From Deep Sea Vents (album), 2024.
Features: Bruce Hornsby (vocals), Alex Sopp (flute), Hideaki Aomori (clarinet), C.J. Camerieri (trumpet), Rob Moose (violin), Nadia Sirota (viola), Gabriel Cabezas (cello)
Context:
Bounding main
The mass of water occupying all of the Earth’s surface not occupied by land (but not including lakes and inland seas).
Bateau
A flat-bottomed boat. Famously, the James River bateau transported tobacco along the James River in Bruce’s home state of Virginia until 1840. It’s commemorated each year in a festival. See also: VAcanals.org.