Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)

Subject: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: curmudgeon
Date: 15 May 07 - 07:23 PM

The monthly shanty / forebitter session wil be hapening this Saturday at the Press room in Portsmouth NH starting at 3:30. This month, however, the session will come to an end at 6:30 so as to afford music lover the opportunyts to attend the Woodchuck's Revenge house concert in South Portland , Maine, chez Sinsull.

Pleas advise anyone you know who doesn't frequent Mudcat.

Next month will be a return to normalcy except perhaps for th survivirs of Mystic -- Tom

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Midchuck
Date: 16 May 07 - 11:20 AM

...the session will come to an end at 6:30 so as to afford music lover the opportunyts to attend the Woodchuck's Revenge house concert in South Portland , Maine, chez Sinsull.

...which courtesy is very much appreciated, by the way.

Peter

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 16 May 07 - 02:18 PM

JudyB and I are planning to make both of these events.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 May 07 - 11:35 AM

Yes - thanks, Tom. I will be roasting some beef and making final prep for the house concert. Looking forward to seeing everyone. It's been a while.
Mary

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 17 May 07 - 10:31 PM

Too long.....,

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 18 May 07 - 11:40 AM

Are any of the Gloucester gang expected?

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 May 07 - 12:06 PM

The shanty/forebitter session was well attended, with about 20 singers in the circle. Maggie (from the Johnson Girls) and her husband Mark were there as an extra special treat. About half a dozen of the Gloucester gang led songs. Rich Gato from Kennebunk helped represent Maine, along with JudyB and myself. New Hampshire denziens included Tom and Linn, Carol, Steve, Mark, and Barry. Who am I leaving out?

JudyB led several rounds of Roll the Old Chariot, with reference to the beer ads on the walls, and she did a great job with C. Fox Smith's A Parting (old ship song) with folks providing some nice harmonies. I led Outward Bound by Bill Adams, Lee Fore Brace by C. Fox Smith, Tasman Buster by Bob Watson, and Mid-Watches by Burt Franklin Jenness. Jenness and Adams are best described as old sailor-poets from the early 1900's whose poems I've been recently adapting for singing.

Thanks again to Tom and Linn for coordinating the Press Room sessions.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Jeri
Date: 20 May 07 - 12:52 PM

I never made it. Too much to do, too little time. I'm glad I did it yesterday, because today, I'm on 'idle'. I'm sorry to have missed the peeps and the music.

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Barry Finn
Date: 20 May 07 - 06:09 PM

Jeri, we're taking no more excuses, you missed a good one. Folks at the bar we're joining in, the new waitress was singing up a storm as she served (don't know if she thought it was part of the job discription or not), the older group at the table near me we're having quite a go at it too, I didn't know that they were Peter's relaitions, no wonder.

Barry

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 May 07 - 06:58 PM

And several other folks going to and fro between their seats and the restrooms were stopped dead in their tracks by some of the singing. That's always fun to see!

Barry led what I know as the "Salt Peter" shanty, "Yangtse River" shanty, and at least one other song.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: SINSULL
Date: 20 May 07 - 07:29 PM

Peter's relations??? Sorry I missed that!
M

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Barry Finn
Date: 21 May 07 - 12:24 AM

Father, cousin, etc.

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 21 May 07 - 08:07 AM

That's Pete HALE's relations -- Charlie forgot Pete on his list, and missed the Gloucester contingent -- George (not Rich Gaito from Kennebunk), Alexander and Gardi.

The Souzas couldn't make it -- work to be done on the Adventure. Masts to be stepped later this week.

Really good session! So much has happened since, though, that it seems a week away.

Gotta go head to work.

Linn

Subject: RE: Shanty/Forebitter session for May (NH)
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 21 May 07 - 10:52 AM

We also almost forgot Brian & Laura from Gloucester.

Sorry, I didn't get enough sleep for the past two nights and there was the Woodchuck's Revenge house concert & singaround at Sinsull's in between -- it was a very full weekend!

Linn