We had a very good start to the New Year with 16 of us in the lovely beamed and carpeted room upstairs in The John Harvey Tavern. Tina led us through a good balance of songs which we took at a fairly slow pace as we have at least four new members now. As there are over 70 songs in the SDFS repertoire, catching up is hard and thirsty work. We started with The Turmut Hoer and then gave a last airing of Apple Tree Wassail, Sugar Wassail and Wassail, Wassail All Over The Town (Gloucester) continuing with Ale, Glorious Ale, before spending a little longer on our own Caburn Hill with two melodies working well together. The Lark in The Morning, Shepherd of The Downs and Seasons Turn brought us to a break for refills. Then it was back to singing On Sussex Hills, Rolling In The Dew, Searching For Lambs (which is nothing of the sort), Brisk Young Ploughboy, Sussex Wedding Song, Gooches Beer, Run of The Downs, East Sussex Drinking Song, Brighton Camp and Thousands Or More. A very satisfying evening.
Our next Lewes session is on Tuesday 19th February, so do join us if you are over in East Sussex.
Brighton Pub Carols went very well again this year with lots of money raised for several Charities. On their Facebook page you can see and hear what you missed.
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