Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW

Subject: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 08:42 PM

My wife and I will be doing a tour of the Pacific Northwest in late September. Here's the schedule:

We arrive in Seattle on Tuesday evening, September 15

Judy has legislative workshops for much of the week but I'll be free to prowl around.

Friday, September 18, I'll be joining the jam session at Stewart Fredrickson's.

Sunday, September 20, we head north to British Columbia where we'll be networking with eagle watchers associated with the Hancock Wildlife Forum.

Thursday, September 24, 7:30 pm, I'll be leading a Cicely Fox Smith workshop and concert sponsored by the Steveston Folk Guild in their lovely Murukami Boat House. Do attend if you're in the area.

Friday, September 25, we're off to Victoria on Vancouver Island to do more research on C. Fox Smith's residency there from 1904 to 1911; we'll also be meeting with more eagle watchers.

Saturday, September 26, we'll be joining the Victoria Song Circle at the Bent Mast Pub, 512 Simcoe Street.

Sunday, September 27, we'll be joining the Victoria Folk Music Society Sing, 7:30 pm, at the Norway House, 1110 Hillside Ave.

Monday, September 28, we ferry over to the mainland.

Tuesday, September 29, we fly back to Maine.

I'd really love to meet any Mudcatters that are in the areas we will be in. It's been almost 5 years since we were out there the last time and it was lots of fun!

I'll be posting a journal as we travel via this thread, and a set of pictures after we get back home on my website.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Jon Bartlett
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 02:49 AM

I wish we were here to welcome you to the Wet Coast, Charley, but we'll be crossing paths on our way to the East. I know you'll have a good time, especially with the Victoria shanty crowd.

Jon Bartlett

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Genie
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 04:19 AM

Hey, Charley,
I hope I can join you at Stewart's on Friday the 18th, but even if I go back to PDX on the 17th, maybe I can meet up with you somewhere (there's folk music somewhere in the Seattle area every day of the week) on Wed. or Thursday.   It'd be good to see you and Judy again.

Sorry you won't be gracing Portland with your songs this trip, but I know it's a bit difficult to be in 2 or more places at once.

Genie

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Deckman
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 05:18 AM

Merry Morning Charley ... That looks like a very fun few days (daze?) in our Northwest. Has it really been five years! Judy and I will be gone on our own trip while you're around these parts, so unfortunatly we'll miss seeing you again. I would have especially enjoyed trading songs with you at Stew's jam session. We're heading to Idaho, Montana on the 14th, and we're back on the 25th. CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 05:32 PM

So everyone is off somewhere else! That figures.

Actually I knew that Jon and Rika were going to be at the Portsmouth Maritime Festival (NH) and that William Pint and Felicia Dale were also on the East Coast. So now Deckman's off to Idaho and Montana.

Genie-

I'm booked Thursday evening but Wednesday is wide open. What are the options for Wednesday in Seattle?

Dave McArthur is my contact with the Steveston Folk Guild [phone].

Bill Huot is my best contact in Victoria, coordinating the Victoria Song Circle at the Bent Mast Pub; I do hope they have a larger room than the one I was in five years ago.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: olddude
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 05:43 PM

Dear Charlie
watch out for "bigfoot" they say he lives there

have fun

Dan

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Genie
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 07:05 PM

He doesn't come into Seattle proper much, though. They say he hangs out around Skamania or Mt St. Helens - both of which are closer to Portland than to Seattle.

But if Charley encounters ol' Sasquatch, he'll prob'ly write one helluva ballad about it!

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 07:59 PM

It all depends on how much I've been drinking.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: GUEST,iancarterb
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 12:38 AM

It may turn out we're on opposite sides of the border beginning and end, but the middle of your trip offers some promise to meet. I'll do my best to get to Seattle on the 18th if the Victoria days don't work out.
Carter B

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Rapparee
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 08:39 AM

Ya oughta come here. Sasquatch was sighted around in a few years back (by a sober cop) and the might be Other Things.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 09:19 AM

Actually I'll be on the trail of my favorite nautical poet Cicely Fox Smith again while in Victoria. She was resident there from 1904 to 1913. Last time I spent some time in the BC Archives but didn't have enough time to go through the microfilm of the local newspapers. I'm convinced that she would have published some poems and other observations while in residence. I know she entered a poetry contest.

