Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up

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.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 - 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: ChanteyLass
Date: 08 May 11 - 10:52 PM

Oops, you are right, CeltAddict. He told me that on his last day. Thank you for correcting me. And I'll look for your thread.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Heavenly twin two
Date: 11 May 11 - 04:16 PM

Counting days I love this time of year the anticipation is great and the festival is never a let down One month from tomorrow. I feel like a little girl waiting for Christmas and I am far from being a little girl

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 12 May 11 - 07:58 AM

There's a little more information on the Museum website of who is performing at the major evening concerts: click here for update!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 12 May 11 - 04:07 PM

Ooh, I hadn't seen that! Looks like you'll be one of the folks who open the festival!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 12 May 11 - 05:39 PM

Yes, Roll & Go will be one of the opening acts Thursday evening. We're looking forward to leading some strong chorus songs, and I'm sure whoever is there will join in the full-throated tradition that Mystic is famous for.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 13 May 11 - 11:40 AM

Gotta love those Full Throated traditions.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 13 May 11 - 01:42 PM

Marc-

There's also "the deep-throated" tradition but only for consenting adults.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 13 May 11 - 04:51 PM

Thank you Charley. This may come as a surprise, But that is pretty much what I was thinking when I read your original post.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: stallion
Date: 13 May 11 - 07:35 PM

Sorry to be missing mystic, you will love Richard Grainger, I particularly like his "Scarborough Fisherman" but then it is my home town!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,heavenly twin 1
Date: 14 May 11 - 07:23 AM

Stallion...the first beer of the weekend will be for you from us...Maybe next time Can't wait to hear Richard G. for the first time. We love meeting new sea music friends!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST
Date: 22 May 11 - 12:15 PM

The weatherman must be saving up the hot sunny weather for Mystic on the second weekend of June Think good thoughts That cold beer will taste even better lying on the lawn listening to music Maybe the Heavenly twins could do some divine intervention

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Salsa
Date: 22 May 11 - 08:29 PM

Will the concert be broadcasted by WPKN again this year for those of us who have to work on Thursday night and can't get down to the Seaport?

Salsa

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,HT 1
Date: 31 May 11 - 02:08 PM

Ten days to go by my calculations

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 May 11 - 05:29 PM

We shipped off our CDs and songbooks today. Hopefully they'll arrive at Mystic intact.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Salsa
Date: 31 May 11 - 08:15 PM

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

What does that mean? Am I not a real person?

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 May 11 - 08:36 PM

Well, having the food prepared by our own volunteers will be a nice switch from 3rd party caterers. After all, the volunteers have to eat the same food! I fully appreciate their dedication and skill, and I'd like an extra piece of pie!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 31 May 11 - 10:35 PM

I spent Memorial Day (also a Lobster Day) at Mystic Seaport and bought my festival tickets there. However, the person I bought them from couldn't find an all-festival tag for me. He said he'd have one ready for me when I show up for Thursday night's concert. Since I'm a seaport member, I'll have admission for the daytime concerts, anyway, so I'll be okay without it, but I still want it! I also renewed my membership at the Individual Plus level that day. That means I get to bring a guest, admitted free, with me each time, and it can be a different guest each time. The first time I brought a guest was to the festival! People in line behind me at admissions were discussing the best discount to use to get in. The married couple could get in with a price for couples. The other man with them could get an AARP or AAA discount or something. I turned around, asked them to step aside with me, explained my membership, and invited him to make use of it, telling him he would be free to go his own way within the grounds and not feel he had to stick with me. It turned out he was the father of one of the performers. Last year I brought a married couple with me one festival day, so the wife got in free.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 01:23 AM

Great song alert..I was just at Folklife and heard one of the best songs in quite a while..by Jon V...a Fisher Poet..who I actually had never heard before..it is called the Arctic Rose about a ship that went down and should not have been fishing. It was great. Any Fisher Poets coming to this? mg

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 07:37 AM

mg-

There's usually a sighting of Jon Campbell but he's not officially on the program. I know he's working up a new CD and maybe he'll have a copy with him.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,HT1
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 08:22 AM

It's feeling very close now that you all are chatting. Can't wait to see everyone!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Heidi
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 12:37 PM

Looking forward to my second sea music festival. :) This year I have a few friends coming who have never been before; when they asked which day to come, I told them they're better off starting Friday night and just staying for the duration! We'll see when they show up... They were here for the chanty blast, and loved it, so I'm hoping that'll be impetus for them to stay as long as possible. :)

