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11 Jun 12 - 03:58 PM (#3362211) Subject: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bat Goddess This coming Saturday, 16 June, will be both the regular monthly, and the Third Annual Barry Finn Memorial Shanty, Forebitter and Ballad Session at the Press Room, Daniel St. in Portsmouth, NH from 3:30 to 7:30 PM. We're expecting a good turnout, including many of this year's Mysticians. Please come join us in lifting a song, a pint, a tot in remembrance of our old friend. Linn (Bat Goddess) and Tom (Curmudgeon) |
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11 Jun 12 - 04:36 PM (#3362223) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: My guru always said You'll raise the roof! I can still hear Barry from here *sigh* we'll raise a glass! |
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11 Jun 12 - 06:39 PM (#3362260) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: EBarnacle Sigh. As always, I would love to participate but...this is also the weekend for Clearwater's Revival. Lady Hillary and I will, as always, be in Croton Point for that event. See you at Old Songs. |
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12 Jun 12 - 12:26 AM (#3362367) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: ChanteyLass Wish I could, too. Sigh. |
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12 Jun 12 - 10:34 AM (#3362501) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: SINSULL Another commitment. But I think of Barry often and fondly. SINS |
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13 Jun 12 - 06:27 AM (#3362836) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bat Goddess Sing! |
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13 Jun 12 - 06:50 AM (#3362841) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: GUEST,Paul Schurr Charlene and I will roll in from Albany. We thought of Barry at Mystic as various people sang his songs, dedicated songs to him, imitated his unique style (Bonnie Milner!), and remembered his participation at the late night sing in the Youth Training Building. We're looking forward to seeing the Press Room gang once again! |
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13 Jun 12 - 01:59 PM (#3362969) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble Jim Saville and I will certainly be attending. There certainly were some of Barry's songs resounding from the Mystic stages and the German Dance Hall, and in Gloucester on Monday. We'll bring copies of The Complete Poetry of Cicely Fox Smith and my new CD Songs from an Old Sea Chest. Anyone coming up from the Boston area? If so, please send me a PM. Charley Noble |
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13 Jun 12 - 04:02 PM (#3363022) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bert I can't be there, but I'll sing one for him. |
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14 Jun 12 - 05:57 PM (#3363494) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble Sounds like Bill Lehrman is coming up from MIT. Cheerily, Charley Noble and Shantyfreak |
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14 Jun 12 - 06:59 PM (#3363515) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: RTim I am free over the weekend, but don't like the idea of a 2 hour drive to Portsmouth!! Maybe I should write to Marty? We only met a few times, but I too miss Barry. What could have been?? Tim Radford |
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15 Jun 12 - 06:43 AM (#3363666) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bat Goddess Tim, we'd love to see you again. Regular Friday Press Room session is today from 4:30-9:00 -- would two sessions make it a worthwhile trip? Linn |
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15 Jun 12 - 08:06 AM (#3363682) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble The long drive can be stressful but less so if you sing all the way! It's 90 miles one way from Richmond, Maine, to Portsmouth, and I'm always surprised when we arrive there well before I've begun the last verse of "The News in Daly's Bar." Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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15 Jun 12 - 10:24 AM (#3363733) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bupkes Tim's drive from Woods Hole to Portsmouth is more like 140 miles, taking 2½ hours if traffic's good. (This route includes taking Rt 3 from the Cape through downtown Boston, so it's always iffy.) I'm pleased to be hosting him, and he's planning to come by my place near Exeter on the way, Saturday. Marty |
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15 Jun 12 - 11:50 AM (#3363765) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble Excellent! Jim Saville will be shifting down afterwards to Boston and joining the MIT Shanty Sing on Sunday. Everyone is on the move! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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15 Jun 12 - 03:31 PM (#3363856) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: NbptErnie Amy and I are planning on being there. Ernie |
