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Thread #155566   Message #3662655
Posted By: Bat Goddess
22-Sep-14 - 10:58 AM
Thread Name: Sept. Press Room Shanty Sing
Subject: RE: Sept. Press Room Shanty Sing
Here 'tis --

The crew – me (Bat Goddess, Linn Schulz), Charlie Ipcar (Charley Noble), Jeri, Don Hale, Susan Young, storyteller Lynne Cullen, Ernie Pigeon and Amy, Justine Donovan, Dianne Lavoie, Fred Gosbee and Julia Lane (Castlebay), Bruce MacIntyre, Barry O'Brien with Mike McGuinn and his wife, Peter Hale, Alan Eaton, Marty Stock, Ellen and Dave Hamil with friends and family in tow, Gail Diderickson and her sister Janice, and Dave Johnson. And later Jeff from Cambridge (AKA Cue or Q) joined us. And a little later Claude from Sherbrooke, Quebec, came over to say how much he and his wife were enjoying the session, how it was the highlight of their visit to Portsmouth.

Got a later start than usual while waiting for the jazz folks to get their instruments (big ones, like drum set and bass) packed up and the table area vacated, but we definitely had a quorum when we got started. Started loud and lively and kept the momentum going.

1. Yangtze River – Charlie Ipcar
2. Congo River – Dianne Lavoie
3. Essaquibo River – Susan Young
4. Fire, Fire, Fire (Fire Down Below) – Justine Donovan
5. Lukey's Boat – Ernie Pigeon
6. Home, Dearie, Home – Linn Schulz
7. Haul Away, Joe – Lynne Cullen
8. Heave Away, Me Johnny – Don Hale
9. Rhyme of Charon's Barge – Charlie
10. John Dead – Jeri
11. Rolla Bolla – Bruce MacIntyre
12. Plum Island National Anthem – Linn
13, Brave Boys of Bristol - Fred & Julia
14. Up She Rises – Ernie (from Bob Porter of Newfoundland)
15. Sailor's Prayer [Tom Lewis] – Barry O'Brien
16. Tinker, Tailor – Dianne
17. Cornish Lads – Susan
18. Snap the Line Tight – Peter Hale
19. Juba Ju – Charlie
20. Haul, Boys, Haul – Don Hale
21. The Saltwater's In My Blood – Ernie
22. Backside of Nantucket Point – Linn
23. Saltpetre Shanty – Justine
24. A few more verses from Don Hale
25. More verses from Slav Ho – Ernie
26. Fisherman's Lassie – Susan
27. The Rosabella – Marty Stock
28. Alabama John Cherokee – Barry
29. Three Drunken Maidens – Linn
30. Foggy Banks – Peter
31. Cape Cod Girls – Alan Eaton
32. South Australia – Ernie
33. Marching Inland – Dianne
34. Hell's Pavement – Charlie
35. What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor? – Mike McGuinn
36. Bulgine Run – Bruce MacIntyre
37. Harbors of Home – Linn (I apologize for almost starting to cry during the second verse; I never know when I'll be attacked by tears)
38. Lady Franklin's Lament – Don Hale
39. Brandy-O – Marty
40. Lovers and Friends – Peter
41. When Our Ship Comes Home – Ernie
42. Pleasant and Delightful – Marty
43. Sittin' On the River By the Levee – Susan
44. Bay of Biscay – Linn (Jeri's harmony)
45. Where's the Martin Greigh? – Peter
46. Evening Shadows Fall – Charlie
47. Round the Corn Sally – Barry
48. Maggie May – Linn
49. London Julie – Justine
50. The Music Played So Grand (When I Was a Fair Maid) – Susan
51. All For Me Grog – Dianne
52. Drinking That Wine – Ernie
53. Run Come See Jerusalem – Marty
54. Roustabout Song – Don
55. Way Down In Shawnee-Town – Barry (at least a couple verses)
56. Roll the Cotton Down (Mobile Bay) – Charlie
57. The Voyage Is Finished at Last – Ernie
58. Nelson's Prayer – Don and the Company

As usual, please let me know of any corrections, additions, or other changes or comments.

Thanks, everyone, for coming! It was a grand time!

Linn