Unfortunately Emily was not able to join us at the Barn for our April session; she was missed but, ably assisted by Alan, Dave and Amaryllis, we managed our way through 17 songs.
After some notices to remind folks of our public events later this month and into May - and to alert everyone to the change of venue for our May meeting (which will be held in the Church next-door, instead of in the Barn) - we launched the singing with the first of many requests: "Country Life". At Alan's suggestion we then sang "Halnaker Mill"; after which he invited the womenfolk to lead in "Green Grow the Laurels". In return he was asked to sing "One April Morning" with a few singers familiar with it joining in. (Some listeners suggested we should make more use of this song, if only for its seasonal title, but others queried the tune and its credentials as a 'South Downs song'.) "My Downland Remembered" came next, then the women's voices carried "The Magpie" before the men took a turn with "Hard Times of Old England". The next request prompted Amaryllis to remind us of the tune she had written for "Run of the Downs" before everyone came together to sing it, followed by a couple of seasonal choices "Searching For Lambs" and "When Spring Comes In".
A thirst quenching break concluded and the singing resumed with "One For the Rook" then the "Turtle Dove", before Dave was asked to sing a new one he had recently brought to the Chichester group sessions, "Summer is A'Comin in Again" (to be found on this Blog's 'Other Songs to Try ' page). We returned to more familiar territory with "The Nightingale", "Thousands or More", "Twankydillo" - and finally, "The Smugglers' Song", before we stole away into the night at the end of the session.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the evening - we look forward to seeing you again, and to having Emily back with us, to enjoy our May (4th) session - when we'll be singing in the beautiful church!
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