Our September sing began with the West Sussex Drinking Song before proceeding with a menu catering for the various events we have planned this month. We sang the Sussex Wedding Song, Ha'nacker Mill, the Brisk Young Ploughboy and Hares on the Mountain. The last of these was structured to have the men sing both the first and the second lines of the first and second verses before the women sang the third response line and all joined in with the chorus. From the third verse the women joined the men on the second 'echo' line, with the men singing more softly, then in the final verse the men added their voices to the women's in the last response line as well as in the chorus (which was repeated to conclude the song). All three verses of the Song of the Sussex Downsman were achieved before a much-needed break for refreshment. The Bee Boy's Song began our second half, followed by a rerun of the Downsman’s third verse. We took a diversion when Emily aired for us a song about apples, Tommies, discovered by Amaryllis and sung to the tune of Fathom the Bowl. Follow Me 'Ome came next and then the East Sussex Drinking Song, with the verses sung by its author Adrian and the rest of us supporting the chorus. To conclude we sang the 'Big Sing' songs again, Ole Leloila and Sing You Now After Me, before wending our way home. N.B. the evening also included a reminder that our next meeting in October will start early (7.00pm) to accommodate the business of our AGM. More details will appear on this site soon.
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