Hopefully, this will not be a duplicate post, but first time produced no result, so here goes 2nd try: The Pressroom Shanty Session convened on Saturday, April 21 2012 at 3:30 and ran until 7:30. Tom Hall and Linn Schulz were both unable to attend this session, and I sat in as scribe to document the day for them and for the record. Sixteen enthusiasts joined in the revelry, with an especially strong showing from Gloucester folk. Over the course of the afternoon and evening, we also managed to drag over some others from the pub, who greatly enjoyed the chanteys and provided a good audience. In attendence were the following: Ernie Pigeon (NbptErnie), Amy DeSilva, Alexander Thompson, Gardiner Winchester, Crystal Cennami (Gardi's daughter), Judy Keith, Ray Spieker, Chris Leghorn, Bruce MacIntyre, Jane MacIntyre, Chris Madden, Marty Stock (Bupkes), Barry O'Brien, Pat Doyle, Meredith Anderson, and Phil Boncer. Chanteys and other songs sung this day were: 1. The Old Red Duster ................................................................... Ernie Pigeon 2. The Athens Queen ..................................................................... Alexander Thompson 3. Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy ....................................................... Gardiner Winchester 4. Nautical Life .............................................................................. Ernie 5. Fiddler's Green .......................................................................... Chris Madden 6. Go To Sea No More .................................................................. Ray Spieker 7. Dredgin' Is My Drudgery ......................................................... Ernie 8. Go Down You Blood Red Roses .............................................. Alex 9. Pull Down Below ....................................................................... Bruce MacIntyre 10. A Health To The Company .................................................... Chris Leghorn 11. Serafina ................................................................................... Judy Keith 12. A Hundred Years Ago ............................................................ Gardi 13. The Bold Princess Royal ....................................................... Bruce 14. Henry Martin ......................................................................... Alex 15. Arrgh! ..................................................................................... Ernie 16. High Barbary ......................................................................... Gardi 17. Roll On ................................................................................... Marty Stock 18. Four Green Fields ................................................................. Pat Doyle 19. Haul Away Joe ...................................................................... Chris Madden 20. Rolling Down To Cuba .......................................................... Bruce 21. Down Trinidad ....................................................................... Ernie 22. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya ................................................... Pat Doyle 23. Sailor's Prayer ....................................................................... Barry 24. Ellen Munn .......................................................................... Bruce 25. Sing To The Lost Souls ......................................................... Ray (his original) 26. Goodbye, Fare You Well ...................................................... Duet of Chris Leghorn and Marty 27. Paddy West ........................................................................... Chris Madden 28. For The Life Of Me .............................................................. Ernie (Terry Cassidy) 29. John Kanakanaka ................................................................ Duet of Gardi and Barry 30. Old Fat Boat ......................................................................... Judy 31. Sailor Loves His Bottle-O ................................................... Alex 32. Iron In The Sand ................................................................. Gardi (His original) 33. West Indies Blues ............................................................... Duet of Ernie and Barry 34. Ranzo Rae ............................................................................ Ray 35. Tickle Pond Cove ................................................................. Marty 36. Newfoundlanders ................................................................. Ernie (Bob Bossin-"The Old Folksinger") 37. Dark Eyed Sailor ................................................................. Chris Leghorn 38. Top Man and the Afterguard .............................................. Alex 39. Fifteen Ships On Georgia's Bank ....................................... Ray 40. As I Rode Out ..................................................................... Gardi 41. Sally Free and Easy ............................................................ Chris Madden 42. Skipper Jan Rebek ............................................................. Marty Stock 43. London Julie ....................................................................... Barry (The Barry Finn verses) 44. Excursion Around Ther Bay .............................................. Ernie 45. Oh, Lonely Light ................................................................ Gardi (His Original) 46. Pay Me My Money Down ................................................. Duet of Gardi and Barry 47. Sailorman's Port In A Storm .............................................. Ernie 48. Big Strong Man .................................................................. Duet of Alex and Gardi 49. Noah Built The Ark ............................................................ Chris Madden 50. Run Come See Jerusalem .................................................. Marty 51. Astoria's Bay ...................................................................... Barry 52. Oh, The Days ..................................................................... Chris Leghorn 53. Seaman's Hymn (aka Nelson's Farewell) ......................... Chris Madden
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