I did take a photo of her initials "CFS" carved into an old door of a derelict building on the waterfront, but they looked suspiciously fresh.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Genie
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 09:29 AM

Ghosts?

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 12:59 PM

Genie-

Victoria is a harbor town full of ghosts.

There are the bones of the old Outer Wharves that CFS liked to hang out on in the evening, ostentatiously fishing but actually collecting the yarns from sailors that became the fodder for her nautical poems.

I also would love to locate the boarding house CFS stayed at, which she describes in her romantic novel Peregrine's Love, somewhere in the neighborhood of James Bay.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: mg
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 03:35 PM

There is a red-headed woman on the island who has the most powerful beautiful voice I can think of. Ask around and someone will refer you. I would try really hard to meet up with her. mg

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 04:44 PM

MG-

Thanks for the heads-up!

I will endeavor to track down "the red-headed woman with the most powerful beautiful voice."

Any other missions?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Deckman
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 05:09 PM

I sure hope name isn't "Mary" ... as in "Stay away from red haired Mary ..." bob

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 08:49 PM

Making personal note: "Stay away from red-haired Mary!"

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Fidjit
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 11:04 PM

Quote Charlie
< Thursday, September 24, 7:30 pm, I'll be leading a Cicely Fox Smith workshop and concert sponsored by the Steveston Folk Guild in their lovely Murukami Boat House. Do attend if you're in the area.

Friday, September 25, we're off to Victoria on Vancouver Island to do more research on C. Fox Smith's residency there from 1904 to 1911 >

That sounds interesting Charlie. You'll have to tell me more.

I'm visiting San Francisco as from the 28th.. Sept to 12th. October.

see here

Miles apart I know. Didn't know my world tour was to start there and so early.

Chas

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: olddude
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 11:37 PM

You can also look for the money that DW somebody or other stole back in the 70's when he jumped out of the jet liner he hijacked. I guess that is a pretty popular quest for some treasure hunters.

Just watch out for bigfoot ...Some say he makes ya a sex slave if you are captured ... LOL

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: olddude
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 11:43 PM

I remember now, the guys name was DD Cooper ... that jumped out of the plane.   I think Rap already found it however and just won't tell us

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 08:15 AM

Chas et al-

Here's a link to Cicely Fox Smith's on-line anthology of 625 poems at Oldpoetry, including a brief biography: Click here for website!

Jim Saville (aka Shanty Freak) and I are primarily responsible for posting her poems at this website where we also function as moderators.

Here's a link to my own website where I have adapted some 30 CFS poems for singing: click here for website!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 08:33 AM

D. B. Cooper.

The man who learned that you shouldn't get your parachutes from the same people you're robbing.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 10:08 PM

They did find some of his plunder on a sandbar a few years ago.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Barry Finn
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 11:22 PM

Between salt water & sea strand?

Barry

Subject: Song about Harry Truman, Bigfoot and D B Cooper
From: Genie
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:11 AM

In the early 1980s I heard a guy sing a wonderful song about Harry Truman -- the one who refused to leave his Spirit Lake Lodge on Mt. St Helens in 1980 -- which ended with something like
"... or are you hangin' with Bigfoot and D B Cooper?
Well, I guess we'll never know."


Hey, Charlie, maybe you can find all 3 of them?