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15 Jun 12 - 11:05 PM (#3364023) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: GUEST,Paul Schurr Re Tim, I'm glad someone has a short drive. Good for Tim! Albany is a little farther. It's all good. A few songs, beautiful mountains, we're there! Tim's shanties were a hit at Mystic I'll tell you. And it was fun seeing him enjoy the beer hall shanty sing scene from a royal throne in the middle of the room just be below the beer taps. (He wore a hat to collect the splash!) Like a king! A repeat performance is urgently requested by fans. Also at Mystic: Wasn't Jeff a shining star? Of course Finest Kind teamed up on him and owned the harmony side of the event. But Jeff was spot on with every song and raised the average under the tents. What a joy to listen to, and I hope he'll be singing with us tomorrow. After hours at Mystic it was Charlie, Norris, Mike, and Chris who provided the core of good singing. I think Saturday night after hours was the best I've seen and heard in five years (I don't always both see and hear; it depends on the libations). 40 plus folks, with Mark Bernier his joyful ranting self and Craig Edwards cast a spell of sound and rhythm. Well I look forward to singing with you again on Saturday, Charlie. We're lucky people to have places like the Press Room and friends to sing a chorus with. And the longer the chorus, the more I remember my friend Barry. See you tomorrow in Portsmouth. Best, Paul |
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16 Jun 12 - 12:59 PM (#3364225) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bat Goddess Albany, Cape Cod, North Shore, Massachusetts, the wilds of Maine... Sounds as if there will be a pretty good turnout this afternoon. Linn |
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16 Jun 12 - 01:22 PM (#3364230) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble And Yorkshire! Charley Noble |
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16 Jun 12 - 04:59 PM (#3364305) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: ranger1 I was planning on being there, but decided to stay and do yard work for my mum instead. I'll play Barry's CD on the drive home, though. |
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16 Jun 12 - 10:27 PM (#3364411) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble There certainly was a fine turnout and everyone got several rounds of singing. Of Barry's songs there were: Roller Bowler Yangtse River Shanty Ida Lewis London Julie Hard Times in Ol Virginia And there was the shanty dedicated to Barry as well that Tim Radford and Marty led at the end. Everyone was in fine form and there was even opportunities for more quiet songs. My friend from Yorkshire, Jim Saville, seemed quite delighted. And now he's on his way to Boston with Bill Lehrman and then more shantying on Sunday with the MIT crowd. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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16 Jun 12 - 11:11 PM (#3364419) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: GUEST,Paul Schurr What a great time. Good song selection, strong singers, wonderful harmonies, and renewed friendships. Barry would have been pleased. |
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17 Jun 12 - 08:30 AM (#3364508) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: sciencegeek hopefully, Mike & I will be able join up in the near future... once I shed the old work ball & chain. unless the dang conservatives in republican clothing take over - then it's the return to slavery/serfdom/indenture for this member of the 99% |
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17 Jun 12 - 10:04 AM (#3364523) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble Dave Hallowell posted some nice photos of this session on his Facebook page which you may or may not be able to view depending on his privacy settings: click here for PIXS! The lighting conditions for photography are challenging at the Press Room but obviously Dave has a great camera. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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17 Jun 12 - 02:19 PM (#3364624) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bat Goddess Dave not only has a great camera, but a good eye... I haven't had a chance to even look at the few photos I took and Steve Smith was taking pictures as well. Let's see, roll call: Tom and I, Justine Donovan, Rose Sheehan, Annie Storr and her nephew, Steve Smith, Jeff Keller, Dianne Lavoie, Paul and Charleen Schurr, Susan Young (with cupcakes!), Don Hale and wife (sorry! I'm horrible with names!), Bill Lehrman and Carol Pierson, Jim Saville from Yorkshire, Charlie Ipcar, Ernie Pigeon and Amy, Lynn Feingold, Tim Radford, Kevin McDermott, Marty Stock, Dave Hallowell, Ann Robinson, Ramona Connelly, Pete Hale and Laurette Cossaboon, Barbara Benn, Carol Coronis, Dave Johnson (at a distance) and Chris Vaughan. Tom and I had to leave fairly early, so other than Ellen Hamill, I don't know who else we missed. (But I talked to Ellen later so I knew she was there.) By the way, the day was also Bloomsday, a fact that is pertinent in the Kevin's choice of a song a bit later. 