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04 Jan 13 - 08:48 AM (#3461191) Subject: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Saturday, January 19,2013 SINSULL's house 6PM Buffet & PM Concert Here's hoping the weather cooperates. |
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04 Jan 13 - 11:26 AM (#3461252) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC Looking forward to it and seeing all my So. Portland friends. Agreed about the weather. Deb |
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04 Jan 13 - 02:45 PM (#3461328) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Leadfingers Shame its such a long (And VERY Wet) drive !! |
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04 Jan 13 - 02:58 PM (#3461335) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: ranger1 I have a Subaru with all-wheel drive and snow tires. I'll definitely be there. Probably with Jason in tow. |
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04 Jan 13 - 03:45 PM (#3461378) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC Terry, I'll be in the UK in Feb.-March. Check the schedule at my website Deb |
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04 Jan 13 - 03:53 PM (#3461382) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: gnu I had a DebC concert here in my house a few times over the past weeks. Got 4 of her CDs from her. Only ONE thing wrong with them... she didn't autograph them!!!! |
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04 Jan 13 - 06:34 PM (#3461448) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Canada borders Maine gnu. Come on down! |
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04 Jan 13 - 06:55 PM (#3461454) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: gnu You know I cannot. If I could, I'da been there long ago. |
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04 Jan 13 - 11:36 PM (#3461576) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Seamus Kennedy Have Kendall read bits of his new book during your intermission, Deb! Say hi to the guys for me. |
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05 Jan 13 - 08:28 AM (#3461657) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: ranger1 I've invited my friends Mindy and Pete, if I can get them to come, they might be able to get other people to come and increase the audience size for some of the lesser attended performances. |
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05 Jan 13 - 12:38 PM (#3461757) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL to the top |
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06 Jan 13 - 10:18 AM (#3462100) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: ranger1 refresh |
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06 Jan 13 - 12:50 PM (#3462165) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Jeri Barring natural disasters or un-natural ones (aliens destroying the Earth, for example), I'll be able to make this one! |
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07 Jan 13 - 10:29 AM (#3462635) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL I will make sure there is a bed for you Jeri. We missed you at New Years. Jacqui and I were alone by 10:30 and had to finish the champagne alone. |
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08 Jan 13 - 10:01 AM (#3463125) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC I may need a bed as well, Mary. I'll give a call this evening. Deb (another way to move this up top ;-) ) |
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08 Jan 13 - 10:09 AM (#3463129) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Bed saved for you Deb. |
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10 Jan 13 - 09:14 AM (#3463930) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Weather reports say "All systems 'Go!'" |
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10 Jan 13 - 11:47 AM (#3463997) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC Yay! I am looking forward to 68 degrees F in D.C. on Saturday! Deb |
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10 Jan 13 - 06:20 PM (#3464206) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Jeri If I were a vengeful person, there would be a snowball in Maine with your name on it! |
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10 Jan 13 - 06:31 PM (#3464214) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Jeri, Deb is a full fledged member of the Sisterhood. I wouldn't mess with her if I were you. Fair warning. SINS |
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10 Jan 13 - 08:33 PM (#3464291) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC How well I know, Sins. She can throw a snowball at me anytime. Deb |
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10 Jan 13 - 08:34 PM (#3464292) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC Oh. That's what I get for not reading close. Dunh. Deb |
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11 Jan 13 - 11:05 AM (#3464519) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Charley Noble "Saturday, January 19,2013"??? I assume this is Saturday, January 20, 2013. I'll be at the usual Press Room gathering. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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11 Jan 13 - 11:23 AM (#3464530) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: maeve This Saturday is the 19th on my calendar, Charley. |
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11 Jan 13 - 11:33 AM (#3464533) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: ranger1 Mine, too, Maeve. And as much as I enjoy the Shanty Sing, Deb Cowan is worth missing it for. Especially if she sings Long Grey Line (hint, hint). |
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11 Jan 13 - 11:39 AM (#3464537) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: maeve We're working on home improvements so must send along a hearty "Hello from afar" to y'all! Maeve |