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 08:16 AM

Meanwhile, I've been in contact with an interesting lady from Victoria, Danda Humphreys, who has published Building Victoria: Men, Myths, and Mortar, a historical overview of this fair city with old photos and full of details. She hadn't run across any references to CFS but she is now intrigued and we plan to conduct a mutual tour.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 08:37 PM

Things are looking good for the Steveston Village concert Thursday, September 24, 7:30 pm, at the Murukami Boat House. Dave McArthur has invited Simon Trevelyan from the Vancouver Folk Song Society to lead the opening set. Simon is also a shanty/forebitter singer and I look forward to hearing him live. I'll be doing an hour set of primarily C. Fox Smith songs, with a few others added in. Hopefully there will be some singing afterwards as well.

I haven't heard much from the Seattle folks except for the ones who plan to be away. Is anyone planning to go to Stewart's Friday evening session other than me?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 09:18 PM

Looks like you're having a wonderful time, Charley. I'm very happy for you both.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: autoharper
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 09:41 PM

Charley: Sorry I won't see you when you're out west, as I will be touring in Kansas. Have a wonderful excursion. -Adam Miller

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 09:45 PM

Peace-

I'm still in Maine doing all the kinds of chores one needs to be before this fascinating trip. We're, among other things, editing a new CD, Sailortown Days.

Adam-

It will be nice to hear you again when you venture back to Maine.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Barry Finn
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 11:37 PM

You haven't even left yet????

Barry

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 06 Sep 09 - 11:00 AM

Barry-

No, Roll & Go has a gig in Provincetown, Cape Cod, next weekend and then Judy and I fly out to Seattle on Tuesday.

Of course we'll miss Jon and Rika at the Portsmouth Maritime Festival, not to mention you and the other members of the Finn & Haddie Trio.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 10 Sep 09 - 09:19 AM

Here's a list of "Open Mics" running in Seattle which I'd like more information on:

Wednesday

- Hopvine Pub - 507 E 15th Ave., Seattle, 206-328-3120 / 8:30 pm
- Ould Triangle - 9736 Greenwood Ave., Seattle, 206-706-7798 / 9:30 pm
- Skylark Cafe - 3803 SW Delridge Way, Seattle, 206-935-2111 / 9 pm
- The Blue Moon Tavern - 712 NE 45th St., Seattle, 206-675-9116 / 9 pm

Thursday

- Murphy`s Irish Pub - 1928 N 45th St., Seattle, 206-634-2110 / 8:30 pm
- The Dubliner Pub - 3517 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, 206-548-1508 / 9 pm
- Mr. Spot's Chai House - www.chaihouse.com - 5463 Leary Way NW, Seattle, 206-784-5415 / 8 pm
- Piecora's Pizza (Back Room) - www.myspace.com/pickleopenstage - 1401 E Madison, Seattle 98122, 206-322-9411 / 8 pm (Every 3rd Thu Of Month)

Most appear to be Irish or singer-songwriter and I'm not sure how welcome what I do would be in either of those venues.

We head out to Seattle on Tuesday, September 15.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: ChanteyMatt
Date: 10 Sep 09 - 07:18 PM

Ahoy Charlie!
The open mics you've listed are pretty tough to play. On Wednesday nights, the Hopvine is the best but tough to get a spot. It's pretty well known. The Blue Moon is legendary but loud. On Thursday nights, your best bet is Murphy's Pub. I play there sometimes. It's an american pub so it's loud but the musicians are respectful. Forget all the rest 'cause you'll be competing for time against a lot of very young and loud folks. Perhaps I'll see you at Murphy's.

Fair winds

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Barry Finn
Date: 10 Sep 09 - 08:18 PM

Charley, you're not gone yet?????

Barry

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 10 Sep 09 - 09:11 PM

Victoria has some fine little boutique hotels.

Be sure and eat the curry at lunch or dinner in the Bengal Lounge of the Empress Hotel. A treat not to be missed. Very reminiscent of the days of the Raj.
No chanteys, but live jazz Friday and Saturday.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 10 Sep 09 - 09:18 PM

Forgot to mention the afternoon tea at the Empress. A bit of England.
The scones with thick Devonshire cream and preserves are tops. The mango and curried chicken sandwiches ...

