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15 Jul 18 - 07:42 PM (#3937603) Subject: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Singround From: Bat Goddess The July Press Room Shanty, Forebitter, and Foc's'l Ballad Session-In-Exile will be this Saturday, July 20th from 3:30 to 7:30 at the Continental Restaurant & Bar -- just north of Dover 2 blocks from the intersection of Rtes. 108 and Rte. 9. See previous threads for address and directions. For consistency and ease is searching for past threads, I'm continuing to refer to the session in the header as "Press Room" even though we're meeting at the Continental north of Dover and not in Portsmouth. The Continental is a wonderful venue for us and, let's face it, we have no guarantees when the Press Room will reopen or if there will be a place there for the sessions when it does. There's plenty of FREE parking, handicapped access, lots of seating, good acoustics, Guinness on draft, and Chinese food and buffet. We're in the function room just off the bar -- turn left at the saltwater aquarium, then turn right into the function room. I've heard from Nick Noble. He'll be at both the Friday Anglo-Celtic trad session (also at the Continental, 4:30-8:30) and Saturday's shanty sing. Who else is coming? Hope to see you all then! Linn |
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16 Jul 18 - 07:52 PM (#3937822) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess ??•*¨*•.¸¸Refresh¸¸.•*¨*•?? |
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16 Jul 18 - 10:35 PM (#3937831) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Don Hale I AM feeling refreshed! I expect to be there and am looking forward to it. Don |
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18 Jul 18 - 08:54 PM (#3938174) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: ChanteyLass Wish I could come! |
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20 Jul 18 - 12:54 PM (#3938472) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Don Hale Anybody Else? |
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20 Jul 18 - 08:43 PM (#3938544) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: ranger1 Me! |
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21 Jul 18 - 11:12 AM (#3938633) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess I wonder if the women I met last month at the singaround at Bladt Bough Brewery in Epsom will come. They live just around the corner from the Continental. Might be some other first timers as well. Should be fun...as it always is! Linn |
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21 Jul 18 - 12:03 PM (#3938637) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Wonder, too, if Fionn who runs the Blasty Bough session might make it this afternoon... Linn |
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21 Jul 18 - 12:23 PM (#3938639) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: ranger1 I think I'm going to skip it this month. The weather is lovely, the dog needs a long run in the woods, and I have errands to run. Not to mention that I have spent far too much time in the car lately. Have fun, everyone! |
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21 Jul 18 - 12:42 PM (#3938643) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess You'll be missed...but I understand. You can read my report so you can tell your boss if he asks. Linn |
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21 Jul 18 - 08:20 PM (#3938697) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Jeri I made it to Dover, at least. Stopped at a drug store to buy something, and realized I just wanted to sloth out. I really don't know why my energy level's so low. Hope it was a good time! |
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22 Jul 18 - 03:06 PM (#3938790) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Yeehah! Just did some researching and figured out what model and year Tom's Guild guitar is so I can sell it intelligently. The serial number indicates it was made in 1965, which is in keeping with what I suspected. I don't know exactly when he bought it, but I'm pretty certain is was before 1970. Thing is, the model number (on the back of the headstock) is preceded by DB which should mean it's a Starfire VI -- which is a semi-hollow body electric and definitely NOT what Tom's guitar is. Tom's looks like a natural finish F-20, but I haven't yet had time to take measurements. Anywho, that doesn't actually pertain to yesterday's session, which was small-ish but delightful. If I have time between finishing today's paper and leaving to hear Oran Mor who are replacing Great Bay Sailor today at The Barley House in North Hampton, I'll get a start on reporting on yesterday's session. Linn |
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22 Jul 18 - 03:51 PM (#3938796) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Here goes. Let's see how far I get before I have to head to Hampton. The crew was Me (Linn, aka Bat Goddess; more "She Who Must Be Obeyed" than crew), Nick Noble of "The Folk Revival" on WICN (Worcester, MA and the world) fame, Dianne Lavoie, Don Hale, Bob Eaton (welcome back after a long hiatus!), and Jim, Gail, and Emily Finn. And we sang -- 1. Paddy Doyle's Boots - Linn 2. Grey Funnel Line - Don 3. Water Is Wide - Nick 4. The River - Bob (Alan Reid) 5. Boney Was a Warrior - Dianne 6. Plum Island National Anthem - Linn (Richard Johnson) 7. Farewell tae Tarwathie - Don 8. Sonny - Gail & Emily 9. Barrett's Privateers - Nick 10. The Jeannie C - Dianne 11. Haul Away, Joe - Jim 12. Boys of Killybegs - Bob 13. Madame Gashay's - Linn 14. Farewell to Nova Scotia - Emily 15. Eddystone Light - Don & Nick 16. Weeping Willow Tree - Don 17. Talcahuano Girls - Linn 18. Connemara Cradle Song - Gail 19. Whale of a Tale - Nick 20. Adventures of the Rear Admiral and His Maid (recitation) - Linn (I wrote this when I was 16 and in high school, probably during study hall.) 21. Haul Away - Bob (North Sea Gas) Then there was a flurry of Down Maine-type stories and humor 22. South Australia - Jim 23. Bye Bye, My Roseanna - Dianne 24. The Dutchman - Emily 25. Sailor's Prayer - Linn (Tom Lewis) 26. Farewell to Carlingford - Don 27. The Ferryman - Nick 28. a couple verses of The Old Pubs to fit into the conversation - Linn 29. Song for Ireland - Gail (for a gentleman from Cork at the bar) 30. The Lobster - Linn (I honestly don't know why things deteriorated...) 31. Pubic Hair (parody) - Dianne 32. Keep On Fishin' - Bob (Jon Campbell) 33. Bold Riley - Nick 34. Tinker, Tailor - Dianne (Tom Lewis) 35. Jingle Bells - the company (for a family of campers celebrating Christmas In July) 36. Rolling Home - Gail 37. Wiscasset Schooners - Bob (Lois Lyman, Jay Smith's former wife) 38. Baidin Fheillimi - Jim 39. Blow Ye Winds - Nick 40. Cairo-Town (Rollin' and Flowin') - Don (Dillon Bustin) 41. All For Me Grog - Dianne 42. Maggie May - Linn 43. Seaman's Prayer - Don and the Company |
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23 Jul 18 - 09:34 AM (#3938947) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess As usual, please let me know of any corrections or omissions. Thank you all for coming! And those of you who missed it, well, you missed a lively sing. (But the weather really was gorgeous on Saturday and with a predicted week of rain to follow.) Linn |
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23 Jul 18 - 03:41 PM (#3939034) Subject: RE: July Press Room [NH] Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess By the way, up above that's "Blasty Bough Brewery" not "Bladt Bough Brewery"...thanks, AutoCorrect. (Argh! You can tell I posted that from my iPad.) Linn |