It was a small but enthusiastic group that met in the John Harvey Tavern for our monthly song session, with lots of “apologies for absence” due to the holiday season but we still managed to create a good sound, and just as importantly, to enjoy singing together. We were pleased to welcome back Jo, who hasn’t been able to join us for quite a while. She slotted in as though she’d never been away and we hope she’ll be able to become a regular singer once again.
There was a brief, discreet discussion about the email Tina had sent to all singers who have attended pub sessions or events within the past year, asking for peoples’ thoughts about a possible new venue. She has received some responses and will feed back to the group after a week to give everyone time to respond.
Tina had prepared a list of possible seasonal songs for us to choose from, favouring those we didn’t practice last month, and we began with “Ebernoe Horn Fair”, in preparation for singing at Petworth Park for the summer solstice. Lord Egremont (of Petworth) presents the prizes at the fair so this was an essential on the songlist. “Ha’nacker Mill” followed and Tina took us through a high and a low harmony which will be lovely additions to the tune, with a little more practice. We continued with “Green Grow the Laurels” and then “Come Stranger, Come Friend”. We had some discussion about when this was written, estimating mid 20th century and having just checked the website for further information, Ron Spicer who wrote it, lived from 1929 to 1996.
On a bird theme we continued with “Nightingale” and “Magpie” before “Seasons Turn” which we all enjoyed despite it relating properly to the beginning of spring. “Rosebuds in June” was a special request, followed by “Bee Boys” and “Turtle Dove”. We finished a good evening with a rousing rendition of “Thousands or More” and look forward to hearing the group consensus about our future venue.
Jan
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