So Fridays get together went well and we've settled on about 10 songs. Not all of them are shanties, but all have connections to the sea. Mike has come up with a cracker of a song called Barrows Boys, Ash has got an original from a guy in Dalton about a light house on the hill and we've found a few beauties for all round raucous singing. We spent about 2 hours looking at tunes and eventually setted on 10, which of course includes Drunken sailor, and Lady Franklins Lament, to name but two. I really enjoyed our session as did Ash and Mike, we could pull this off on our own but if we can get another few voices in there it would truly sparkle.
Mike was a bit worried about a line I had to sing in one song, which had a line about German girls being fat and lazy. He said we could get hauled up before the racial equality laws, so we best leave that line out. So all our set will have to be gone over with a fine tooth comb now, just in case, welcome to 21st century Britain.
All in all then we're on our way, next rehearsal is set for next Friday and then on Monday 19th at 8pm we will invite some singers to join us to beef up the raucous bits.
If you want to help celebrate this monumental gala day then why not join me Mike and Ash on the 19th, or call me at the studio at Ford Park.
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