SDFS & Secret Shore Singers At Arundel Festival Sunday 19th August 2018

Flying Turmuts and Ahoy Landlubbers!

As Arundel was the original port, not Littlehampton, in combination we will be representing both aspects of its past in our song sets.

The SSS commence our contribution to the day at 1.00pm outside The Swan P.H. for perhaps 35 minutes as we have until 2.00pm before the Silver Band set up.

The SDFS  will do a short 'warm up' session in Tarrant Street outside the Nineveh Chapel as last year from around 2.35 till 2.50pm, and then decamp to the Town Square to do the 3.00 to 3.30pm song set.

The SSS will then sing a set outside The Swan again from 4.30pm for say 35 minutes.

Given the experience of the Littlehampton Waterfront Festival, provisions are being requested to relocate sets inside The Swan and possibly also the Norfolk Arms Hotel in the event of inclement conditions.

Please gather for each respective set at least 15 minutes before the start time.

As there will be a mix of both groups of singers, come dressed as you feel appropriate, and there may also be acolytes from Emily's Family Singing Workshop in the parish church the previous day between 10.00am and 12.00 noon on a couple of songs.

I'll be street parking on the Ford Road side of the town on Torton Hill as usual and walking in under the A27 bridge and via The Slipe and Tarrant Street which takes about 10 minutes as parking is at a premium unless you arrive early in the town.

Please email John for the SDFS if you are coming and Emily for the SSS and copy John in to help co-ordination.

Contact mobile for the day is J.C. 07542 167828


SSS Song Sets are the same as for the LWF:

Set 1

1. John Kanaka
2. Sweet Ladies of Plymouth
3. Littlehampton Colliers
4. Pleasant and Delightful
5. Leave Her Jonny (men on verses)
6. Here's a Health

Set 2

1. Roll the Old Chariot
2. High Barbaree
3. Roll Alabama
4. Rollin' Down To Old Maui
5. Mingulay Boat song

Set 3

1. Haul Away Joe
2. Our Jack Comes Home
3. Spanish Ladies
4. They Won't Let Us Go To Sea Anymore
5. A Rovin'

And SDFS will be a selection from the Bateman's two sets.
As always fingers crossed for good weather.

John C