Singing on Boats Under Bridges

Name: Singing on Boats Under Bridges
Start: 2025-08-31T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Medford Condon Shell

Schedule

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Medford Condon Shell | Medford, MA

Join Violet Folk Sings for the return of Singing on Boats Under Bridges, hosted by Annaleah Ernst and Emma Azelborn!
Rain date: Sept 20
Let's sing together on boats over the long weekend! The mystic river has lots of bridges and we're going to sing social folk songs in the reverby spaces underneath.
There's a kayak & canoe rental place, or you can bring your own boat. Our outing will be < 3 hours so that we get the lower rate.
https://paddleboston.com/rentals/our-locations/medford-condon-shell/
If you plan to rent, please fill out the waiver before you get to the river! https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5ed54e5ba374c/web/
noon : gather, get boats
~12:30 : set off on our voyage
~3:30 : back to shore
Save the date! More details to come
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This will be a folk sing! We sing traditional songs that folks can sing together a capella - sea shanties, work songs, chorus songs, etc. These songs are often learned by ear, so join in with everyone else when the repeating parts come around! You can find a starter pack here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kvwz93kNfYb2c2mxQIWqf
In the spirit of purposeful and deliberate singing, think about and prepare your songs ahead of time; write down the words if you haven't learned them by heart!
We find that songs with short, catchy choruses, repeated lines, call and response, or easy join-y in-y bits are well suited to this joyous joining of voices! We sing these songs a capella, so no need to pack an instrument. If you haven't prepared a song to share, come and join in on songs others are excited to lead. If something in your song could hurt or exclude others or perpetuate sexism, racism, or other bad stuff, please change the words or choose another song. Let's build a space that's comfortable for everyone in our community!
You can subscribe to our calendar and find out more information about us on our website, https://www.violetfolksings.org
Here's a pep talk on group singing from Bennet Konesni: https://www.worksongs.org/start-here/manifesto