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By dawn we were not only out of Chicago but out of Illinois itself. We cut across the border into Indiana. The vamps found an empty building and we hid inside one of the apartments. We were lucky; there were three bedrooms with beds in each. George said he'd hang around what, I think, must be the living room since vamps don't sleep. Bethany and Tom claimed one of the rooms with a double bed (I didn't ask any questions). Ian and I claimed the other room with the smaller double bed and Frannie had the room with the single bed. I asked her if she wanted to share with me but she assured me she'd be fine on her own.
We stayed inside, making as little noise as possible, all day. Beth and Tom retreated to their room for a little while (from the looks on George's and Ian's face, the Cole's were having a lot of fun just too quiet for Fran and I to hear). I went out to the shops to get some food for Fran and me. I messed with the server's head a bit so he wouldn't be able to recall me too well. When I came back I gave Fran some bread and took some myself before snuggling with Ian on the couch. George who was sitting on the floor sneered at us while Fran just curled in an armchair. I'm sure I caught a couple smug, knowing smiles on her face when she looked at us. I'm also sure that Ian shot her some warning looks as if to tell her to keep quiet. After failing to work out a reason for their curious behavior I pondered about a different matter
"Where are we going from here?" I asked
"William Liades, the guy who employs us, his work base is down in Kentucky. We would go there but Ian wants to stay here because Kentucky office is where Mr. Brigant is most likely to call first. William will be very angry with us so it might be a good idea not to return for a while"
"Sounds logical. He won't be very happy to see me either," I said ruefully
"No, he probably won't," Fran laughed, "Vampires have good memories and are prone to holding grudges. Not always, but most often"
"Here's the thing, should we wait until you've been changed before we see him? Or do we see him then change you?" George turned to Ian, "And of course there is the other matter as well, Ian, do you wish to seek his consent?"
"He doesn't rule me and it is not his place to decide what I do or don't do," Ian growled. It was dark by now and Beth and Tom finally emerged
"Sleep alright?" I teased. Beth smiled and winked at me, I had a feeling we were going to become good friends. Tom smiled, too, briefly before turning serious
"What are we going to do about hunting? Street tramps that aren't missed?"
"No," I interceded before George could answer, "Hunt animals, it doesn't satisfy your hunger completely but it keeps you strong and satisfies your hunger enough"
"Animal blood?" George spat out, "That is the most - "
"Interesting theory we've heard," Beth finished George's less polite sentence before he could get it out
"It's not a theory. Carlisle drinks animal blood. It's not… appetizing as I understand it but it's better than killing innocent people. Carnivores are better tasting as I understand it"
"Then we'll go hunt some animals," Tom stated on all their behalf's, "Come on George." George scowled before following the other two from the apartment. Ian remained on the couch with me not moving
"Not going hunting?" I asked
"I don't need to, I'm good for another night or two," Ian smiled. I smiled back and snuggled closer to him. I closed my eyes sleepily when Fran jumped up suddenly from her chair startling me so much, I was alert in an instant and scanned around for an attack. I frowned at her and noticed Ian was scowling too
"I think I'll go to bed. I'm dead on my feet – no pun intended"
"You had to startle Will and me for that? Anyway, anyone who can move that fast can't be that tired"
"I just thought I'd give you two some privacy," I threw a cushion at her but she ducked, "Have a good night," she winked at Ian and he rolled his eyes but smiled slightly. Fran kissed my forehead and headed down the hall to her room closing the door very deliberately behind her. Ian rolled his eyes again
"What was that about? What did she mean?" I demanded from Ian. He looked strangely uncomfortable
"I know it's belated," Ian began, "but I have a birthday present for you. I told your sister first because I wanted to know what she thought, her knowing you best," Ian put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. He handed it to me, visibly anxious, a strange thing for him, "I hope you don't mind it's not wrapped," he laughed nervously. I took the box, curious; I pulled off the lid and gasped quietly. I had frozen; half of my brain was thinking wow, it's really gorgeous half was thinking what the hell is he doing spending so much? Looking back I still can't believe I missed the obvious. Inside the box was a small delicate ring. It had a thin silver band and a black pearl. Black was for night and pearl for my birthstone. Also black pearls (believe it or not) are associated with love. It was beautiful; I touched the cold pearl lightly with my fingertip. Gently, I pulled the ring from the box and noticed there was an inscription on the inside, I will always love you and forever means nothing without you. Some part of my brain was trying to tell me something but I was so touched and stunned that it wouldn't register. Ian's cool hand cupped one side of my face and turned my head so I was looking at him. He took a deep breath
"Will Night, I promise to love, cherish and protect you forever. Will you do me the honor of marrying me?" I was so shocked. I'd thought that one day maybe we would get married but I'd never expected him to ask me so soon. I just gazed into the depths of his eyes
"What would you do if I said no?" I whispered. Ian tried to keep his face smooth but I saw pain in his eyes, and fear, fear at rejection
"I would change you into a vampire – and Frances – if that is truly what you want, then let you decide if you wanted to stay with us or go on your own"
"And if I said yes?" His eyes now glowed with hope
"I would marry you, give you a real honeymoon – if you wanted that – change you and your sister into vampires before taking you down to Louisiana and living there with you for a few years before we have to move on." I had a further inner debate. Was I really ready to get married? At sixteen? Plus, could I have the courage to enter a house of God when I'd turned my back on Him so completely? Just one word could change my future utterly, affect my future. On the other hand, was I really going to hurt Ian – and myself! – So much? I knew my answer though, no matter what I asked myself there wasn't really any choice. One word, Will, just one small word I thought. I smiled at Ian and put my hand on his cheek
"Yes," I said simply, "I love you, too, Ian O'Callaghan. So, yes I will marry you." Ian looked shell-shocked for all of two seconds before beaming at me widely. He took my left hand and the ring. He slid the ring on my middle finger. He held the ring and my hand for a moment longer, both of us looking at it there and enjoying the sweet sight of it there. I closed my fingers around his and he bent to kiss me, as lightly and softly as a feather. When we broke apart we cuddled close again and I allowed the peace to wash over me. I fell asleep and dreamed sweet dreams.
