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Bat Goddess December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing (17) RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing 22 Dec 14


Let's see, I was rather cavalier about writing down who arrived...I hope this list is more or less complete: The crew was me, of course, Emery Hutchins (otherwise known as Hutch), Dianne Lavoie, Dave Nune, Lynne Cullen, Bill Lehrman and Carol Pierson, Lynn Feingold, Peter and Audi Souza and Zinnia, Debra Cowan, Don Hale, and (actually having a meal with friends) Bruce MacIntyre. Jaki was our awesome server.

And we sang...

1. Old Zeb - Emery Hutchins
2. Maggie May - Linn Schulz
3. Clear Away the Morning - Dianne Lavoie
4. Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her - Lynne Cullen
5. Lord of the Dance - Peter Souza
6. Three Drunken Maidens - Linn Schulz
7. Come Inside You Silly Buggers - Lynn Feingold
8. Gin Was Mother's Ru-in - Linn Schulz
9. The Nurse Pinched the Baby - Linn (it was a REQUEST!)
10. Banks of Sicily - Hutch
11.Wassail - Don Hale
12. Green Grow the Rushes-O - Dianne Lavoie
13. Children, Go Where I Send Thee - Don Hale
14. If Not For the Whiskey - Dave Nune
      It's Dave's first leading of a song at The Press Room and the song is one of
      David Stone's -- and Dave Nune is on the recording
15. Rag Dance Song - Hutch
16. Bottle of the Best - Linn Schulz
17. The Trees Are All Bare - Lynn Feingold
18. The Jeannie C. - Dianne Lavoie
19. Fortune Turns the Wheel - Debra Cowan
20. Lady Franklin's Lament - Don Hale
21.The King - Audi Souza
22. Blood Red Roses - Bruce MacIntyre
23. Bulgine Run - Peter Souza
24. Agricultural Irish Girl - Lynn Feingold
25. McTavish Is Dead - Dianne Lavoie
26. Cushy McCoy - Linn Schulz (at least I tried -- it's been too long)
27. parody of "Molly Malone" - Dianne, I think
28. Shortest ballad - "It was Friday morn when we set sail
      and we sank to the bottom of the sea" - Lynn Feingold
29. Yea Ho, Little Fish - Peter Souza
30. It All Makes Work For the Working Man To Do - Dianne Lavoie
31. My Johnny Was a Shoemaker - Audi Souza
32. The Wren - Linn Schulz
33. The Roseabella -Dianne & Don
34. The Flowers of Bermuda - Audi Souza
35. Cherry Tree Carol - Lynn Feingold
      (which I followed with a verse of the version I sing including
      the line, "And Mary gathered cherries while Joseph stood around...")
36. Astoria's Bar - Peter Souza
37. Black Betty - Dianne Lavoie
38. Jack of Diamonds - Audi Peter Souza
39. Santa Come Back (Shopping Shanty) - Linn Schulz
      (Brian Chadbourne's -- thanks, Don, for having a copy with you)
40. Oyster Girl - Lynn Feingold
41. The Pox - Dianne Lavoie
42. Lish Young Buy-A-Broom - Linn
43. Hurrah, Sing Fare Thee Well - Don Hale
44. Old Bangum - Peter Souza
45. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Peter Souza
46. & 47., I think - medley of novelty songs
48. I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me - Dianne Lavoie
49. Fair Annie - Debra Cowan
50. Up the Noran Water (Shy Annie) - Lynn Feingold
51. The Holly and the Ivy - Audi & Peter
52. Cruising 'Round Yarmouth - Linn Schulz
53. Shine Your Buckles With Brasso - Lynn Feingold
54. Down Below - Linn Schulz (Did I mention I talked to Evan Leonard,
      from whom I learned the song, and he said Sidney Carter wrote it...)
Since the Gloucester and other "away" contingent had packed up
to leave and we only had less than ten minutes left anyway, we closed with...
55. Nelson's Prayer - the Company led by Don Hale

If you spot any errors or omissions, please post them!
Happy whatever mid-winter holiday or holidays you choose to celebrate! (I choose all of 'em!)

Linn


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