Bounding Main is an a cappella quintet focusing on traditional sea shanties and maritime music.

They perform traditional sea shanties and nautical ballads from as far back as 400 years ago, as well as contemporary pieces and original compositions.

[3] This award winning group has taken several international tours bringing their music to popular shanty and maritime festivals in locations such as Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, France, England, and Canada.

[7] In 2023, the group began performing as a quartet following the death of original member, David Yondorf, on May 17, 2023, following a brief battle with cancer.

The group originally collaborated with instrumentalists on their first CD, Maiden Voyage, but since then have elected to mainly produce a capella tracks.

Bounding Main has produced six CDs: Maiden Voyage, Lost at Sea, Going Overboard, Operation Share the Shanties, Kraken Up, and Fish Out of Water.

[10] Festival Maritim, which started in 1999, attracts high quality, professional bands and choirs from all over Europe and the world.

[14] Bounding Main performed at the 29th International Sailors' Song Festival, "Shanties 2010" in Kraków, Poland.

[17] Quebec, Canada, was the site of Bounding Main's next tour, where they performed at the "La Fête des chants de marins" in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.

[18] This festival, which attracts as many as 20,000 visitors in a year, highlights the maritime culture and local heritage of the Saint Lawrence River area.

In February 2020, Bounding Main performed at the International Sailors' Song Festival, "Shanties 2020" in Kraków, Poland.

In February 2021, Bounding Main was asked to participate in the 40th anniversary of the International Sailors' Song Festival, "Shanties 2021".

In March 2022, Bounding Main opened for The Longest Johns North America Smoke & Oakum Tour when they came to the Chicagoland area.