Slight dilemma though.... Go to the Thursday night concert, possibly pull an all-nighter, and then drive back to work for the morning (only working a half day), or call in sick? :P

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Heavenly twin two
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 05:03 PM

Heidi not a dilemna My sister and I have been calling in sick for twenty years. When I would go to my bosses office he would just say Oh the fleets in ? He knew!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: bluesunsets
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 07:53 PM

Twist my arm why don't you? :P

Heidi, who finally gave in and got a mudcat membership.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 01:28 AM

I don't think anyone in this year's Mystic line-up is a fisher-poet, but there are usually some at the New Bedford (Massachusetts) Working Waterfront Festival in September. The line-up for that is not complete. Jon Campbell will perform there, but in addition to being a fisher-poet he is a singer-songwriter, so I don't know how he'll divide his time. At some point he may see this thread and fill us in, but I don't think he checks Mudcat frequently. Here's a link for the Working Waterfront Festival. http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: RTim
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 03:25 PM

Hi All,

Can someone remind me of how to order a Lunch at the Symposium??

Either e-mail address or phone number..

Thanks - Tim Radford

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 08:38 PM

Usually about a third of the Festival audience is in residence by Thursday evening. There's always room for more but I understand that working people are more constrained than some of us underemployed shantymen. The late evening session at the German dancehall, however, is one of the best for new participants. Fewer people makes it more intimate and less intense. Of course "intense" is also great unless you choose the wrong key for what you want to lead and crash and burn...

We'll be there for sure Thursday evening; we better be there since we're scheduled on the evening stage as Roll & Go.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 10:42 PM

Tim, the info you need to order lunch is:

12:00 - Buffet Luncheon, including vegetarian option, available at the Officers' Club ($13.)
Please reserve a ticket with Dr. Faye Ringel and pay with cash or check at the Symposium.

haven't done it yet, either! Don't know what I'm waiting for. I have my motel reservation and bought my festival tickets on Memorial Day. KathyW tipped me off to this. I'm not sure if an email address can be changed to a clicky, so I won't attempt it.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 04 Jun 11 - 12:53 AM

Received this email message today. I'm disappointed.

Good Afternoon-

Unfortunately there will be no food vendors at the evening concerts, so it would be a good idea to bring in snacks and a drink for the evening.

Sincerely,
Kevin Messier
Visitor Services
Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea
860.572.0711

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: sciencegeek
Date: 04 Jun 11 - 06:27 AM

a missed opportunity for them... but enough places close by to grab a bite or takeout before the concert.

bring a picnic basket of goodies for the weekend is my plan. of course, I've been providing the late night/post chanty sing snacks at the YTB for years... boy, those folks sure get the late night munchies! LOL

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 05 Jun 11 - 10:59 AM

Oh, no! CBS Sunday Morning just had to show their feature on bedbugs today! As if I weren't anxious enough about that already! I hope my room is free of these and other vermin. Everybody else's rooms, too, of course!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Jun 11 - 12:23 PM

Not to mention the weevils we'll find in our biscuits.

As the old shellbacks would say "If you find two weevils in your biscuit, be sure to bite into the lessor of the two."

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 06 Jun 11 - 05:33 AM

That 'Master & Commander' sure was a great film.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 06 Jun 11 - 07:11 AM

buspassed-

And the dogwatches were "curtailed."

Cheerily, Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: bluesunsets
Date: 06 Jun 11 - 10:07 AM

Starting to get excited. Anyone heard anything re: what the daily sessions are gonna be about? Considering that there are a lot of Civil War history buffs in the line-up, I'm wondering if they're doing anything to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Then again, this is pure conjecture on my part.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 07 Jun 11 - 12:33 AM

The schedule is here. http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=F9B52A41-1E4F-379B-60A67B44BC2AFA73 Scroll down to see the daytime performance schedules. It appears no part is dedicated to the Civil War, but performers may sing songs about it as they relate to other topics.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Jun 11 - 07:34 AM

The day schedule is indeed there to sort through and print out. Here's some more detail.

