Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 May 08 - 08:45 AM

The workshop and concert schedule is now posted of the Mystic Seaport website: Click here!

The Friday and Saturday evening concert schedule is posted below:

Friday, June 13

1 - Mystic Seaport Chantey Staff
2 - David Littlefield
3 - Danny O'Flaherty
4 - Hand in Hand
5 - Finest Kind

Saturday, June 14

1 - Danny & Joyce McLeod
2 - Bob Zentz
3 - Johnson Girls
4 - Robbie O'Connell
5 - Trouz Bras

See you all there!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,anon
Date: 07 May 08 - 10:01 AM

I think the Inuit Cultural Performers are from Canada, some even as close as Ottawa, so I don't see that there would have been insurmountable obstacles in getting them here.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 May 08 - 10:55 AM

Linda et al-

Friday and Saturday there is a scheduled late night/early morning shanty/forebitter session (following the evening concert), usually at a dance hall across the street from the Museum grounds. There is a bar in the front end of the dance hall. All Festival attendees and performers are invited to attend and many do.

It's a challenging situation for even a seasoned performer to lead a song there, given the size of the crowd and the hall, and the order is survival of the fittest. Some crash and burn but I've also seen the crowd quiet right down to listen to someone new who may not have a shantyman's roar. Most songs are done without instruments, but instruments are not prohibited. I've never seen anything amplified.

I've observed some grouping in different parts of the hall so that a lead singer might be better supported by friends familiar with the song but other times things get quite dynamic as people dash here and there to join in or even dance!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: stallion
Date: 03 May 08 - 06:12 AM

our Sins will find us out! The South Portland den of ubiquitous drinking and revelry in the guise of a Song Circle, beware of the session that starts at lunchtime and lasts until the last has fallen and had a duvet thrown over them. Sins parties are special, well, I don't think the show was put on for our benefit, judging by who's in the cupboard seems to be a regular thing!

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Abby Sale
Date: 02 May 08 - 10:32 PM

Hotay! I think what we do is fly in to Providence. From there I put on the Rollerblades and push the wheelchair right in to Mystic. Yep, a couple of flasks and an airhorn and we should be fine.

Linda Kelly -
All that & more. Susan's suggestion to wear a Mudcat (or DigTrad) T-shirt is a good one. I found it a great kick to espy & chat with 'Catters all over the place.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 May 08 - 09:37 PM

Telling tales out of school, are we? Careful or we'll hide the bottles and serve tepid tea...

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: stallion
Date: 02 May 08 - 08:57 PM

Linda
Don't pre judge the alchohol bit, we've seen em drink at Portsmouth NH and they can knock it back with the best!

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 May 08 - 08:55 PM

It is true that the second weekend sort of splits Saturday and Sunday, or something like that. I haven't check the calendar. The 13, 14, and 15th of June are the relevant dates for all concerned.

My CD's are shrink-wrapped and ready to ship. Other performers might best contact Events Network and make sure they've got everything in order.

I'm certainly looking forward to another extended weekend of good song and companionship.

The following weekend we'll be hosting Bob Zentz up in Maine at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath on Sunday, 7:30 pm. Consider running up to Maine for Zentz and the "Two Lobster Special" at Cook's Lobster House on Bailey's Island.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 02 May 08 - 03:57 PM

Fantastic list of performers -can you give me some idea of format-is it concerts and workshops or is there an opportunity for singarounds as in most English Festivals (but probably with less alcohol!)

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Rabbi-Sol
Date: 02 May 08 - 01:35 PM

It looks like I will be able to attend this year after all. I was under the impression that the festival was taking place the previous weekend as in past years which would have conflicted with the Jewish holiday of Shavuos. I will definitely be there on Sunday the 15th.