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11 Jan 13 - 11:53 AM (#3464544) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Jeri On Sat, the 19th of Jan, (but may be the 20th depending on your calendar): Snowball fight at ? Buffet at 6 PM Concert at ? These strict schedules are bound to get messed up, you know. I hadn't realized it was the ShantySingSat, but I missed Deb's visit last time and won't miss it this time! |
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11 Jan 13 - 06:45 PM (#3464756) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Charlie must be using that new Mayan calendar. They haven't worked the kinks out yet. SINS |
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11 Jan 13 - 07:17 PM (#3464770) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Charley Noble Sinsull- No, it's not the Mayan Calendar. It's a wonderful nautical calendar designed and published in the UK. My confusion about the date has to do with the UK calendar format which has saturday and sunday next to themselves on the righthand side. Ugh! Sorry about adding confusion to this thread. Charley Noble |
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12 Jan 13 - 11:00 AM (#3465000) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Gosh! They drive on the wrong side of the road, live on the wrong side of the Pond and screw up dates on calendars. Are those Brits of any use at all???? SINS< ducking for cover. |
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12 Jan 13 - 04:19 PM (#3465109) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: kendall Yes, they are good English teachers and at least one of them is a good cook. |
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13 Jan 13 - 10:40 AM (#3465456) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL I talk good English I ain't got no English English teachers what i learned from. refresh |
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13 Jan 13 - 10:57 AM (#3465467) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: jacqui.c Sins - you speak acceptable American - I speak English. |
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16 Jan 13 - 12:11 PM (#3467049) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC Thought I'd move this up... Also, if any of you are within striking distance of chilly and cold Lubec, ME I'll be doing a concert there on Friday night, Jan 18 at the Cobscook Bay Community Learning Center. This is a wonderful organization that gives great support to the teens in that area and also provides some great events for the community. Looking forward (as always) to coming up to Maine. Check out the schedule on my website for upcoming events. Deb |
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16 Jan 13 - 10:11 PM (#3467361) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: ChanteyLass Debra, I won't drive up to Maine, but I look forward to hearing you at the Mystic Sea Music Festival. |
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17 Jan 13 - 09:36 AM (#3467537) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL TRUBRIT and Tom will be there. Should be a nice group. SINS |
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17 Jan 13 - 09:57 AM (#3467545) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: ranger1 Looking like myself and Jason, possibly Michael, and I'll remind Mindy and Pete and Andy today. |
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17 Jan 13 - 08:06 PM (#3467854) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Some other locals possible. Counting down... |
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17 Jan 13 - 08:34 PM (#3467865) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC The sister of one of my new Israeli friends said she would try to attend. She does a Jewish music program on WMPG on Sunday mornings. Deb |
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18 Jan 13 - 10:56 AM (#3468093) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Great! Is she local or will she need a bed? I may be braking out the air mattresses. SINS |
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18 Jan 13 - 11:33 AM (#3468104) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC She lives in Portland. Deb |
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18 Jan 13 - 01:23 PM (#3468132) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL breaking, I mean. |
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18 Jan 13 - 01:36 PM (#3468136) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL 8 definites and a number of maybes. Be a nice group. I hope the weather cooperates. Menu: Shepherd's Pie - Tom's contribution Sausage, peppers and onions Key Lime Pie Baked apples with ice cream Salad, Crusty bread, cheese, fruit Wine, soft drinks, single malt for those who indulge and whatever else comes in the door. SINS |
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19 Jan 13 - 10:13 AM (#3468532) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: jacqui.c Key lime pie done and apples ready for baking. Deb should be on her way down from Lubek - hope there's not been too much snow for her to contend with. I'm really looking forward to tonight. |
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20 Jan 13 - 09:41 AM (#3468958) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Irene M How did it go? Happy that we have been able to add to the confusion by our annoying habits on this side of the pond. Cars on wrong side of road, weekends on wrong side of calendar. Whatever next? |