The Roll & Go concert at the Boat Shed (Lighthouse Point) on Saturday, 12-noon, will be a tribute to "Special Ships," famous and infamous ones:

Marco Polo
Leona
Limbo Ships
Lumber
Snap the Line Tight
Saltpetre Shanty
Fine Old Lady
Wreck of the Lady Washington
Spectral Fishing Fleet
Sugar in the Hold

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 08 Jun 11 - 11:39 PM

I will probably go to that concert, but . . . some year I want to go to ALL the demos on the ships.

Curious: what time do the Thursday evening performers have to show up for sound check?

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Gibb Sahib
Date: 09 Jun 11 - 12:56 AM

ChanteyLass--

Last year I did all the demos (purposefully), and I think I ended up doing all but one in the previous year. It's one of the only places in the world you can do that, and for me, that's where it's at.

I'd love to see more enthusiasm for (attendance at) the demos, and in turn to see them developed more. Longer heave/hauls, more realistic work. A bit more "training" for some of the performers beforehand. There shouldn't be any more of a burden on the crew, but participants' enthusiasm might carry it.

***
I was planning on attending as of a few weeks ago, but sad to say time and finances have made me unable. I was in my native Connecticut the last two years, but now "trapped" in California. I hope someone is there carrying the flag for chanties as a current and relevant art! :) Sing what you want! Sing what you feel! Chanties are not folklore, they are US!

On a side note, if anyone knows of any chanty-related events in California (e.g. in Frisco) this summer, please let me know.

Gibb

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 09 Jun 11 - 08:29 AM

Gibb-

Sad to hear that you're marooned in California. We'll miss you.

ChanteyLass-

I'm not sure when sound check will be for this evening's concert but 6pm might be a useful time to stop by. Tech sheets should have been e-mailed to Dennis Cook a week or so ago.

Weather looks hot and humid for this evening.

Back to final packing!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 09 Jun 11 - 11:01 AM

Gibb, maybe next year. Last year was the first year I could go to the pub sings, so I remember hearing you there.

Charley, I won't stop by at 6. I was just wondering how early performers have to arrive.

I think I'll leave my computer at home. If I brought it, I would worry about it being stolen. I
can do Mudcat with my smart phone which I can use anywhere, but it's a little harder. I'll have to remember to identify myself as "ChanteyLass" on cell if I post anything!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,John from "Elsie`s Band"
Date: 09 Jun 11 - 11:12 AM

I would love to be there again. Don`t forget to ask Bonnie to sing "Cornish Lads" at the "Griswald".

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,ChanteyLass on cell
Date: 10 Jun 11 - 01:07 AM

It was a fine opening night of music though severe thunderstorms may have kept some people away. Those who attended had a great time, and this is the first Thursday night concert that I've been to when the police didn't come to tell us it was too late to use mics.

I can't go to the Griswald until my son's family no longer needs me to babysit on Mondays. I hope someone else requests that song. I assume you mean Bonnie Milner because I've heard The Johnson Girls sing it.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,John from "Elsie`s Band"
Date: 10 Jun 11 - 06:35 AM

You`re spot on Chanteylass. When I was there Bonnie sang it solo.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jun 11 - 02:01 AM

I introduced myself to some Mudcatters today--or they introduced themselves to me. That was fun!

John, I told Bonnie about your request. She said to thank you. She didn't say whether or not she plans to go to The Griswald Inn.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,ChanteyLass on cell
Date: 12 Jun 11 - 03:15 PM

That last post was from me. I have had so little sleep I forgot to identify myself on my cell phone. I've stayed until at least 1 AM at the pub sings and waking up to get to the first festival program each morning. Saturday night's sing was packed with wonderful participants and songs. I left at 1:35 AM and went to the church sing this morning at 10 AM. I could never do this if I hadn't stayed in Mystic. In addition to the wonderful songs last night, there was a performance by Morris dancers and a wonderful bones performance by Tim Reilly and Kenny Wolin as each tried to outdo the other. I think Kathy W. videotaped that.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: curmudgeon
Date: 12 Jun 11 - 03:50 PM

Judging by the sparsity of posts here, I should venture to believe that a grand time is being had by all. However, if any of you still need more maritime music after the weekend consider a run up to New Hampshire next Saturday.

Subject: June/Barry Finn Mem. Shanty Session@Press Room (NH)
From: curmudgeon - PM
Date: 12 Jun 11 - 12:58 PM

This coming Saturday, 18 June will be both the regular monthly, and the Second Annual Barry Finn Memorial Shanty, Forebitter and Ballad Session at the Press Room in Portsmouth NH from 3:30 to 7:30 PM.

