The crew was me (Bat Goddess; Linn Schulz), Dave Hallowell, Peter Hale, Dianne Lavoie, Gardi Winchester (Pirate of Cape Ann), Barry O'Brien (for awhile -- he's recovering from 6 broken ribs), Doug Mahoney from Seattle, Bob Eaton, Marty Stock (Bupkes), Don Hale, Jeri, Carol Coronis, Justine Donovan, Gail & Jim Finn with their daughter Amanda, Tami Bill, Bill Perry, Bruce MacIntyre, Alexander Thompson & Liz Duff, Bill Lehrman & Carol Pierson, Peter, Audi & Zinnia Souza, Peter Bixby, Dave Nunes, W.B., Phyllis Richard-Sloat, Gail Diderickson and her sister Janice, and a couple more people from Gloucester whose names I don't know. (Please let me know!) I hope I didn't forget anyone.
I brought the gavel, or should I say, The Gavel. And had to tell the story again, too. Back in the early 1990s, David Behm, who was a wood turner, made the hand turned maple gavel for Tom Hall (Curmudgeon) to keep order at our Friday Press Room trad sessions. Even in the comparatively early days (session got started in 1982), it was often like herding cats. A few years ago I brought the gavel and a few other items for "Show and Tell" because a lot of the session regulars weren't yet coming to the session in the early '90s. I said that Tom had actually never USED the gavel...but pointed out that it was in MY hands now.
And what we sang was --
1. Jolly Roving Tar - Dave Hallowell
2. Isle au Haut - Dianne Lavoie
3. Sailor's Prayer [Tom Lewis] - Barry O'Brien
4. Boys of Killybegs - Bob Eaton
5. Whiskey-O, Johnny-O - Linn Schulz
6. Bully In the Alley - Marty Stock
7. Yangtze River - Pete Hale
8. Rolling Down the River - Justine Donovan
9. Cruising 'Round Yarmouth - Linn Schulz
10. Carrion Crow - Gardi Winchester
11. Come Up the Stairs - Doug Mahoney
12. Shenandoah - Amanda Finn
13. Saltpeter Shanty - Don Hale
14. John Dead - Jeri
15. Marching Inland - Dianne Lavoie
16. Barrett's Privateers - Pete Hale
17. Alabama John Cherokee - Barry O'Brien
18. Race of Long Ago - Linn Schulz
19. Santiano - Carol Coronis
20. South Australia - Jim Finn
21. Noah's Ark - Bob Eaton
22. St. Brendan's Voyage - Doug Mahoney
23. Cannery Shed - Alexander & Liz
24. London Julie - Justine Donovan
25. I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me - Dianne Lavoie
26. Ida Lewis - Justine Donovan
27. Out On the Ocean [tune] - Doug Mahoney (& Pete Hale, Bill Perry)
28. Pleasant and Delightful - Marty Stock
29. Fire Down Below - Jeri
30. John Kanaka - Gardi Winchester
31. White Squall - Pete Hale
32. 16 Fishermen Raving - Doug Mahoney
33. Rose of Allendale - Gail Finn
34. Paddy Lay Back - Bill Perry
35. Three Score and Ten - Bob Eaton
36. Plum Island National Anthem - Linn Schulz
37. Song About Barry - Alexander Thompson & Gardi Winchester
38. Baidin Fheilimi - Jim Finn
39. Donkey Riding - Peter Bixby
40. Astoria's Bar - Linn Schulz
41. Johnny Come Down to Hilo - Peter Souza
42. Bulgine Run - Bruce MacIntyre
43. Shake Her, Johnny, Shake Her - Linn Schulz
44. Cod Liver Oil - Doug Mahoney
45. Paddy West - Don Hale
46. Good-bye My Riley-O - Justine Donovan
47. Heave Ya Ho - Marty Stock
48. Aboard the Kangaroo -Pete Hale
49. Erie Canal - Liz Duff
50. Ye Marners All - Peter Bixby
51. Martin Greigh - Pete Hale
52. Dirty Old Town - Doug Mahoney
53. Hard Times In Old Virginia - Audi Souza
54. Maggie May - Linn Schulz
55. Keep On Fishin' [Jon Campbell] - Bob Eaton
56. Chicken On a Raft - Pete Souza
57. If Not For the Whiskey - Dave Nunes
58. Bold Fisherman - Bruce MacIntyre
59. Crazy [short, crazy version from his aunt] - Alexander Thompson
60. Being a Pirate - Liz Duff (with a few new verses about hair & brains)
61. Grey Funnel Line - Don Hale
62. Crossing the Bar - Marty Stock
63. Nelson's (Seaman's) Prayer - Don Hale & Company
Again, please let me know of any corrections or additions. Thanks!
Charlie, we missed you, but Dahlov needed to get to Boston.
Linn
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