As usual, a rather nice session. The crew was me (Bat Goddess, aka Linn Schulz), Ranger1, Amy, Dianne Lavoie, Charlie Ipcar (Charley Noble), Alan Eaton (after Mudhook's gig at the USS Albacore), Don Hale, Emery Hutchins, Pete Hale (also in town because of the gig on the USS Albacore; had to leave early to work on his porch restoration -- an excused early departure), Bruce MacIntyre, Justine Donovan, Bill Lehrman and Carol Pierson, Gail Finn with her mother, Rita Pomerleau, Phyllis, Carol Coronis, and Jeff Warner. Dave, the reenactor from Kennebunkport, made an appearance (in period garb) to say hi and say he'll be at the festival next week, but he didn't have time for a song. And what we sang was... 1. Paradise Street - Alan Eaton 2. Cruising 'Round Yarmouth - Linn Schulz 3. A Night At Dago Tom's - Charlie Ipcar 4. Hey, Rain - Hutch 5. Greenland Whale Fisheries [1833, Gale Huntington collection] - Don Hale 6. Bye Bye My Roseanna - Dianne Lavoie 7. Barrett's Privateers - Pete Hale 8. Farewell Tae the Haven - Alan Eaton 9. Bay of Fundy - Bruce MacIntyre 10. Lukey's Boat - Hutch 11. General Taylor - Amy 12. Jolly Roving Tar - Charlie [version from the play "Old Lavender," circa 1885] 13. Home, Dearie, Home - Linn 14. Hills of Isle Au Haut - Dianne 15. Welsh Girls - Pete Hale & Alan Eaton 16. River Lea - Hutch 17. Leaving of Liverpool - Don 18. Help Me To Raise 'Em - Justine Donovan 19. Farewell to Nova Scotia - Bruce 20. Port of Dreams - Charlie 21. West Indies Blues - Hutch 22. Cannery Shed - Linn 23. The Diamond - Bruce 24. The Jeannie C. - Dianne 25. White Squall - Pete 26. Roll the Old Chariot - Hutch 27. Saltpetre Shanty - Justine 28. Natchez and the Delta Queen Race - Charlie 29. William Taylor [parody] - Gail Finn 30. Backside of Nantucket Point - Linn 31. Shallow Brown - Bruce 32. Santiano - Carol Coronis (accompanied by a rock 'n' roll drum duet) 33. Grey Funnel Line - Don 34. My Mother Was a Lady - Charlie 35. Bonnie Bunch of Thyme - Dianne 36. Banks of Sicily - Hutch 37. Johnny, Come Down to Hilo - Justine 38. There Is Somebody Waiting For Me - Jeff Warner 39. Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still - Jeff (he came late so requested to sing several in a row) 40. Northwest Passage - Bruce 41. The Blarney Stone - Rita Pomerleau 42. Sailor's Prayer - Linn 43. Lady Franklin's Lament - Don 44. Hurrah, Sing Fare Ye Well - Jeff 45. Mobile Bay (Roll the Cotton Down) - Charlie 46. Tinker, Tailor - Dianne 47. Seaman's Hymn/Nelson's Prayer - Don Hale and the Company As usual, please let me know of any error or omissions... Thanks, everyone, for coming! Linn
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