It is nice to hear what went on at the Press Room while some of us were away entertaining pirate wannabees at the 2nd Annual Downeast Pirate festival in Rockland. The weather was great all weekend but I think the organizers were somewhat disappointed in the turnout. It's always difficult to find a weekend when there's not major competition. There was the annual free American Folk festival happening an hour or so away in Bangor, not to mention a bluegrass festival. However we did have a whole lot of fun during the festival with the singing and the demonstrations of sword play and cannon fire, and we led another successful "shanty raid" on the local taverns, ending up with a bawdy song session in the bar of the hotel where performers were put up; I led "The Ballad of Anthony Clare (Balls as Heavy as Lead)" and Eli led "Saraphina."

See you all in September!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble