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13 Dec 15 - 03:31 PM (#3758163) Subject: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess The December Monthly Shanty, Forebitter, Foc's'l Ballad, and Annual Seasonal Song Session will be happening this Saturday, December 19th at The Press Room in Portsmouth, NH from 3:30 to 7:30 PM. This annual sea and seasonal song session usually brings out a lot of material not sung the rest of the year. We'll definitely have to do Brian Chadburne's "Shopping Shanty" and, I'm sure, Charlie has a few seasonal songs about traditional Maine weather, etc. It's wide open for songs we only get a short opportunity to sing each year. See you there! Linn |
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13 Dec 15 - 05:51 PM (#3758203) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: maeve Sounds wonderful, Linn. |
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15 Dec 15 - 09:13 AM (#3758527) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: ranger1 I'll be there, coming down with Charlie and Judy. |
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16 Dec 15 - 04:25 PM (#3758888) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Charlie Ipcar Looking forward to this. |
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20 Dec 15 - 02:16 PM (#3759921) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Well, the pub was quiet when we started...took a bit to get a quorum and the bar was sparsely populated, too. Then we got loud...;-) Yes, we sang sea songs; yes, we sang seasonal songs... Oh, and yes, we got silly, too. Much fun and merriment was had. Who was there? Well, I was, and Ranger1, Dianne, Gail F., Don, Jeri, Bill & Carol, Marty, Mike, Susan, and Lucas who is living on his boat also showed up about an hour before we closed the session. Listeners included Gail D. and her sister Janice. We sang -- 1. Streets of Laredo (parody) - Dianne (uh huh) 2. Deck Us Now With Boston Charlie (Pogo/Walt Kelly) - Linn 3. Joy To The World (feline version) - Linn 4. Nine Times a Night - Linn 5. Blow, Boys, Blow - Dianne 6. Bear Away, Yankee - Jeri 7. Home, Dearie, Home - Linn 8. Farewell To Carlingford - Don 9. Good Ship Calabar - Mike 10. Boozing - Dianne 11. Bottle of the Best - Linn 12. Drink to the Laddies (Sue West) - Susan 13. a story about her shiny sparkly black party dress - Dianne 14. Aunt Clara - Linn 15. Black Bird, Get Up - Jeri 16. Cornish Lads - Susan 17. Gloucestershire Wassail - Don 18. Monty Python Medlay - various 19. Seven Old Ladies Locked In the Lavatory - Jeri & Mike 20. Down Below - Linn (somehow, it seemed appropriate) 21. Hiram's Famous Homemade Beer - Mie 22. Garnet's Homemade Beer - Jeri 23. Rebels In the Hold (Star Wars parody by Susan & Dan) - Susan 24. Leaving of Liverpool - Gail F. 25. The King - Marty 26. The Wren - Linn 27. Maid of Amsterdam - Lucas (then Linn sang the "thatch" verse) 28. Christmas Is Coming, the Goose Is Getting Fat (round) - Don 29. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night - Dianne (yes, Jeri started "While Shepherds Washed Their Socks By Night"...) 30. Wexford Carol - Susan 31. Christmas Eve At the Bridge (collected in Nova Scotia) - Mike 32. What Does The Deep Sea Say - Susan 33. Simple gifts/Lord of the Dance - Marty 34. Old Newfie Outhouse - Mike 35. Five Constipated Men In the Bible - Dianne 36. Noah Built the Ark - Susan 37. Turns Over In the Morning (Garrison Keillor's winter parody of Gordon Bok's "Turning Towards the Morning") - Marty 38. Three Ships - group effort (mostly Susan), requested by Gail F. 39. Little Piece of Wang - Linn 40. Donald, Where's Your Trousers? - Mike 41. Angus and the Kilt - Susan 42. Martin Said To His Men - Dianne (and a verse or two from Linn & Marty) 43. Lady Franklin's Lament - Don 44. Pleasant and Delightful - Lucas 45. Amelia, Where You Bound To? - Susan 46. Homeless Wassail (Ian Robb) - Marty 47. Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her - Gail F. 48. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme - Dianne 49. Rolling Mills of New Jersey - Marty 50. Nelson's Prayer/Seaman's Hymn - Don and the Company Okay. I was attentive, but negligent. I know I've forgotten at least one song. Gail F. sang "Rose of Allendale" at some point and I didn't get it written down. What else did I forget or get wrong? A bit too much levity, perhaps...;-) Linn |
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20 Dec 15 - 04:22 PM (#3759938) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Dianne has an economical way of speaking... Linn |
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21 Dec 15 - 11:32 AM (#3760089) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Well, Dianne? What were you going to say?!? Linn |
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21 Dec 15 - 11:55 AM (#3760092) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Guest-Dianne First off, where did my message go????? You are right about Gail singing the "Rose of Allendale" and it was early in the session. Since I don't take notes, I cannot tell you the exact spot. |
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21 Dec 15 - 01:08 PM (#3760104) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Don Hale Perhaps she was thinking of sending another "note", but lost the key after C#? Merry Merry & Happy Happy, Don |
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21 Dec 15 - 05:58 PM (#3760132) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: Charley Noble Sorry to have missed this but my cold took priority. Charlie Ipcar |
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22 Dec 15 - 07:26 AM (#3760205) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: Bat Goddess Another one I missed -- and it was ME singing it! Just as I was planning to sing it, Sue asked me to fit in "Maggie May", so I did. We want this record to be complete, fear-pete's-sake. Linn |
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22 Dec 15 - 08:13 AM (#3760224) Subject: RE: December Press Room (NH) Shanty Sing From: GUEST,Guest-Dianne What's Pete got to do with it? He wasn't even there! Safe and happy holidays to you all. Dianne |