We're expecting a good turnout, including many of this year's Mysticians. Please come join us in lifting a song, a pint, a tot in remembrance of our old friend - Tom

Here's hoping that more can join us - Tom

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Gibb Sahib
Date: 12 Jun 11 - 04:19 PM

How were the Northern Neck Singers? Did they participate in anything besides the stage concerts? Would have like to see them!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,ChanteyLass on cell
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 12:43 AM

I'm home but my computer seems unable to get onto the Internet!

Curmudgeon, that session sounds wonderful. I hope it is well attended and wish I could go. I'd love to go to one of the sessions, but it is unlikely given the distance. Instead I'll be at the Blackstone River Theatre's Summer Solstice Festival in Cumberland, RI. I enjoy reading the threads about your sessions even though I can't go. It seems like a lot of wonderful people share terrific songs.

Gibb, the Northern Neck Chantey singers were scheduled to do net-hauling songs at Australia Beach on Sunday at 11. I don't know if they did it because rain had just stopped. I was leaving the church sing at the other side of the seaport and decided to go to another concert nearby. I also don't know if the NNCS were supposed to do this presentation in boats or onshore. The seaport demo squad does a demo of this in boats with songs on a regular schedule now.

When I wrote about Saturday's pub sing, I forgot to
Mention that during one of the songs a young couple got up and did some swing dancing. They were good.

I will post more when I'm rested. In the meantime I hope everyone made it home safely or soon will. Please let us know your own experiences at the festival.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: KathyW
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 08:39 AM

Got back from Mystic late last night (must work today). I'll try to post more comments later, but I had a great time. Gibb, in response to your question, the Northern Neck Chantey Singers did the net hauling demo on Sunday morning, which included a demo of splicing and net repair. It was on shore.

Also of interest to you if you remember Bob Walser's presentation on oyster dredging songs last year, he's figured out more! Using a rowboat in the Mystic River, he conducted an experiment of actually using one of the songs while dredging. Totally cool.
This year I was able to participate in more of the demos-- pulling on a halyard to a chantey was incredibly informative. I'd tried it before in Chicago on the tall ship Windy, but it isn't the right sort of rig for that to work right. Trying the capstan again was also good, and I do wish I could have done more of that sort of thing. Some year I'm going to get there a day early and have time to really do them all.

The concerts were great; the pub sings were great-- though Thursday night, perhaps due to all the rain, was comparatively low key (at least based on my limited experience).

I believe the female half of the swing-dancing couple ChantyLass mentions was Nicole Singer.

I did get some video of a number of things, but haven't had the chance yet to see how well any of it came out. Fingers crossed!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 11:55 AM

Judy and I are back in residence in Maine, along with our guests Danny and Gael Spooner.

Roll & Go had a wonderful time but we're still running around checking things out and there's little time to edit and post Judy's 700 photos.

Thanks, everyone, who attended and made it such a great experience.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Mel
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 12:52 PM

This was my first time at Mystic and certainly not my last! I had a wonderful time, but next time I have to plan ahead for sleep deprivation. The whole community was really welcoming and showed me a great time. ChanteyLass, I think we finally introduced ourselves to each other as I was leaving dinner on Sunday. Hopefully I will be less bashful next year and actualy get up and lead! Thanks for a great weekend, all.

Mel, the other half of the dancing couple

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Jeri
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 02:15 PM

...and if you're the Mel I met earlier this year, you've got a wonderful voice... and nice pants. Come to Portsmouth for the shanty session next Saturday, or maybe I'll run into a pack of NYC peeps at Old Songs.

One of these years, I'll make it. I'm actually a bit afraid, as I think that once I go, I won't want to ever miss it.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 02:26 PM

I couldn't make it--busy all weekend on the other side of Connecticut, but I did discover that the evening concerts on Friday and Saturday were broadcast on radio, and will be available archivally for a couple of weeks only. Go to http://archives.wpkn.org/ and scroll to either Friday, June 10 or Saturday, June 11. Listen to the shows scheduled for 7:00 p.m. to 10 or 11:00 p.m.--ignore the names of the shows, which just indicate the DJs who were pre-empted by the special broadcast. It's not the whole festival, but at least it's a taste for those of us who couldn't make it.

