Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Celtaddict
Date: 08 May 11 - 08:26 PM

Also, Larry Kaplan--yes, THE Larry Kaplan, of 'Old Zeb' and 'Song for Gale' fame--is doing a house concert on Friday May 13 as a benefit for the Sea Music Festival. See the thread!
And if someone knows how to link to another thread I would really appreciate it.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Celtaddict
Date: 08 May 11 - 08:24 PM

Dave Littlefield has not 'resigned'---he retired; better reason for a party, and he does still turn up there and on the Mystic Whaler.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 08 May 11 - 11:49 AM

ChanteyLass-

Happy to hear that David L. is still involved in the Sea Music Festival and as an occasional shanty singer at the Sea Port itself.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 08 May 11 - 03:11 AM

Hardly anything I can think of, Charley!

I spent Saturday at the seaport. Usually when I'm there on my own I go to all the demos that include music. In between I go to exhibits. I want to see Skin & Bones, which is about sailors' tattoos. However, today I was with my son and three grandchildren (7, 4, turning 2 today) while my daughter-in-law worked on a project. We had a great time and they were well-behaved (not perfect), but I did a lot more walking than I've done since my surgery. David I. was the official chantey singer, but Denise was also on the demo squad and lending her lovely voice to the songs. They were talking about reviewing songs to get ready to perform at the festival. Did you know David L. has resigned? I understand he still subs and is helping Geoff with the festival.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 May 11 - 09:50 AM

ChanteyLass-

I've also found jury pool secretaries quite willing to postpone jury duty for serious reasons, and what could be more serious than attending the Mystic Sea Music Festival?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 06 May 11 - 11:22 PM

I will try for a postponement. I do have the print-out of the confirmation of my hotel reservation that I can present.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,heavenly twin 1
Date: 06 May 11 - 01:57 PM

Chantey Lass...Ask for a postponement for jury duty. I do it all the time. In CT we can postpone for up to six months. I have always gotten my suggested alternate date. Good luck

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,heavenly twin 1
Date: 06 May 11 - 01:54 PM

Good to see chatter again and know others are counting the days like we are. Pam and I were excited with the performers' info although we knew most it through Chantey Lass...thank you. See you all in about a month

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 05 May 11 - 11:38 PM

Ah, but will there be food and drinks available for purchase by spectators at ALL the evening concerts? This was a problem last year. On Thursday evening I had not eaten anything expecting to buy something on the grounds. I figured that was one way to support the seaport and the festival. Instead, I went hungry. Grrr.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 May 11 - 07:32 AM

Real food prepared by real people, or at least by very convincing "people."

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: sciencegeek
Date: 05 May 11 - 05:39 AM

And more good news for performers & volunteers.... no more craziness just to get a chance for rubber chicken dinners or crumbs for lunch... we're going back to the original system of feeding ourselves.

So remember to very, very nice to Anna Marie & the kitchen crew... LOL...

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 04 May 11 - 10:26 PM

Geoff's been working feverishly on the matrix, so he mentioned the other day.

Reminder to all performers, the deadline is coming up to send in your vendor information for your CDs, songbooks, and underwear.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 04 May 11 - 08:43 PM

I keep checking the seaport's website to see if there is any news. So far, nothing. There may be a change in my schedule, though. Today I got a notice to report for possible jury duty on May 31! Sure hope they won't need me on June 10, but if they do I hope I'll know far enough in advance to change my reservation without being charged for May 9. I would still attend that evening's concert, but a very tired ChanteyLass would arrive at the courthouse on June 10!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 Mar 11 - 09:01 PM

Welcome aboard!

This will be great fun!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Mar 11 - 07:10 PM

Heres twin two staring to think about the 2011 festival Such a great line up We missed the Chantey Blast so we are even more ready to sing and party

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,heavenly twin 1
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 01:53 PM

Just fine, Pete, looking forward to seeing you again The good times are on the horizon for the Heavenly Twins

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: stallion
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 12:58 PM

Ah Susan, how are you m'dear, well I trust.......Ah and kindest regards to twin two
Pete

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Heavenly Twin 1
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 10:19 AM

Going from oldest to youngest, Twin 1 is Susan and Twin 2 is Pamela I was born 15 min. before her

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: stallion
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 07:18 PM

is that twin 1 or 2? pamela?

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 01:27 PM

Ah maybe one day The Shanty Annas sigh!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,heavenly twin
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 01:24 PM

That's a terrific line up...old friends and new! Can't wait...only ten more weeks!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 09:16 AM

Chantey Lass-

We're certainly looking forward to being there again. The last time we were featured as a group was back in 2006. We're hoping that our new CD Look Out! will merit some attention: Click here for website!

It's a combination of traditional shanties, poems by C. Fox Smith and old sailor poets adapted for singing, and some contemporary nautical songwriters.

I'll also bring my two songbooks for sale: Sea Songs of Cicely Fox Smith and Uncommon Sailor Songs.

And we do have a pirate song or two!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 28 Mar 11 - 07:14 PM

Nice to see Roll & Go on the bill, too. : )

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 28 Mar 11 - 07:08 PM

Charley, they are listed as being from Providence, and I'm pretty sure that you are right about them being Brown U's pirate gang. They were a lot of fun last year and I agree that it is nice to see them on the bill.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChrisJBrady
Date: 28 Mar 11 - 07:18 AM

Nice to see Danny Spooner (from Oz) is still active. Great singer and story teller.

http://www.dannyspooner.com/discography.htm

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 27 Mar 11 - 09:37 PM

ARRR, I believe is the pirate gang from in and around Brown University. Nice to see them featured.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 27 Mar 11 - 04:28 PM

The line-up is not on the seaport's website http://www.mysticseaport.org/ yet (still some posts from 2010), but Geoff Kaufman, Jon Campbell, and Everett Brown shared the stage at the Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, RI, last night, and Geoff brought flyers.

The 2011 festival is June 9-12.

Thursday-Saturday evening concerts start at 7.
Daytime events and concerts on Saturday and Sunday are from noon-5
The symposium sessions are Friday 10-3 at the Coast Guard Academy in New London and Saturday 9-noon at Mystic Seaport.

This year's scheduled performers are:
ARRR
Celeste Bernardo
The Chanteens
Judy Cook
Jack Dalton
Jeff Davis
Martin and Shan Graebe (from England)
Richard Grainger (from England)
Kapriol'! (from the Netherlands)
Tom Kastle
Margaret McCandless
Dan Milner & Robbie O'Connell
The Northern Neck Chantey Singers
Brian Peters (from England)
Raizes
John Roberts
Roll & Go
Rick Spencer
Danny Spooner (from Australia)
David Stone (from Canada)
Ken Sweeney
Bob Webb
Caryl Weiss
Bob Walser

Unless already noted, the performers reside in the US, though some have origins elsewhere.