September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing

Subject: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 13 Sep 15 - 04:02 PM

Our monthly shanty, forebitter and fo'c's'le ballad session will be this Saturday, September 19th, from 3:30 to 7:30 PM at The Press Room on Daniel Street in Portsmouth, NH.

This will be a great opportunity to warm up for the 16th Annual Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival which will be the last weekend of the month, September 26th & 27th. More info here including the schedule for this year's festival -- 2015 PMFF


Nick Noble on WICN in Worcester is devoting most of this Thursday's (September 17th) "The Folk Revival" show to a live session (or as close to a session as we can recreate in the studio) promoting the PMFF. The show is from 7:00 - 11:00 PM Eastern time and can be listened to online by going to -- The Folk Revival
and click on "Listen Live Online".

Hope we see you there, both at the shanty sing and at the festival!

Linn

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 13 Sep 15 - 04:04 PM

It's REALLY good to be back at The Press Room after having to cancel both the July and August sessions while the sprinkler and alarm system work was being done at The Press Room.

Linn

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Sep 15 - 10:01 AM

Looking forward to this!

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 15 Sep 15 - 11:49 AM

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Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 17 Sep 15 - 01:41 PM

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Listen to Nick Noble's "The Folk Revival" show on WICN Worcester, MA (listen online) tonight for a PMFF promo and maritime "session" all night 7-11 Eastern time.

Linn

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Trad Folkie
Date: 17 Sep 15 - 05:41 PM

So are we. See you Saturday.

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 19 Sep 15 - 09:37 AM

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Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: maeve
Date: 20 Sep 15 - 09:12 AM

Was ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸YESTERDAY!!!¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ wonderful? :)

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 20 Sep 15 - 11:57 AM

Small, but very vocal session. And we were a pleasant surprise for a couple who moved to Portsmouth about a year ago and hadn't yet found their kind of music. Glad we could supply it! (And let them know about the weekly Friday session AND next weekend's Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival).

The crew was me (Linn Schulz nom de Mudcat Bat Goddess), Emery Hutchins, Charlie Ipcar (Charley Noble), Judy Barrows, Tami Bill (Ranger1), Sue Young, Gail & Jim Finn, Pete Hale, Dianne Lavoie, Marty Stock, Dave Nunes, Chris Vaughan (and his daughter Stephanie from NYC), Justine Donovan, Ramona Connelly, Carol Coronis, Bill Lehrman & Carol Pierson, Gail Diederickson & her sister Janice, W.B., Bob Eaton (who stole about an hour from his volunteering duties at Strawbery Banke/NH Public Television event), and Tyler Buck. W.B. was in the vicinity. And Jeri texted Sue something about feeling one step above an artichoke. That meant she wasn't there. And evidently Don Hale still had the bug that kept him from Nick Noble's WICN "The Folk Revival" PMFF promo Thursday night.

What we sang was --

1. Roll the Old Chariot - Emery Hutchins
2. Shake Her, Johnny, Shake Her - Linn Schulz (first time in public)
3. Fire Marengo - Charlie Ipcar
4. Cornish Lads - Sue Young
5. Fall Down, Billy O'Shea - Emery Hutchins
6. Home, Dearie, Home - Linn Schulz
7. Old Ship Riggers - Charlie Ipcar
8. Race of Long Ago - Linn Schulz
9. West Indies Blues - Emery Hutchins & Charlie Ipcar
10. Neptune's Daughter - Sue Young
11. Bye, Bye, My Roseanna - Dianne Lavoie
12. White Squall - Pete Hale
13. Banks of Sicily - Emery Hutchins
14. The Shantyman - Charlie Ipcar
15. Knickerbocker Line - Linn Schulz
16. Sugar In the Hold - Sue Young
17. New York Girls - Peter Hale
18. Isle Au Haut - Dianne Lavoie
19. The Story of a River - Judy Barrows
20. Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her - Gail Finn
21. Heave Ya Ho - Marty Stock
22. Plum Island National Anthem - Linn Schulz
23. Old Dun Cow (Press Room version in honor of the new sprinkler system) - Charlie Ipcar
24. Bad Luck To This Marching - Pete Hale
25. On Board of a Man-of-War - Dianne Lavoie
26. Pay Me My Money Down - Emery Hutchins
27. Essequibo River - Sue Young
28. Chicken On a Raft - Carol Coronis
29. Nine Times a Night - Linn Schulz
30. Three Score and Ten - Bob Eaton
31. Saltpetre Shanty - Justine Donovan
32. Roll the Old Chariot - Judy Barrows
33. Great West Road - Dave Nunes
34. Brendan's Voyage - Pete Hale
35. Haul Away, Joe - Carol Coronis
36. The Rhyme of Charon - Charlie Ipcar
37. Marching Inland - Dianne Lavoie
38. Backside of Nantucket Point - Linn Schulz
39. Being a Pirate - Bob Eaton (in honor of "Talk Like a Pirate Day")
40. Blood Red Roses - Tyler Buck
41. Mary Ellen Carter - Marty Stock
42. The Adventures of the Rear Admiral and His Maid - Linn Schulz
43. That's the Ticket (Art Thieme) - Gail Finn
44. Safe Harbor Home - Chris Vaughan (aborted -- to be sung later)
45. Mobile Bay (Roll the Cotton Down) - Charlie Ipcar
46. Johnny Come Down To Hilo - Justine Donovan
(discussion of blue dress indicative of loose woman -- that's what Tom said the symbolism was, but I haven't been able to find any information online)
47. Shake Her, Johnny, Shake Her - Linn Schulz (blue dress in first verse)
48. Safe Harbor Home - Chris Vaughan
49. All For Me Grog - Dianne Lavoie
50. Maggie May - Linn Schulz
51. Row On - Marty Stock
52. One More Day - Justine Donovan
53. If Not For the Whiskey - Dave Nunes
54. Nelson's Prayer - The Company

That's it! Please post corrections or additions!

Linn

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 21 Sep 15 - 08:53 AM

Anyone reading this? Don, are you recovered from the bug? Charlie, got any additions or corrections?

Linn

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: maeve
Date: 21 Sep 15 - 08:58 AM

Reading, as always, Linn.

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: ranger1
Date: 21 Sep 15 - 02:10 PM

The actual title is Hills of Isle Au Haut. Gordon wrote a couple of songs with Isle Au Haut in the titles.

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 21 Sep 15 - 09:53 PM

I'm still following this thread and wishing I could figure out who W. B. is! Oh, well, even if you told me I probably wouldn't know him/her, anyway!

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 22 Sep 15 - 07:31 AM

His name is William Bernan, but he prefers to be called W.B. He's a writer who hangs out at The Press Room and sings country and western. Sometimes he even brings his guitar.

Linn

Subject: RE: September Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 22 Sep 15 - 10:37 PM

Thank you for clarifying that!