--Charlie Baum, who couldn't get to sleep on Saturday night, but listened to some of the singers in a delayed archival broadcast via the internet

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Heavenly twin two
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 02:48 PM

This is being written on coming down day as we always refer to it. the festival was such a delight. We made some new friends and identified others as sometimes we know people but not their names. The music was excellent with the saturday night pub one of our favorites ever. The music, the dancing, the hugs and kisses were top notch We especially enjoyed the Souzas, Peters Juliana and JoAnns Keep on Fishing were great. The North Neck Chanteymen were a joy to behold but the real dark horse was Jack Dalton. He brought fun and energy in a new form.Ill never forget the Yupik pick up line "We are not related" Laughed until we cried. One more great festival in the books. Looking forward to the next which will be our twenty fifth. Enjoy the year ahead may it be kind to you all and we hope to see yo in January. The Twins

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: KathyW
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 11:59 PM

@ Charlie Baum: The Thursday night concert is also archived on the WPKN archive, but it starts about 20 minutes into the 7 pm show.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 02:48 AM

Mel, no, that wasn't me. I ate lunch alone in the Galley and dinner close to home in RI. However, next time I see you I will introduce myself now that I know your name or even if I forget it. (I'm pretty shy and a lot older.) Do you plan to go to Chantey Blast? I do but almost didn't last year because of bad weather. And I'll be back at Mystic before then. I don't know how often you go there, but maybe we will cross paths. I was pretty sure your partner was named Nicole but didn't know her last name.

KathyW and Charley Noble, I look forward to seeing anything you put online.

Pam and Sue, how about Geoff Kauffman singing about the last Great Whale at the Whales and Whaling workshop? I saw you there. That and people putting arms around each other and swaying to Geoff Kauffman leading the closing song Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her brought tears to my eyes. During that last song I was standing next to one of Mystic's craft demonstrators. Coincidentally, he had sat next to me at January's Chantey Blast. His voice is almost as deep as Don Sineti's, and since some vocal cord damage I often sing in a deep voice, too. I can't carry a tune, but standing next to him probably helped! Also, you might want to check out Chris and Meredith Thompson, singer/songwriter identical twins who grew up in Providence and started performing as teenagers at open mics at Stone Soup, so I've watched them grow up and have always been able to tell the apart by their facial bone structure. In fact, I did not think they were identical until they said so! They also said that their parents would never tell them who was born first, but eventually they got their birth certificates. On that, my guess was wrong. Most of their songs are not about the sea, but I think they are wonderful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qPkvoY7MJA Both are parents of young children, making performance dates hard, but here's their website. http://www.cmthompson.com/There are more videos of them on YouTube as well as videos of them with Pete and Maura Kennedy in a quartet called The Strangelings.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 11:25 AM

Thanks to Geoff Kaufman and all the other staff and volunteers who produced this magnificent sea music festival, and to the folks who attended.

Special thanks to the kitchen crew at the YTB who prepared our breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

This year Julie and her sales staff at the Boathouse did an outstanding job with the CDs. Everything was well displayed, inventoried, and ready for check-out when performers were leaving the Festival on Sunday.

Some of my favorite memories was just wandering around with Roll & Go on Friday when we had nothing official to do. First we serenaded the old Maine steamboat Sabino and then took a short harbor cruise aboard her. Then we crawled all over the Charles W. Morgan (which is being completely rebuilt) and led a few shanties on her deck. We also did an impromptu set at the performance stage by the Spouter Inn, and then scoped out the Greenmanville Church to see how best to deal with its very live acoustics when we were doing the C. Fox Smith workshop.

I have to say that the Dutch group Kapriol was one of my favorites, among performers who I am less familiar with. They have energy and talent on all levels, and one is irresistibly drawn in to sing with them with hardly a clue what one is singing! Tom Kastle obviously had great fun leading one of their traditional songs with them, "Hand Over Hand."

The Northern Neck Chantey Singers also did a great job of demonstrating how their traditional net-hauling songs were really done.

