I just cleared a space to do this update -- hear all the stuff clattering off the desk? The crew was me, Bat Goddess aka Linn, Jeri, Ranger1, Amy W., Jim, Gail and Amanda, Don, Bill and Carol, Mike, W.B., and Rita. And here's what we sang - 1. Greenland Whale Fisheries - Don (version from the Log of the Whale Ship Bengal) 2. Home, Dearie, Home - Linn 3. Away Rio - Amy W. 4. Mollymauk - Jeri 5. Haul Away, Joe - Jim 6. Paddy Doyle's Boots - Mike 7. Chicken On a Raft - Jeri 8. Shenandoah - Amanda (last verse - Don) 9. Cannery Shed - Linn 10. Farewell to Nova Scotia - Amy 11. Three Score and Ten - Don 12. The Water Is Wide - Gail F. 13. Grey Funnel Line - Rita 14. Old She Crab - Mike 15. The Girls Around Cape Horn - Don 16. Sandgate Girl's Lament - Linn 17. Haul Day - Amy W. 18. Sonny's Dream - Gail & Amanda 19. West Indies Blues - Ranger1 20. Lady Franklin's Lament - Don 21. Maggie May - Linn 22. Hieland Laddie - Jim 23. Race of Long Ago - Linn 24. Malaquita - Don 25. High Barbary - Amanda 26. Bold Riley - Rita 27. One For the Morning Glory - Mike 28. Eddystone Light - Amy W. 29. Lowlands - Gail 30. Plum Island National Anthem - Linn (written by Richard Johnson) 31. Twiddle - Amanda (written by Misbehavin' Maidens) 32. Nine Times a Night - Linn 33. The Silkie - Amy W. 34. Rule Britannia (parody) - Gail 35. God Save the King (parody) - Linn 36. Fiddler's Green - Jim 37. Seaman's Hymn - Don and the Company As you can tell by the abbreviated song list, we spent a fair amount of time talking and telling stories. I wish I could share them all with you! Please let me know of any typos, errors, or anything I've inadvertently missed. Linn
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