"Maui" and "Leave Her Johnny" have been sung and the Festival is being packed away for another year as I post this. How ever do they store all those fine performers, not to mention their instruments?

No photos yet but we'll probably post some in a day or so.

It was really nice to meet some more Mudcatters at the Festival, match faces to names. And I think some of my photos have captured them at their best!

Other moments to treasure include The B. Whalers dedicating one of their songs to Barry Finn; The Johnson Girls also dedicated at least a couple of songs to Barry. He is well remembered.

Peter and Richard did really well, as expected, and I'm looking forward to listening to their new CD on the way home.

I understand the late late night song session Saturday at the Youth Training Building went on to at least 4 in the morning, but we'll have to get a survivor, if there were any, to give us a report. I bailed out at 2 am after the Shanty Shout at the dance hall closed down. I'll describe that in more detail after I return to Maine but it was a great session.

Now it's off to find something to eat and more to drink. Judy and I are staying another day rather than run the risk of not making it back to Maine in our somewhat compromised functional status.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, still resident in Mystic.