There's a whole lot more I could say but maybe some other survivors should post their remarks. I have a whole lot of photo editing to do, thanks to JudyB who only managed to come down Saturday and Sunday but still shot 700 photos; I only managed to shoot about a dozen photos, mostly while we were cruising aboard the steamboat Sabino.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: sciencegeek
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 11:32 AM

well... a little more awake today. So glad I took off an extra day from work.

another fine festival and a good time was had by all, though more than one person got drenched in the rain LOL

thank you to everyone who made a point of complimenting Mike on his C Fox Smith song, Raithlin Island he's been writing fine songs for close to thirty years, but then gets shy about presenting them. go figure

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,HT2
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 11:33 AM

To all at the Seaport, thank you for the outstanding experience of our 24th festival...such sweet memories to savor for another year. The music still fills my head, and it is hard to concentrate on my classes here, but next week will be final exams then summer vacation, and we can come to Mystic more frequently....ChanteyLass, Yes, Geoff's "Last Leviathan" (name of song) was sad and stirring and soul wrenching, and we first heard it 24 years ago at our first festival, but I have not heard it done for a long time. It was lovely to meet you so we are now festival family members. To all our other festival family members,farewell and safe voyage until next time.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 03:23 PM

If you are Facebook Friends (Fans?) of Mystic Seaport, you may have already seen this article with photos of and quotes from performers. If you are not on Facebook, I think this link will let you see the article. http://stonington.patch.com/articles/mystic-seaports-sea-music-festival-is-a-celebration-for-all

I agree that Kapriol'! was wonderful. A friend met me on Saturday and I told her to make sure to hear them, which she did. Another friend who is a deejay on WRIU (same station Laura Travis, closing concert host, is on) was supposed to meet me on Sunday, but she brings her dog and if the rain continued she would have been limited to the Boat Shed, so she backed out. She asked me to buy a Kapriol'! CD for her, but they had already sold out.

I thought the song Ken Sweeney sang about Guzzling Gus and his brothers was wonderful. I liked the way he performed it at the pub blast even better than the way he did it at the closing concert.

Sciencegeek, I was glad I could supply the batteries you needed. I'd appreciate it if you'd replace them for me next year!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: sciencegeek
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 03:59 PM

many thanks for the help... be glad to replace them when next we meet. I did look for you, but we didn't seem to be in the same place at the same time... lol. I stayed dry in the YTB Sat. :)

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 04:46 PM

Here's a public Facebook link to my first set of photos of general scenes in and around Mystic: click here for PIXS

You shouldn't need to be a Facebook member to view these photos.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 05:01 PM

Here's a set of photos I took while documenting our encounter at Mystic with the old Maine-built steamboat Sabino: click here for PIXS

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 09:23 PM

David Diamond has also posted a nice set of photos on his Facebook album for Mystic but you have to be a "friend" of his to view them.

Roll & Go doesn't have any photos of our set at the Thursday "Fitting Out" evening. If anyone took any photos of us, please send me a PM.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 11:09 PM

Great photos, Charley! I don't know how you got them up so fast! I'm still catching up on sleep! This year I didn't take any photos except two with my phone at the closing concert.

In spite of my having posted a message from Mystic saying there would be no food vendors at the evening concerts, they were there on Friday but not Thursday or Saturday because of rain. They were also there during the Sunday closing concert. Because their presence was inconsistent, it was a good thing I had made other arrangements. I did buy some beverages to supplement the water I'd brought. Charley, I'm glad the performers had a reliable source for meals.

Please tell your bandmates that I was glad they sang How Can I Keep from Singing at the church sing. I was hoping someone would do it, and they did it well.

I saw Jon Campbell at the closing concert on Sunday. That was the only time I saw him there.

I hope to get back to the seaport for their Independence Day celebration. It is the day after New Bedford's Summerfest. I plan to go to both days of that but will commute from home and won't make it to Mystic if I am too tired.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: mg
Date: 14 Jun 11 - 11:53 PM

if you like ship (unfortunately shipwreck) photos check this one out..it is mesmerizing to me..

http://historicphotoarchive.com/caps/00068.html

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: KathyW
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 12:00 AM

Because it was requested, I figured I'd post this now:
http://youtu.be/3ILsFuxng54

Ken Wolin and Tim Reilly bones jam during the pub sing Saturday night.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 07:20 AM

Great photo, mg. It sent me looking for info. I was glad to learn all crew members survived. The story is here. http://www.riparia.org/Old_marine_photos/glenesslin.html

Brilliant, Kathy W. You've probably seen Tim perform with Barnacle. They've been at Stone Soup, so I know my Facebook Friends will want to see this video. And I love that Alison Kelley's poodle appears in the audience!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,HT1
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 07:28 AM

Kathy, Thank you so much for posting the video of Tim and Ken I will watch it a million times (or more)! It is the essence of the joy of the festival!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Martin Graebe
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 09:08 AM

We had a great time at Mystic - thank you to all who made us feel so welcome. And some wonderful songs. Dan Milner's ballad 'Johnny Doyle' is going to haunt me for some time yet.

