A fairly loud and raucous session -- and a good distraction from politics. (And I think we needed a respite.) The crew was me (Linn Schulz, nom de Mudcat Bat Goddess), Emery Hutchins, Susan Young, Dianne Lavoie, Nicole Hourihane, Barry O'Brien (after a hard summer sailing...), Jeri, Bill Perry, Gail & Jim Finn, Don & Cathy Hale, Chris Vaughan, Ranger1, Mike Moderd, Bill Lehrman & Carol Pierson, Justine Donovan, April & Eric, and Gail Diderickson. What we sang -- 1. Maggie May - Linn 2. Fisherman's Lassie - Susan 3. Lukey's Boat - Hutch 4. Sam's Gone Away - Dianne 5. Rickett's Hornpipe - Bill 6. Farewell to Tarwaithie - Don 7. Pay Me My Money Down - Barry 8. Whiskey-O, Johnny-O - Linn 9. I'm a Rowdy Soul - Hutch 10. Gray Foggy Day - Nicole 11. Cornish Lads - Susan 12. I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me - Dianne (known to Dahlov Ipcar as "The Prisoner's Song") 13. Out On the Rolling Sea - Barry 14. We Know the Way - Nicole 15. Cape Ann (Gordon Bok) & St. Ann's Reel - Hutch 16. Spanish Ladies - Don 17. Thanksgiving Round - lead by Linn (each line repeats: "This Thanksgiving / Don't eat bread / Shove it up the turkey / Eat the bird.") 18. Haul Away, Joe - Jim 19. Farewell to Nova Scotia - Bill 20. Can I Live By the Sea [Christopher Vaughan] - Chris Vaughan 21. Fall Down Billy O'Shea - Hutch 22. Mollymauk - Jeri 23. General Taylor - Dianne 24. Swing Out the Jolly Boat - April 25. In the Bottom - Justine 26. Drill Ye Tarriers - Mike (with Don on special effects) 27. Sugar in the Hold - Susan 28. Byker Hill - Hutch 29. Sailor's Prayer [Tom Lewis] - Linn 30. Isle of Skye [Christopher Vaughan] - Chris 31. Long and Thin - Linn (Somehow the combination of Susan working on a long, thin woven cord and a Scotsman - Chris - made me think of this Glasgow children's street song) 32. Banks of Sicily - Hutch 33. Paradise Street - Gail Finn 34. Noah Built the Ark (Sitting by the river on the levee) - Susan 35. Alabama John Cherokee - Barry 36. Sloop John A (Les Barker) - Linn 37. Where the Ocean Meets the Highway (CV) - Chris 38. Way Hi Sally Brown - April 39. Good-Bye My Riley-O - Justine 40. Bold Riley - Don 41. West Indies Blues - Hutch 42. Tinker Tailor (Tom Lewis) - Dianne 43. Isle au Haut Lullaby (Gordon Bok) - Bill 44. St. Brendan's Fair Isle- Hutch 45. Salt Water Cowboy - Mike 46. Lowlands - Gail Finn 47. Song of the Fish Gutters - Susan 48. Out Along the Bay (Emery Hutchins) - Hutch 49. Cannery Shed - Barry 50. Bold Thaddy Quill - Jim 51. Johnson Girls - Justine 52. Essequibo River - Susan 53. Someone Will Come Along (CV) - Chris 54. Backside of Nantucket Point - Linn 55. Botany Bay - Mike 56. Seaman's Hymn (Nelson's Prayer) - Don Hale and the Company As usual, please let me know of any corrections or additions. Thanks for a great session! Linn
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