Meeting and greeting filled the Barn until we drew the gathering together with "Twanky Dillo". After a pause for a brief notice of interest to singers, and some feedback from recent public events, we resumed singing with the Copper's version of the "Lark in the Morning" (same tune different words) in which the prince and king in the last verse were displaced in favour of the "lark upon the wing"! The "Lammas Carol" received some polishing, and moving from summer to autumn harvest we did the same for "All Among the Barley". In the break various local notices were shared before returning to discussion about and more songs for our next events. "Oldland Mill", "One for the Rook" and "Brisk Young Ploughboy" were sung, then "Hares on the Mountain" one not used for a while. The "East Sussex Drinking Song" had an airing in West Sussex, before reviving another song,"The Song of the Sussex Downsman" keeping up a good pace throughout.
Casting our thoughts ahead to Michaelmas at the Weald and Downland Museum - Emily and Amaryllis sang for us Amaryllis' lyrics to her Michaelmas song set to the tune of "Poor Froze-Out Gardeners". These lyrics and a recording from Amaryllis will soon be on the Blog as a 'Song to Try' and practise at home before the W&D event in October. Farewells at the end of the evening included a fond farewell to Margo, as her much heralded move is now most definitely happening - Bon Voyage Margo, thank you again and please come back and sing with us any time you like!
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