Martin and Shan Graebe

[Shivering on Cape Cod]

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 09:12 AM

ChantyLass-

Thanks for posting the rest of the story of The Wreck of the Glenneslin. It's a sad story for a splendid looking ship but at least the crew survived and the officers were reprimanded.

That was Nor and Eli Dale who led "How Can I Keep from Singing" at the Greenmanville Church at the Sunday morning hymn sing.

I'm beginning to edit Judy's vast inventory of photos from Saturday and Sunday, most of which will not be keepers but I've got to run through them all. Judy arrived at the Festival site Saturday morning with about one hour of sleep; fortunately she was driven by Jeff's wife so she got some additional sleep on the way.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,Salsa
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:18 AM

So Charley,
As to your comment earlier "Real food prepared by real people, or at least by very convincing "people." Were we convincing enough? Did you have enough? Was it good enough? Any suggestions?

Salsa
aka the Kitchen Queen

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 11:03 AM

Salsa-

You and your crew were great, and even accommodated us when we came in at 2 PM (having been booked from 12 to 2).

If we missed a meal it was because we were totally distracted, or physically dragged to some local watering hole. A barrel of grog was probably beyond the budget, not to mention beyond the pale (pail?)!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 12:07 PM

Salsa; I was not around most of the weekend, but heard many very positive comments. It has been many years since that was possible, and many folk felt that your meals contributed strongly to the overall community feeling of this festival. Thank You.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 12:43 PM

Indeed, Marc. There have been times in the past when it felt like the food service folks were almost hostile to the crew, performers and volunteers. The return to a more relaxed, family like setting - even with the pressure of running around from site to site- promoted a good sense of positive morale.
Folks knew that their well being was an important concern and the kitchen crew did their best to ensure everyone was taken care of. Though it seems that a number of performers had no idea what the $10 food voucher was for. sigh... :)

Weather permitting, it would be nice to set up a picnic blanket on the village green and have a Mudcat Box Lunch for a meet & greet. I know there are still plenty of catters out there I have yet to put a face to.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: KathyW
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 08:29 PM

At Charlie's request, another of my videos from Mystic, this one of Roll & Go from the "Fitting Out" concert Thursday night.

http://youtu.be/zpGX4aD44RE

Alas, I forgot to check that my camera battery was fully charged before I left home, and because our flight was delayed by the storm there was no time to charge it before the concert. I couldn't record as much as I wanted to and finished off the evening with about two minutes of battery life left!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 08:57 PM

Kathy-

Roll & Go is honored to have exhausted your battery. Does this mean that our group sucks up energy? We like to think we generate energy.

That's really the best video we've seen of us doing the work we love.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 11:33 PM

Kathy, good job with that video, too. I also watched the one with Tom Kastle and Kapriol'! singing Hand over Hand. Anonymous Guest, you have a good idea, but it might be hard to find a time to meet for a meal. It would have to be at time when everyone has arrived by whatever means of transportation, no one has departed, and there is no music going on!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: sciencegeek
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 07:00 AM

Chanty Lass, that was me sans "cookies". A reminder once again that the kid is also a technoklutz. I was thinking that Sat. would be a good day, near the gazebo. We can give it more thought before next year. lol

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST,paula daddio
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 02:50 PM

A great festival. well done everyone. made it to the sunday hymn sing for the first time this year. what a treat. see everyone next year. paula

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 04:18 PM

Now I saw lots of folks snapping photos at the Festival. How about doing some editing and posting a link to where we can view them? I'd love to see what I've missed.

I've only got about 500 more to run through myself, mostly of the Saturday evening concert, the C. Fox Smith Workshop and the Grand Finale. The late night sessions over at the German dancehall are the most challenging to photograph; the lighting is very low and it's difficult to find one good location to shoot from.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 08:23 PM

I really didn't take any photos this year, just used the video camera. I will slowly be uploading some of them on YouTube to this channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/seachanteyfan

In addition to the two previously mentioned here, so far I've also uploaded:
Tom Kastle: http://youtu.be/ONmIANENqj8
Rick Spencer: http://youtu.be/ABILPHPnOYg
Rick Spencer again, with Marc Bernier and Geoff Kaufman: http://youtu.be/T0qJIfJYEuo
Caryl Weiss, with several friends: http://youtu.be/riwNYC3423M

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: KathyW
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 08:54 PM

Oops, that last was me with a lost cookie...

