A fairly loud and raucous session -- and a good distraction from politics. (And I think we needed a respite.)

The crew was me (Linn Schulz, nom de Mudcat Bat Goddess), Emery Hutchins, Susan Young, Dianne Lavoie, Nicole Hourihane, Barry O'Brien (after a hard summer sailing...), Jeri, Bill Perry, Gail & Jim Finn, Don & Cathy Hale, Chris Vaughan, Ranger1, Mike Moderd, Bill Lehrman & Carol Pierson, Justine Donovan, April & Eric, and Gail Diderickson.

What we sang --
1. Maggie May - Linn
2. Fisherman's Lassie - Susan
3. Lukey's Boat - Hutch
4. Sam's Gone Away - Dianne
5. Rickett's Hornpipe - Bill
6. Farewell to Tarwaithie - Don
7. Pay Me My Money Down - Barry
8. Whiskey-O, Johnny-O - Linn
9. I'm a Rowdy Soul - Hutch
10. Gray Foggy Day - Nicole
11. Cornish Lads - Susan
12. I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me - Dianne
(known to Dahlov Ipcar as "The Prisoner's Song")
13. Out On the Rolling Sea - Barry
14. We Know the Way - Nicole
15. Cape Ann (Gordon Bok) & St. Ann's Reel - Hutch
16. Spanish Ladies - Don
17. Thanksgiving Round - lead by Linn (each line repeats: "This Thanksgiving / Don't eat bread / Shove it up the turkey / Eat the bird.")
18. Haul Away, Joe - Jim
19. Farewell to Nova Scotia - Bill
20. Can I Live By the Sea [Christopher Vaughan] - Chris Vaughan
21. Fall Down Billy O'Shea - Hutch
22. Mollymauk - Jeri
23. General Taylor - Dianne
24. Swing Out the Jolly Boat - April
25. In the Bottom - Justine
26. Drill Ye Tarriers - Mike (with Don on special effects)
27. Sugar in the Hold - Susan
28. Byker Hill - Hutch
29. Sailor's Prayer [Tom Lewis] - Linn
30. Isle of Skye [Christopher Vaughan] - Chris
31. Long and Thin - Linn
(Somehow the combination of Susan working on a long, thin woven cord and a Scotsman - Chris - made me think of this Glasgow children's street song)
32. Banks of Sicily - Hutch
33. Paradise Street - Gail Finn
34. Noah Built the Ark (Sitting by the river on the levee) - Susan
35. Alabama John Cherokee - Barry
36. Sloop John A (Les Barker) - Linn
37. Where the Ocean Meets the Highway (CV) - Chris
38. Way Hi Sally Brown - April
39. Good-Bye My Riley-O - Justine
40. Bold Riley - Don
41. West Indies Blues - Hutch
42. Tinker Tailor (Tom Lewis) - Dianne
43. Isle au Haut Lullaby (Gordon Bok) - Bill
44. St. Brendan's Fair Isle- Hutch
45. Salt Water Cowboy - Mike
46. Lowlands - Gail Finn
47. Song of the Fish Gutters - Susan
48. Out Along the Bay (Emery Hutchins) - Hutch
49. Cannery Shed - Barry
50. Bold Thaddy Quill - Jim
51. Johnson Girls - Justine
52. Essequibo River - Susan
53. Someone Will Come Along (CV) - Chris
54. Backside of Nantucket Point - Linn
55. Botany Bay - Mike
56. Seaman's Hymn (Nelson's Prayer) - Don Hale and the Company

As usual, please let me know of any corrections or additions. Thanks for a great session!

Linn