Mark's wife, Keven, was also there as was Bill Lehmann and his wife Carol from Boston. Gardi was NOT there -- that was Alexander -- and Barry is Barry O'Brien. Pete Hale's father, Don, was also there, as were Carol Coronis and Bob Frost. Hutch (Emery Hutchins) was there earlier, but couldn't stay until the delayed start, alas.

It's not a "Tall Ships Festival" the Piscataqua Maritime Commission (as of an issue last year) aren't suppose to use the words ""tall ships" (though I see they are on their website) and it's not exactly a festival, at least in the folk music sense of the term. The HMS Bounty and the Privateer Lynx (both of which have been in Portsmouth before) will be at the Portsmouth Commercial Fish Pier over Memorial Day weekend. A group of us, as The Dog Watch, will be singing on Saturday afternoon to entertain people waiting in line to tour the ships and again at the evening reception. There is usually admission charged to tour the ships. This is a new location for the tours.

Here's the list --
Haul Away, Joe - Chris Madden
Fire Merengo - Charley
Sally Brown - Barbara Benn
Marco Polo - Tim Perkins
Alabama John Cherokee - Barry O'Brien
Sailboat Malarkey - Mark Ryer
Blackbird Get Up - Jeri
Jolly Roving Tar - Chris
Outward Bound - Charley
Flash Company - Linn
Sugar In the Hold - Carol Coronis
Safe In the Harbor - Mark
Blood Red Roses - Alexander Thompson
Cape Cod Girls - Barbara Benn
London Julie - Justine Donovan
Mobile Bay - Charley
Ten Stone - Linn
Pay Me My Money Down - Barry
Running Down to Cuba - Bruce MacIntyre
Clear Away the Morning - Tim
Good Ship Calabar - Chris
City of Columbus - Mark
Grey Funnel Line - Alexander
Common British Tar - Judy
recitation about Nelson's Blood - Earl (whose last name I don't know)
Roll the Old Chariot Along - Chris
Cannery Shed - Linn
(to be continued later -- I've got to go to work)

Linn