There is NO legal limit on concertinas...

Perhaps a lightly attended (but certainly not too sparse!) session, but full of strong singers. Hutch was there in the early part (concertinas in tow), George with his new concertina, David (with concertina) and Rose, (Colin begged off), Gardi, Alexander, Gina and Bill Dunlap, Barry Fin and his wife Justine (who doesn't sing with us often enough) and Tom and I. "Poor Howard" Stith and his wife Barbara showed up just before the session ended . Great to see him again! Wish we'd have had time to get a song out of him -- maybe "Farewell, Superior Sperm" about the decline of the Great Lakes freshwater whaling industry.

Both George and Bill introduced songs I'd never heard before.

Yesterday was sooooo long ago! Let's see if I can remember what I sang, at least: "Plum Island National Anthem", "Home, Dearie, Home", "Sandgate Girl's Lament", Tom Lewis' "Sailor's Prayer" and Jerry Bryant's "A Shanty From Old Shantytown". Oh, and "Race of Long Ago". Plenty of songs from others to join in the choruses, too.

Linn