                                                    SOL

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 02 May 08 - 01:04 PM

I'm not performing Abby but I'll sing for you anytime. I'm begining to think they won't book me cause of the crowd I run with.
Ya know the song where the verse starts out

"When I was a young lass (lad) me mother used to say
I was such a foolish lad & easily led astray
Before I would work I'd rather sing & play
By the water's side on the banks by the whaler"

Not quite like that, not a bad change, eh? But you get the drift.

I don't know about the paths, it's been a couple of yrs for me too Abby, but I'm sure with money being as tight as it is, everywhere, that you'll find the road's are still a bit rocky, forget the wheelchair bring a windsurfer.
Anyway, it'll be great to see you & Tinker again, it has been a while.
Just to let you know if you bring a flask you won't notice the bumps as much
But you probably knew that, didn't you?
I'm so happy to hear that you'll be making the drive (or are you flying) from North Carolina. I'm getting excited too.
See you there.
Barry

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: stallion
Date: 02 May 08 - 01:03 PM

Me and the "Boys" are looking to Mystic 2009 so Hissy's wanna come?, trying to persuade Ron to stay over til July 8th in Boston, Martin will probably be up for it, spouses might kick off, ah well, cross that bridge when we come to it!

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Abby Sale
Date: 01 May 08 - 10:12 PM

Hey, Barry - Charlie, I look forward to hearing you live.
And Johnson Girls.
And much so Finest Kind.

Yep, yep, we got talked into getting up there again. Been 6 years.

Tremendously excited.

Are the paths paved yet? I'm trying to decide whether to bring my Rollerblades.

Abby
(original Folking Roly Rounder)

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 10:35 AM

I don't believe that the cancellation of the Inuit cultural performers was due to money. It was more to do with the logistics of coming and going in the USA and the problems related to "forign acts" entering the country for the purposes of work. Long standing sophisticated acts have learned from experience and from their agents how to deal with all the red tape. Lessor known and in particular"genuine" cultural acts have a much more difficult time with it all.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 04:49 PM

There might be some debate over "more genuine acts and fewer revivalist bands" with regard to who is "genuine" and who is not. A time machine would be nice to have access to, but they are even more dear than fourth generation traditional style singers.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 08:21 AM

The word is that due to financial issues left over from previous year, there is once again a strapped budget, we need more genuine acts and fewer revivalist bands, but it's a long, hard paddle

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Salsa
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 07:10 PM

I was all excited to hear that the Inuit Cultural Performers would be there. The last time someone like that was there was many years ago when Chuna O'Brien came with the Yupik Group. Does anyone know why the Inuit Cultural Performers will not be attending this year's festival?

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: stallion
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 03:08 AM

Cheers Charley, we have problems slipping our moorings, not wishing to cut the anchor ropes, our owners don't like letting us out to play on our own however if we are going to "work" then it will be different. So offers welcome. Need to talk with Joy B as well, Oh all you lovely people, we miss you all. I will use e-mail regards 2009, cheers
Pete

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 10:03 PM

Stallion et al-

We'll see what we can do for 2009. I might even have a spare CD for show and tell.

April would be a little early for hanging out at the cabin in Maine; you might find the snow drifts distracting. May or June would be fine.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: stallion
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 08:03 PM

Well what d'ya know, 2BS&S are looking to be at Mystic 2009! Or maybe NYC in April 2009, I personally would like Mystic but I don't have the casting vote!

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,BarnacleBabe
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 04:27 PM

Hi Celtaddict:

Tim Reilly and Everett Brown formed Barnacle in 2006. You know Tim, of course. Everett was in Wickford Express and then Compass Rose. I was with Compass Rose for a few numbers at the 2004 festival and was part of New England Yuletide. Can't wait for you to also meet Jon Cannon, as well.

Can't wait to see and hear everyone.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Celtaddict
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 11:45 PM

H. Twins: You do know at least some of the members of Barnacle: headed up by the finest bones man/percussionist around, Tim Reilly.
You are all going to love Trouz Bras! They are amazing. Be ready for a true Fest Noz (night festival; dance until daylight). AND you will get a chance to see them again as they will be back for Celts & Currachs in New London.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: radriano
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 06:00 PM

Charley,

We recorded the songs to get them out there so sing away, me bucko!

