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11 May 18 - 10:38 AM (#3923635) Subject: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess May Press Room Shanty, Forebitter, and Foc's'l Ballad Session-In-Exile is ON AGAIN!!! Saturday, May 19th from 3:30 to 7:30 at the Continental Restaurant & Bar -- Rte. 9 within sight of the intersection of Rtes. 108 and Rte. 9 in Somersworth, NH. The address is 509 High Street -- High Street is also Rte. 9 and Indian Brook Drive. There is a set of lights right in front of the restaurant. (Second set from the intersection.) Yes, it's the same Chinese restaurant where the Friday Anglo-Celtic Press Room-In-Exile trad session meets. Plenty of parking, handicapped access, lots of seating, good acoustics, Guinness on draft, and, hey!, Chinese food. We're in the function room just off the bar. When you come in the front door, turn left at the large saltwater fish tank, then turn right into the function room. PLEASE come and support us! We had a great time last month even though several regulars were at NEFFA. Hope we see an even bigger turn out this month. We need to support the Continental so they don't need to rent out the space. Hope to see you then! Linn |
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11 May 18 - 11:00 AM (#3923645) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Jeri The session last month was wonderful, but the buffet was great, too. Gotta get there earlier this time, so the stuffing-of-face doesn't interfere with singing. |
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14 May 18 - 01:07 PM (#3924402) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess ??•*¨*•.¸¸Refresh¸¸.•*¨*•?? |
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15 May 18 - 02:58 PM (#3924740) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Don Hale I do expect to attend, and am looking forward to it! Hope to see more of folks who came in the past. Last month's session was a blast! Don |
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16 May 18 - 10:12 AM (#3924929) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Trad Folkie Since this month's session doesn't conflict with NEFFA, Carol & I plan on coming. |
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16 May 18 - 09:14 PM (#3925077) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: ranger1 Planning on being there. Time off secured from the park due to awesome manager and co-workers. |
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18 May 18 - 12:39 PM (#3925520) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess ??•*¨*•.¸¸Refresh¸¸.•*¨*•?? |
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20 May 18 - 02:00 PM (#3925943) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess What a lovely sing we had yesterday! Looks like I won't have time to post what we sang until tomorrow. Yesterday was a very tightly packed day for me. I had a Maine Old Cemeteries Association meeting in Waterboro, Maine, and had to be on the road at 7 a.m. As it is, I didn't go to the cemetery after lunch, but headed back towards Somersworth, NH for the shanty sing. We did have THREE people from the bar or the other dining room come in to tell us how much they enjoyed the music -- even though we actually spent a lot of time talking and telling stories. More later! Linn |
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20 May 18 - 02:06 PM (#3925944) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Oh! Forgot to mention that the interview with me about the Friday session's relocation to the Continental finally ran in today's Seacoast Sunday (Sunday edition of the Portsmouth [NH] Herald). Because it's been sitting on an editor's desk for two months, the article doesn't state that the Press Room-In-Exile monthly Shanty, Forebitter, and Foc's'l Ballad session is now also meeting at the Continental...or that the new owners of The Press Room have touched base with me and at least are in possession of my contact information. Linn |
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20 May 18 - 05:03 PM (#3925977) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: ranger1 The article Linn referenced is here. |
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21 May 18 - 07:24 PM (#3926239) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess I just cleared a space to do this update -- hear all the stuff clattering off the desk? The crew was me, Bat Goddess aka Linn, Jeri, Ranger1, Amy W., Jim, Gail and Amanda, Don, Bill and Carol, Mike, W.B., and Rita. And here's what we sang - 1. Greenland Whale Fisheries - Don (version from the Log of the Whale Ship Bengal) 2. Home, Dearie, Home - Linn 3. Away Rio - Amy W. 4. Mollymauk - Jeri 5. Haul Away, Joe - Jim 6. Paddy Doyle's Boots - Mike 7. Chicken On a Raft - Jeri 8. Shenandoah - Amanda (last verse - Don) 9. Cannery Shed - Linn 10. Farewell to Nova Scotia - Amy 11. Three Score and Ten - Don 12. The Water Is Wide - Gail F. 13. Grey Funnel Line - Rita 14. Old She Crab - Mike 15. The Girls Around Cape Horn - Don 16. Sandgate Girl's Lament - Linn 17. Haul Day - Amy W. 18. Sonny's Dream - Gail & Amanda 19. West Indies Blues - Ranger1 20. Lady Franklin's Lament - Don 21. Maggie May - Linn 22. Hieland Laddie - Jim 23. Race of Long Ago - Linn 24. Malaquita - Don 25. High Barbary - Amanda 26. Bold Riley - Rita 27. One For the Morning Glory - Mike 28. Eddystone Light - Amy W. 29. Lowlands - Gail 30. Plum Island National Anthem - Linn (written by Richard Johnson) 31. Twiddle - Amanda (written by Misbehavin' Maidens) 32. Nine Times a Night - Linn 33. The Silkie - Amy W. 34. Rule Britannia (parody) - Gail 35. God Save the King (parody) - Linn 36. Fiddler's Green - Jim 37. Seaman's Hymn - Don and the Company As you can tell by the abbreviated song list, we spent a fair amount of time talking and telling stories. I wish I could share them all with you! Please let me know of any typos, errors, or anything I've inadvertently missed. Linn |
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22 May 18 - 04:33 PM (#3926481) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Don Hale Number 24 should be "Mariquita", from the Poem by C. Fox Smith, adapted and musically arranged by Charlie Ipcar. Had a great time in spite of some missing voices! Looking forward to June. Don |
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22 May 18 - 07:53 PM (#3926501) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Fix me for not double checking. Thanks for the correction, Don! Linn |
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25 May 18 - 02:59 PM (#3927099) Subject: RE: May Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Charley Noble Don- Glad to hear that you revived "Marquita." Cheerily, Charlie |