Monthly Meeting -- After Action Report -- September 2008

Among the purposes of this blog is to provide a record of what we get up to and what gets sung at our monthly meetings. This isn’t just for our own edification and entertainment, but in the hope that, years later, we might be able to shed some light on the repertoire possessed by Maryland singers during the lifespan of the Baltimore Singers Club.

Therefore, without further adieu…

The September 2008 meeting of the Baltimore Singers Club (its first anniversary) got rolling a little after 9pm. In attendance were Andy O’Brien, Pat Egan, Peter Brice, Erin Dowd, Severn Savage, and Cindy Matera. We chatted about songs, especially children’s songs, and the recent passing of Ronnie Drew.

Severn Savage sang a setting of ‘Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still’ from the Warner Collection.

Pat Egan sang a recently composed out-of-love song entitled ‘Pink’.

Erin Dowd sang ‘Daddy Fox’ with an assist from Severn.

Peter Brice sang two songs: Thomas Moran’s setting of ‘The Elfin Knight’ (Child 2), ‘Strawberry Lane’, and ‘Commodore John Barry’.

Andy O’Brien sang ‘McCaffrey’s’, ‘McAlpine’s Fusiliers’ in honor of Ronnie Drew, ‘The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe’, ‘Coshieville’, and ‘The Lee Boys Lassie’.

NOTE: In the case that the above listing is incorrect, incomplete, or insufficiently detailed, please recommend changes in the comments.

Photo: Pat Egan deconstructs narrative singing, society. (Credit: Sean McComiskey)