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 09:03 PM

Kathy-

Good work!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 10:52 PM

Kathy, I agree with Charley: good work. I'm curious about how you decide what to record knowing you can't capture everything.

Sciencegeek, a good time for a Saturday Mudcat picnic might be after the end of the afternoon concert but before the start of the evening concert. I think we are allowed to stay on the grounds although I usually leave to grab something to eat. There isn't enough time between the Saturday symposium and the start of the afternoon concerts. However, performers for the next concert might have to do sound checks. As you said, we have a lot of time to think about this.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 03:38 PM

Here's the next set of Mystic photos that JudyB took of Sunday afternoon workshops, June 12, primarily of Roll & Go, Mike Kennedy and Margaret McCandless at the C. Fox Smith Workshop: Click here for PIXS!

Judy's camera does a good job of reaching out and nabbing nice images in less than perfect lighting conditions, as long as someone doesn't move.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: KathyW
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 08:03 PM

Two more uploaded last night:

Northern Neck Chantey Singers demonstrate net-hauling (this one's for you, Gibb)
http://youtu.be/d5_Ix_98vxU

Brian Peters rocking out on the button accordion:
http://youtu.be/fleJakq239s

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 12:07 AM

I enjoy reliving the festival through the photos and videos and appreciate being able to see what I missed.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 12:04 PM

Yes, this is fun viewing the alternative world of the Mystic Sea Music Festival.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, about to set sail with crew for the Press Room session this afternoon

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 11:39 AM

We're continuing the post-Mystic on the road show with Danny Spooner this evening (Sunday) at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. Join us for another round!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 12:00 AM

Oh! Wish I could. I guess many others wish they could, too. Robbie O'Connell was at Saturday's Blackstone River Theatre Summer Solstice Festival in Cumberland, RI, on Saturday with his cousin Aoife Clancy. Also, Laura Travis, host of Mystic's closing concert, hosted the Traditions stage. Nice to see them again so soon.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 12:01 AM

Oh! Wish I could. I guess many others wish they could, too. Robbie O'Connell was at Saturday's Blackstone River Theatre Summer Solstice Festival in Cumberland, RI, on Saturday with his cousin Aoife Clancy. Also, Laura Travis, host of Mystic's closing concert, hosted the Traditions stage. Nice to see them again so soon.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 04:59 PM

We had a nice concert last evening a the Maine Maritime Museum with Danny Spooner. Dany's now working on his world famous meatloaf in the kitchen. Tomorrow we send him and Gael off to the West's in Wells, Maine, and then it's on West to the Old Songs Festival.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 02:39 PM

I'm doing my final edits of the closing concert and I'm blanking on the name of the woman MC who is also a local radio announcer.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 03:30 PM

Here's our final set of Mystic Sea Music Festival photos taken by Judy Barrows of the closing Sunday concert, arranged in chronological order: click here for PIX!

Enjoy!

Charley Noble and JudyB

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 02 Jul 11 - 12:08 AM

Charley, the closing concert host was Laura Travis of WRIU (University of RI). She hosts The Celtic Realm" from 6-9 PM on Wednesday nights.

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 02 Jul 11 - 12:19 AM

I wrote the above before viewing the photos. Now I've seen them. Great! Thanks for posting them!

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 Jul 11 - 09:44 AM

ChanteyLass-

Thanks for the ID.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 Jul 11 - 05:36 PM

The Johnson Girls will be performing in Maine next Saturday evening at the Winter Street Church in Bath, 7:30 pm, as a benefit for the Maine Maritime Museum Sea Music Concert Series established in honor of Bill and Gene Bonyun. Contact the Museum for more information or reservations. We should have great fun hosting this concert!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Sea Music Festival 2011 line-up
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jul 11 - 02:25 PM

Thank you, Kathy, for posting the videos you did of Tim and Kenny. Although I raced from the Cape Cod Maritime Festival, where I played a Barnacle performance, I saw Deidre, and vaulted the gate at the Seaport at 6 p.m., raced to the shed hoping to catch Marc, Tim, and Kenny, I missed them and only caught the final Leave Her Johnny.

Thanks to you, Kathy, I did get to see two performances by the boyz. Thanks.

Barnacle Babe (Mary of Barnacle)