Umm, yeah, Jeri, we did finally get a leader for sea chanties but you missed the job by just a day or two!!! -- actually, now I think about it, he hasn't confirmed. Be ready. I've already made the pie crust, you just need to add the filling....

You have to match the leader to the workshop, I would not be the person to lead shanties for example. So we are still struggling with a few important ones including the Country & Western jam. It has to be someone I'm familiar enough with, to be sure they can keep a jam going.... stuff like that.

As to workshops, we have union and other workers' songs in the Songs of Struggle, and songs about working in Occupational Hazards, so decided to maybe wait a year on work songs, ie songs to be sung while doing a job (includes shanties really), not just songs about a job or about working.

True confessions time: we actually had work songs scheduled. But then asked Barry to lead Songs of Ireland and the Irish because we have some great singers of Irish and Irish-american music again this year. Trying to get some variety rather than repeat last year's program.

Joe, I intend to buy kazoos once I know about how many kids are coming. Jen, can I set your workshop for Saturday so the kids will be all ready and primed for the kazoo ensemble at the campfire sing? One of you, nudge me if it gets too close to the Getaway and I haven't said I've bought kazoos yet.