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 09:45 AM

My understanding is that the workshop schedule is not finished therefore not published -also the Inuit Cultural Performers will not be attending this year's festival.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 03:31 PM

Richard-

Sorry to hear that. Does that mean we can cover all of the songs that you and Peter have worked up?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: radriano
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 01:29 PM

Doesn't look like I'll make it to Mystic this year.

Sing one for me, guys!

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 10:08 PM

BarnacleBabe-

I've received no information with regard to workshop schedule yet.

But, be assured, there are always three things worth seeing and hearing happening simultaneously!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 09:48 PM

That information has not yet been published to my knowledge.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,BarnacleBabe
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 04:49 PM

Sorry about the blank. I'm new to this posting thing.

Thanks, Charlie. I see the listing of performers but I see no listing of the date and time performers are on stage and what performers are assigned to do which workshops. I was curious as to whether any other performers had received that information yet.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Barnacle
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 04:32 PM

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 10:17 AM

Marc, now your gonna tell me that he writes alot of his own stuff & that he probably used to sing with his wife too. He's turning out to be a watery many faucet fellow.
I did know about his Irish side, I wasn't smoking, just chuckling with Jon.

Barry

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Guests SJW and PJF
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 08:50 AM

Sorry about that last blank post...What a great suprise to have the festival posting on line this morning on the Seaport site...on Pam and my birthday(we share one). It was the best present we could get. I love the familiarity of old friends on the list: Cliff, Don, Jeff, Robbie, the Jonhson Girls, Bob Webb..but it is also enticing to see new names for us; Barnacle, Trouz Bras, and Calico Jack...what a delectale menu of maritime fare! And so the countdown begins...MUCH LOVE, the twins

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Guests SJW and PJF
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 08:45 AM

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 08:42 AM

Barnacle Babe-

Scroll up and you'll find a link for performers on the Mystic website.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 08:38 AM

"didn't know Robbie did Irish stuff."? Barry, what are you smoking?

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,BarnacleBabe
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 04:39 PM

Any news on the performers schedule yet? The lineup on workshops? Concerts? Just curious.



Looking forward to June :)

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 11:42 AM

Hope so.
Thanks Jon, I didn't know Robbie did Irish stuff. If your dust off your pipes maybe we could round up a session. HeHeHe

There's still a session that some of the Village Coach House regulars attend in Brighton at the Greenbriar but you probably know that, some fifer probably been keeping you up to snnuff.

Tell Mance I say hi & am looking forward to seeing him for the weekend

Barry

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,campbell
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 09:09 AM

Barry, Robbie O'Connell has been over here in RI for a couple of years now, having left Franklin. He came to the Providence session this week at Local 121 and he and Roxanne sang some lovely duets, maybe you'll get 1 or 2 this year at the event

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 07:33 AM

George Ward! Nice choice. We're sure to hear some great ballads.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, still in the wilds of Long Island but about to make a run for the Orient Point Ferry

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Susan of DT
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 06:27 AM

Of course Dick and I will be at Mystic.

Do any of you people who don't usually come to Mystic need mudcat tee shirts so we can find you? Dick and I have them in the US and Bill Sables has them in the UK. Order them soon since Dick and I will be in Alaska for most of May. Another possibility is to reserve a shirt and have us bring it.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 03:33 AM

I should've checked 1st before asking here's a list of performers:

Barnacle - Westerly, RI. Dynamic Quartet featuring remarkable intrumentals.

Bob Webb - Phippsburg, ME. Banjo wizard and the "King of Chanteys".

Bob Zentz - Norfolk, VA. Multi-instrumentalist singer of songs old and new.

Calico Jack - Maryland. Contemporary and traditional music of the Chesapeake.

Charlie Ipcar - Richmond, ME. Contemporary and traditional sea music and shanties.

Cliff Haslam - Madison, CT. Icon of the CT sea music scene.

