The Idlers

The Idlers of the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) are an all-male collegiate a cappella ensemble specializing in the performance of sea shanties and patriotic music.

Within two years the Idlers had recorded three vinyl albums (for both the Design[1] and MGM labels), and had performed for President and Mrs. Eisenhower at the White House and on The Bell Telephone Hour (NBC).

When Don returned he brought a number of new tunes which would soon become Idlers staples, including arrangements of Banua, The First Time I Ever, and the Coast Guard Hymn.

[4] The Singing Idlers made an appearance on Saturday Night Live on February 28, 1976,[5] where Leon Redbone was the musical guest, and the hostess Jill Clayburgh sang "Sea Cruise" backed by the group.

[8] In 1984, the Idlers and Icebreakers appeared on a sailing ship float with a Statue of Liberty head (and Robert Vaughn[9]) in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Dr. Newton took the Idlers on their first annual tour of Florida in 1989, performing for Magic Music Days at Walt Disney World, and at the Palm Beach International Polo Club, accompanied on the keyboard by then LTjg Mark Dietrich, I'86.

In 1990, The Idlers supported the Coast Guard's Bicentennial celebration with performances at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL, and the military tribute ball in Dallas, TX.

The group sang aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid as part of the October 24, 1995, tribute to slain leader Yitzhak Rabin.

Over the years, The Idlers have also performed with a squeezebox (or concertina), the harmonica (or mouth organ), spoons, washboard, tin whistle, and squeeze-bulb klaxon horn.

The 2023-2024 members of The Idlers are 1/c Dillion Nitz, 1/c Lucas Stevens, 1/c Mychal Riccio, 1/c Ryan Younes, 2/c Kieth Nico Carreon, 2/c John Rex Gaviola, 2/c Luke Myers, 2/c Nicholas Monahan, 2/c William Nunn, 3/c Miguel Cotto, 3/c Gabriel Cooper, 3/c Aidan Garcia, 3/c Justus Moorlach, 3/c Christian Short, 4/c Ryan Doty, 4/c Anthony Fotos, 4/c Collin Key, 4/c Carson Wirtz.