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 10 Sep 09 - 09:42 PM

Chanty Matt-

Actually, looking at my wife's schedule, it appears I'm going on a cruise Thursday evening. Maybe you could join us Friday evening at Stewart's session. I'd really like to hear some of your songs live.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 11 Sep 09 - 11:54 AM

We'll be off to Cape Cod for a Roll & GO concert this weekend. I'll check back on Monday for more feedback.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Genie
Date: 11 Sep 09 - 05:51 PM

I plan to go to the house concert at Stewart's, Charley.

I hope the SFS folks (Bruce Baker, et al.) are promoting it.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Genie
Date: 11 Sep 09 - 05:57 PM

Oops! I lied.
Sort of.

A gig I had booked for Wed. afternoon had to be rescheduled to Friday eve., and it's in Des Moines.   It'll be over at 8 PM, but since it's Friday and Seattle, it'd probably be at least 9:30 before I could get to Stewart's.
If you folks think things'll still be going strong till 10 or 11 PM, I'll come up there after that gig.

Genie

I'm up for joining you at a Thursday evening open mic, etc., if you decide on one, and I'll stll be in town Saturday, in case you find a jam or something.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Genie
Date: 12 Sep 09 - 01:12 AM

ETA, I see now that you'll be away Thurs. eve, so I hope I can make it to Stewart's before everyone's done singing.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Sep 09 - 03:30 PM

Briefly back from Cape Cod and repacking for the Pacific Northwest.

My new CD, Sailortown Days is holding up well. So we'll run off some copies for the trip, and then most likely do some more editing when we return.

It's so hard to believe that we'll actually be in Seattle Tuesday evening. Our cats are not going to be happy when we leave again, and this time we'll be gone for two weeks. But they do have a dedicated "slave" to address their every need!

I'll be taking along a new "netbook" so I should be able to post updates as we journey.

I do wonder what city my banjo will be visiting this time. I still remember waiting several days for it to catch up with me in Sydney, Australia, and then when we flew from Melbourne to Port Douglas it decided to visit Tasmania. That banjo is considerably more well traveled than I.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Deckman
Date: 14 Sep 09 - 04:11 PM

I'm sure you'll enjoy your Seattle visit Charley. Judy and I are leaving in the morning for our own trip ... what does that say when your friends LEAVE town as soon as you arrive? If it wasn't for this necessary timing, I would have enjoyed sharing songs with you again. Best wishes, Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Sep 09 - 09:14 PM

Bob-

I'll certainly miss sharing songs with you again but there will be another time. Consider venturing on to Maine!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Barry Finn
Date: 14 Sep 09 - 11:12 PM

Christ CHarley, will you go already. :-)

Barry

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Sep 09 - 11:17 PM

Barry-

Well, I finally did find my passport. It was still in the glove compartment of my van from my trek out to Michigan via Ontario.

Passports come in handy!

Still repacking!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Genie
Date: 15 Sep 09 - 02:50 AM

Hey, Charley, they haven't started makin' ya show yer passport when ya come from Maine to Washington,

Yet.

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 Sep 09 - 07:35 AM

Genie-

True, but it's still useful for crossing into Canada.

Just when we were finally getting to sleep late last night our calico cat brought in a live mouse. She was very pleased with herself and dropped it on the floor of the entry way, when we responded to her proud mews. Of course the mouse then sped under the baseboard heater, which runs behind the cabinet where we keep office supplies and the copier. We hope mouse has an enjoyable time while we are away.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, out the door to catch a plane!

Subject: RE: Charley Noble Off to the Pacific NW
From: GUEST,iancarterb
Date: 15 Sep 09 - 01:54 PM

Charley- We're all sorry that the Massed Pipes and Drums to meet you at SeaTac bailed out at the last minute. Security issues... those airort police have NO sense of humor OR pageantry.