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20 Jan 13 - 12:32 PM (#3469015) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Deb just left. The house is very quiet. She managed the drive in 5+ hours and was tired when she arrived but instead of a nap we talked and sang and enjoyed each others company. Deb put on a wonderful evening of new and traditional music. The Matterhorn was a first for me. Her Darlin' Corey done acapello and bluesy slow is amazing.Lots of chorus songs with lovely harmonies from Jeri, Jacqui and Gordon.It was so good to have her back and catch up. Tami and Jason were here along with a lady from Portland who does an AM radio program - sorry, name is gone for the moment. Trubrit's Tom outdid himself with Shepherd's Pie to die for. Lots of food, drink, conversation. Jacqui produced breakfast with more conversation.I really enjoyed myself.Thank you all for adding to the evening. SINS |
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20 Jan 13 - 01:54 PM (#3469055) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: ranger1 Jason and I needed that. Good friends, good music, good food. What more can anyone ask for? |
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20 Jan 13 - 01:58 PM (#3469056) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: jacqui.c It was a great evening. Deb, as usual, gave a superb performance in spite of not long having got over flu. She always finds some songs that invite audience participation, always enjoyed by this audience. Everybody seemed to enjoy the evening and it was nice to be able to introduce two consummate artistes to each other. Deb and Gordon spent some time talking and finding out what they had in common. Kendall and Gordon left relatively early. I stayed over and the remaining four ladies finally got to bed around 1.30. The other lady's name was Gail - the sister of a friend of Debs. Now we want to try and get some house concerts in Maine for Deb and John Roberts, to make it worth their while to head up this way! |
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20 Jan 13 - 02:05 PM (#3469058) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: kendall Dob did a great job, as usual, and the food was outstanding. |
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20 Jan 13 - 02:12 PM (#3469062) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Jeri I'm not sure how it happened, but I found some cat hair on me. Yes, it was a great time, and it was great to see the beautiful and talented Ms Cowan again. I didn't not like any of the songs, but there were old favorites among them, and some absolutely stunning new ones. The first one was one of those, but as I wasn't taking notes, I've forgotten the name of the song and composer. Hep me! Hep me! Truly, it was so easy to get lost in a song and completely forget all else. Glad to see Gordon again--glad to see everyone who made it. The shepherd's pie was to-die-for, as was the key lime pie. All the food was wonderful. And Alice actually fell asleep on my lap and didn't want to get off. Velcro cat. |
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20 Jan 13 - 06:55 PM (#3469179) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL Maybe ws can gwt a set list from Deb. There were a few I would love to learn. The Jute Mill song, for one. |
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20 Jan 13 - 07:34 PM (#3469192) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC And I want the sausages, peppers and onions recipe, Mary! Here is what I sang and the composers as well as I can recall, since I don't use set lists. I might also get some songs mixed up since I didn't do the same show the night before. Set 1-I might have done one or two others in this set but cannot recall) Tongue-Tied (Emily Portman) Night Owl Homeward Turns (Steve Tilston) St. Brendan's Fair Isle (Jimmy Driftwood) Robin Hood and the Pedlar (Child-trad) The Rose You Wore For Me (Danny Carnahan) Eat Bertha's Mussels (John Roberts) I Can See Your Aura (Mark Graham) All the Tunes In the World (Ewan MacVicar) Set 2 Tired O'Workin' (Mary Brooksbank) NB-There is a song by MB called the Jute Mill Song, but this isn't it Widowmaker (John Conolly) Nantucket Girl's Song (trad) Brisk Young Butcher (trad) Matterhorn (Gloria Jeffries) Johnny Be Fair (trad) Long Grey Line (Alan Hunter) Hand of the Almighty-one verse (John R. Butler) McGinnis Gets a Job (Harrigan) It was a lovely evening and so great to see you all again. Thanks so much for all the kind words and for being such great friends. Deb |
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21 Jan 13 - 07:26 AM (#3469368) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: My guru always said Glad you all had a good time, we are so looking forward to Deb's visit here at Old Keepers! So, which one was the 'Jute Mill song'? |
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21 Jan 13 - 09:32 AM (#3469426) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: DebC I sang "Tired O'Workin'". "The Jute Mill Song" is the one that starts with "O dear me, the mill is gang fast". Many of the textile mills in Dundee were called "Jute Mills" because that was the fiber that was used in spinning. A good explanation of the substance called jute. can be found by clicking the link. Deb |
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21 Jan 13 - 09:49 AM (#3469438) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Phil Edwards Hi Deb, You might recognise this, despite the title: Banks of Yarrow I gave you a credit in the notes here. |
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21 Jan 13 - 02:05 PM (#3469534) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: SINSULL 12 Italian sausages hot and mild. 5 large green peppers, seeded and sliced into thick ribbons 5 large onions sliced into thick rings Lots of black pepper Brown sausages on medium high. Remove to large lidded pot Add peppers and onions. Sprinkle with black pepper. Cover and let cook for about an hour lowering heat to Low half way through. It shouldn't need salt. The sausages have more than enough. M |
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21 Jan 13 - 02:22 PM (#3469541) Subject: RE: Deb Cowan House Concert S Portland Maine From: Irene M Sounds like a great night. ans Alice SAT on a lap? Wow! |