There were just nine singers present at the Chichester Inn for our first sing of the new decade, but it was an excellent evening expertly led by Alan and we managed to sing nearly 20 songs! We started off with three wassailing songs – the Sugar Wassail, the Apple Tree Wassailing Song and Here We Come a-Wassailing, before launching into The Fields Lie Silent (which needs a touch more syncopation!) and the Ebernoe Horn Fair Song. After letting our hair down and being silly singing Batter Your Sole (a hilarious parody of Fathom the Bowl) we sang the Saucy Sailor, Brighton Camp, Stormy Winds and The Lark in the Morning. We were all very relaxed and Alan was feeling quite adventurous, so after singing us a version of Carter’s Pints, he led us in singing the White Cockade, The Cuckoo and A Sailor’s Life.
After the interval Dave suggested we sing In an English Country Garden, When Spring Comes In, and the Worthing Grower – all possible songs for the Worthing Seed Swap Event on Saturday 8th February. We continued with Drink Me Brave Boys, Eileen Aroon and the Constant Lovers before we finally brought the evening to a close with a look forward to the summer by singing Dave Webber’s May Song.
Thanks to Alan for leading us and to everyone for singing so well. It was great fun. We’ll do it all again next month on Thursday 20th February. Hope to see you then!
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