1. Won't You Help Me Raise 'Em - Justine Donovan 2. Whiskey-O, Johnny-O - Charlie Ipcar 3. Rolla Bolla (yeah, I know it's Roller Boller, but Barry sang it "Rolla Bolla" and we do, too) - Ernie Pigeon 4. Johnny Come Down to Hilo - Paul Schurr 5. Mingalay Boat Song - Jim Saville 6. Big Bow Wow - Dianne Lavoie 7. Sally Free and Easy - Susan Young 8. Bully In the Alley - Marty Stock 9. John Kanaka - Jeff Keller 10. Sugar In the Hold - Dave Hallowell 11. A Long Time Ago - Tim Radford 12. The Erie Canal - Rose Sheehan 13. Those Lovely Seaside Girls - Kevin McDermott (more on Kevin and James Joyce here -- JoyceSong 14. Home, Dearie, Home - Linn Schulz 15. Excursion Around the Bay - Paul 16. Bowling (parody of Roll the Woodpile Down) - Charlie 17. Bound Down Trinidad - Ernie 18. Hard Times of Old Virginia - Justine 19. Drinkin' That Wine - Tim 20. Shine Your Buttons With Brasso - Lynn Feingold (alias The Tavern Wench -- see TavernWench ) 21. Down Below - Linn 22. Lovers and Friends - Pete Hale 23. Round the Corner, Sally - Dave 24. Donkey Riding - Jeff Keller 25. All For Me Grog - Dianne 26. Ready For the Storm - Carol Coronis 27. Lee Fore Brace - Charlie and Jim 28. Race of Long Ago - Linn 29. Rolling Down the Bay to Juliana - Marty And then we had to leave, alas. I hope Ernie took over the scribe duties... Linn |
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17 Jun 12 - 02:32 PM (#3364628) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Lonesome EJ Sounds like a great time! Wish I could have attended. |
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17 Jun 12 - 03:35 PM (#3364667) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble Linn- You got everyone I saw while you were there but I think a few folks dropped in later. Thanks to Bill and Carol for taking Jim Saville with them to Boston where he should be attending the shanty sing at MIT today, and flying back to the UK on Monday. It's been a lot of fun sharing time with Jim this week. I'm sure he has a very distorted but pleasant impression of how people in the States deal with strangers. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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17 Jun 12 - 07:10 PM (#3364730) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Bat Goddess I'm about to post photos of yesterday's session at Facebook. Linn |
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18 Jun 12 - 08:58 AM (#3364918) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: RTim By the way regarding the list of who attended: - The person you have named as Jeff Keller - he was NOT HE!! Jeff was NOT there. I think Marty knows the guys name. Tim Radford |
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19 Jun 12 - 06:15 PM (#3365598) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: NbptErnie Hi all, Sorry for the delay in posting the remaining songs after Linn and Tom had to leave, but Amy and I took off for parts sans internet right after the session on Saturday. Back in the e-world now, so here's the scoop (with the usual apologies for any mispellings or incorrect namings..... After Linn and Tom left the Pressroom on Saturday, Sue Young kept the log for a while, then gave it to me to take it to the end of the session. From Sue's notes: 30. Essiquibo River ................. Ernie 31. Fair Maid At 17 ................. Sue 32. Fathom The Bowl ................. Paul 33. Yangtze River Shanty ............ Charlie 34. If I Were A Blackbird ........... Ramona Connelly 35. Salonika ........................ Hutch 36. Bonney Bunch Of Thyme ........... Diane 37. Bold Riley ...................... Rose Sheehan 38. Autumn .......................... Chris Vaughn 39. London Julie .................... Justine 40. Farewell To Tarwathie ........... Don Hale 41. Roll Down - Fair Maidens Of Plymouth .....Paul 42. Faithful Sailor Boy ..............Tim Radford 43. Santiana ........................ Mike Blair 44. South Australia ..................Peter Hale Sue left and turned the log over to me, so from my notes: 45. Mobile Bay ...................... Charlie Ipcar 46. King Of Rome .................... Rose Sheehan 47. Pleasant and Delightful ......... Marty 48. Three Score and Ten ............. Jim Saville 49. Pay Me My Money Down ............ Hutch 50. Billy's Boat .................... Ernie 51. The Whaleboat ... An original song by Paul (and a good one!) 52. The Gasman Cometh ............... Diane 53. Boney Bunch Of Roses-O .......... Kevin McDermott 54. The Bay Of Biscay-O ............. Mike Blair 55. Greenland Whalefisheries ........ Don Hale 56. Row On .......................... Marty 57. Ida Lewis ....................... Justine 58. Shanty For Barry ................ Tim Radford and Marty We ended this Barry Finn Memorial Session with the Shanty For Barry, at the request of Justine, rather than the usual Seaman's Hymn. |
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19 Jun 12 - 08:14 PM (#3365648) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble Thanks, Ernie and Sue for the song list. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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19 Jun 12 - 10:53 PM (#3365716) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: RTim At some point I sang Postman's Knock for Marty who was starting he new job on Monday - As a Postman!! Tim Radford |
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20 Jun 12 - 11:58 AM (#3365900) Subject: RE: June/BarryFinnMem.ShantySing@PressRmNH From: Charley Noble Someone else posted some excellent photos of this session on Facebook. There's one of Dianne, myself and Jim pointing at the repaired ceiling, and the additional tiles making ready to drop. Charley Noble |