Danny O'Flaherty - New Orleans, LA. Celtic Balladeer.

Danny & Joyce McLeod - Newcastle, UK. Geordie singers and C. Fox Smith scholars.

Finest Kind - Ottawa, Canada. Featuring Ian Robb, Shelly Posen and Ann Downey.

George Ward - Rexford, NY. Canal Balladeer. Traditional music of America 's Canals.

Hand in Hand - Marge Bruchac & Justin Kennick. Northampton, MA.
Native American and New England Traditions.

Inuit Cultural Perfomers - Ottawa, Canada. Featuring native Inuit vocals and dancing.

Jeff Davis - Woodstock, CT. Extraordinary performer of Traditional American music.

Johnson Girls - New York, NY. Powerhouse all-female chantey group.

Mystic Seaport's Chantey Staff - Mystic, CT.

Robbie OConnell - Franklin, MA. Contemporary and Traditional Irish-American Songs.

Sheri Mortimer - Groton, CT. Traditional Irish songs and ballads.

Trouz Bas - New-England based band performing traditional Celtic music.


I've been dying to hear Trouz Bas, I'm a bit bais, the drummer's, (best bodhram player & maker in the States, that's not bais) an old roomamte & great friend

See Mystic Sea Music Festival here

Barry

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 03:23 AM

We were just waiting for you to "bellow Up" Jon.

Does anyone know if the performers list is out yet. From the little I know it sounds like it'll be a grand time but then it always is. Does anyone know what the symposium is gonna focus on. Seeing as I wasn't asked to volunteer this year (it wasn't me, I wasn't even there last year, I swear) I'll get to hear what ever I choose & that's gonna be the 1st time in over a decade, & that's great. I haven't been able to catch the whole symposium in, in I can't remember how long. Jon & Rika your's a few yrs ago was the last one I caught & one of the best too.
I have to thanks my guardian angel for hosting a floor spot for me, Jon & Rika, without that I know I wouldn't have been able to afford it this year. You know who you are angel, just wanted to say thanks again.
After missing last year due to a nephew getting married out in San Francisco (ya Mario, those relatives that don't know or care about Mystic should be disowned) I'm pretty phyc'd about this one.
Have aother wedding in San Francisco this August, my niece is getting married, thank God for the woman, they're far more intellegant.

Speaking of the West Coast, any West Coasters besides Jon & Rika coming over for this?

Barry

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Jon Bartlett
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 11:41 PM

I'm not seeing much chat about the Festival - this date last year, there were 69 posts on last year's Mystic thread. Wassup?

Jon Bartlett

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Mar 08 - 12:02 PM

I understand that theThursday night concert has been dropped for the 2008 festival.

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 01:41 PM

I was just speaking to a representative of the vendor who's in charge of CD sales. He said they are in the process of modifying their check-in procedures to better accommodate performers. It sounded to me as if it would be a great improvement over how CD sales were run for the past two years.

The details are still being refined but I think most performers will be pleased.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 09:42 PM

John-

I'm always interested in new adaptations of CFS poems for singing. I'll follow this up with you via e-mail soon.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 09:01 PM

Johnston Girls? REALLY? I'm so excited, my friend Allison Kelly's one of them!

Catfeet, who's trying to convince another adult to go with her to wrangle children

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,John from "Elsie`s Band"
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 01:19 PM

Charley Noble,
                Re C.Fox Smith, if you would be interested in our song version of "Gerrrans Churchtown" give me a shout on [e-mail]
                                           Regards,
                                             John

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 01:13 PM

Thursday evening at Mystic has traditionally been a smaller "setting out" evening concert, not particularly well attended in recent years but it served the useful purpose of shaking down the equipment and helped ensure that other things got done before Friday rolled in.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Guest PJf
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 12:50 PM

In all my research about this years festival it seems to come up as June 13-15 which would not include a Thursday schedule. If you have any other info please share.only 8 weeks to go!