Might as well refresh this thread considering that the Mudcat system has been down.

One of the nicest times for Nor and I was Saturday evening, after the Chantey Shout in the Galley. We went over to the Youth Training Building (YTB) and found some 30 folks there swapping songs. The acoustics were great, people were polite and paying attention, and reacting to each other's songs.

There were a whole series of "roots" songs led by members of the Johnson Girls, NexTradition, and Jeff Warner. Nor did a great job of leading "Gosport Nancy" and I got to lead "The Mariner's Compass is Grog." Singing was still going strong when at 3:30 AM I decided to roll over to the Joseph Conrad and drop into my bunk.

Of course, Sunday morning at 6:30 AM, my neighbors (whose names I will never disclose but I know who they are) got up and began chatting in full voice. After 15 minutes of this I said something very rude to them, achieving blessed silence, and another 30 minutes of sleep before we were officially mustered out.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble