And don't forget Ranger Dave, who got it all started 'way back
and came up with the 'running it without seeming to run it
formula' which has been handed down from master to apprentice
over now four generations of 'chantey rangers.'

When Simon Spalding and I conspired to re-start chantey
sings at South Street in New York, we instituted the same
paradigm. It was met with some skepticism from folkies who
were more used to 'round robin' sorts of thing "what do you
mean we just let people jump in and sing, that cannot
possibly work?!?" only it does and extraordinarily well
if the leader knows how to 'lead without seeming to lead.'

The pub sings at Mystic's festival work the same way.