto Magazine,          The Motivation Show Daily,             Flying Your Way,
Dell Horoscope Magazine,        CES Mobile Daily,                            World Of English,
Panasonic ProVideo,                Recording Media,                              ProSound News,        
The Warsaw Voice,                   The National Enquirer,                     Toy Fair Times,                         
Fortean Studies,                        South Street Seaport Reporter,         Sea History,                              
Digital Cinema,                        The Mariners' Museum Journal,        Northern Mariner,                   
Sea Heritage News,                  Streaming Media Magazine,               Sail,
The Rappahannock Record,      Network Magazine (Sony),               Fate,
Intelligent Transportation Systems Daily,                                          Firefighters’ Quarterly                      

In museum exhibit design, education and program development:

The "Sea Chest Program"
http://www.astrococktail.com/seachest.html

The logical extension of earlier programs I did for South St. Seaport, I personally developed this model maritime interpretive educational program and exhibit over a period of five years at The Mariners’s Museum, and now it’s a maritime museum staple.

 Management/PR/leadership

The Confederate Naval Historical Society
http://www.astrococktail.com/CNHStale.html
I was founding president, and in cooperation with federal and local, public and private resources, we changed the nature of underwater ship protection and preservation, including help save landside sites such as Ft. Fisher. See the Board of Advisers for personal references.

Historical music research/production/performance:

 for The Mariners’ Museum:

A Chesapeake Sailor's Companion (CD notes)
http://www.adelphirecords.com/world/1032Chesapeake.html
A Chesapeake Sailor's Companion (CD listen)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B00005EBJM/ref=pd_krex_listen_dp_img?ie=UTF8&refTagSuffix=dp_img
Four centuries of maritime music on the Chesapeake Bay, produced for The Mariners’ Museum. Read and listen to snippets at the individual cut links.

For the Bicentennial:

For Maritime Music International:

Sailor!
Songs From A 19th Century Seaman's Chest 
http://www.astrococktail.com/sailor.html
Extensive album of 19^th century maritime music. Read and listen to/download free complete album at the link.

Zawisza Czarny!
http://www.astrococktail.com/ZCalbum.html

The Merseyside recordings of the performing crew of the Polish 140-ft staysail schooner Zawisza Czarny...a sixteen-cut musical documentary of her 1992 voyage. Read and listen to/download free complete album at the link.

also, as a sidepiece to that journey, a forty-day journal with photos
http://www.astrococktail.com/ZCjournal.html
The tale of the 1992 trip on Zawisza Czarny as transatlantic educator and liaison officer, which turned out to be a PR miracle

Articles/papers:

Life's Stormy Sea: Maritime Images In 19th Century Hymnody
http://www.astrococktail.com/hymnody.html
The ascendancy of maritime metaphors in 19^th century hymns…

Music In The Confederate Navy
http://www.astrococktail.com/CSNmusic.html
The documentation of a lot of music in a very short-lived navy…

Production, Promotion, Marketing:                                                             

Producer/director, 1994 Great Lakes Tall Ship Maritime Festival Series (7 cities)
Public relations officer, Polish tall ship Zawisza Czarny, 1992 Atlantic Tall Ship Races

Live Media (interviews, documentaries, appearances):                                   

BBC, CBC, PBS, NBC, CBS, ABC, and Granada (England) radio & TV, Polish National Radio/TV, Voice of America, Armed Forces Radio, various local and cable TV, CNET Radio

 John Townley is a writer, maritime historian, editor, author, photojournalist, recording artist, producer, and publicist.  His books and articles range from unabashed tabloid feature writing to scholarly papers for the halls of academe.   Regular subjects include:

Some current URLs (other):

All articles (dozens) at: www.astrococktail.com/articles.html
Shanty Festival: http://www2.warsawvoice.pl/old/v406/Buzz03.html
Northern Mariner:  http://bell.mma.edu/~achase/ASVO-Northern-Mariner-review.html
Deep background interview: http://www.houseplantpicturestudio.com/johntownley.html
Matrix Interview: http://www.thenewage.com/astromag/archive/articles/article_template.asp?ID=147&orig=
Composite Charts Interview: http://www.astrodomus.com/htmls/BookOfWeekResult.asp?CurID=8&Interview=TRUE
Cycles Of The Sun And Moon (book excerpt): http://innerself.com./Astrology/cycles_moon.htm

Other:

Producer, recording artist: Columbia, Vanguard, Sony, Folkways, Adelphi, The National Geographic Society, The Smithsonian Institution
Designer/builder/engineer: 12-track recording studios, New York and San Francisco
Former President, The Astrologers’ Guild of America

Discography (production &/or performance):