How did Stan teach you guys the songs?
He just sang us the choruses, and showed us what the shanties were for - for example where we were supposed to be pulling or whatever.

Where the songs decided in advance?
I imagine he had an idea of what shanties orforebitters he wanted to record. Or maybe one just led to another.

Did Stan refer to any notes or lyric sheets during the process?
Not that I recall - I'm pretty certainhe didn't use any.

Any other interesting comments he made about the particular songs?
I can't remember anything mch - he'd have said the same kind of stuff that was in the notes on the record, or in the book.

Was a published copy of his book lying around?
I can't remember one and I doubt it. There was no question of Stan singing from a written or printed source. He might of course have refreshed is memory in advance, but I doubt if he'd have needed to.

Stan Kelly is also known as Stan Bootle.

What was the approximate date of the recording sessions...1961 or 1962? what month?
I'm not sure - I think 1961, not later than September. Probabaly summer. EFDSS might well have a record since the recording was done in the lowest floor of Cecil Sharp House.

I'll try toget round to copying the record and send it to you, with a copy of the notes on the back as wll.