When I woke, the sun was high in the sky. Ian must have carried to my bed. I grabbed my bag and pulled out my brush and a clean outfit. I teased out the tangles in my hip-long hair, always a difficult task but there was a knock on my door. It was Fran I called her in. She immediately glanced at my left hand and grinned widely. I rolled my eyes at her. She took my brush and got out the tangles for me. When the tedious task was complete we left my room. There was only the Cole's lounging around
"Hey, Will," Beth called. I smiled at her and grabbed some orange juice. We were lucky enough to have a couple glasses around but I had to clean them thoroughly
"Good morning," Tom greeted me. He had his arm around Beth's back. She was sitting on his lap with her head resting under his chin
"Nice ring," Beth grinned at me, "I also notice your choice of finger to put it on, does that mean what I think is does?"
"Sure does," I smiled, "Ian and I got engaged last night. Speaking of Ian, where is he this morning? And George?"
"They're trying to find a phone," Beth answered, "They're going to call William to tell him about you're engagement and our plans to change you and Fran. We're hoping he'll understand our decision. We're also going to assure him we'll break all ties with him so if the Volturi should find out before you're changed so they won't go for him as well." I nodded and downed my drink before cleaning the glass again and grabbing some bread. I sat down with Frannie on the couch and Beth began an enthusiastic conversation about what I'd like for my wedding.
We'll have to contact the Masen's and Sylvia to tell them, or do you think that's not such a good idea? I asked Fran telepathically
I think that you shouldn't. It's best if we break all connections with them, make the separation easier.
You're right I conceded but still felt a pang for my lost Wiccan family.
By the time Beth had finished her bombardment of wedding discussions, including recounts of her own marriage ceremony, Ian and George had walked in. Ian had nodded to Tom, grim yet pleased, before smiling at me.
Help I mouthed smiling back
"It seems my Bethy, here, has just finished talking about what you're doing for your wedding," Tom grinned at Ian, "She's missing one key thing; when are you getting married?" We all laughed and Beth mock punched him
"Sorry to disappoint you, Beth, but it'll be a private ceremony. Just Frances is going to be there with us. She'll be the witness. The wedding will take place whenever Will wants it to"
"Oh," I laughed, "Let her have her fun. Anyway, I haven't a clue what to do first so allowing Beth to do everything will hopefully let me relax. So when will it be at a guess, Beth?"
"I don't know, since we're lying low for a while probably a few months?"
"Months?" Ian raised an eyebrow
"She deserves a wedding that is befitting of her. Since she's so beautiful, she needs a beautiful wedding, to complement each other, you know? To match," Beth widened her eyes innocently, "In all honesty, why rush? What are the chances of the Volturi visiting here or us them in the next year, at tops? A wedding is a day to be treasured and should be as special as possible," Beth reasoned
"Fine! Fine!" Ian laughed, "You argument is infallible." Beth quieted down smugly
"If you two could focus on more important matters," George inserted dryly, "We cannot stay here indefinitely, from our call to William it seems when Will and Fran's disappearances were discovered along with ours, young Felix Brigant told every one of Ian and Will's affair. Now there is a search on"
"Then we must leave here and move as far away as possible," Beth said calmly
"Yes," Ian agreed, "William also said he would direct the searches west to Iowa. He offered us his congratulations and best wishes upon hearing of our engagement. We promised we wouldn't contact again, at least for a decade at minimum. He mentioned that the Masen's and Marksons weren't assisting with the search and don't say anything about the matter other than you two are big girls who can take care of yourselves and if you want to come home then you will." We all sat in silence for a while; Ian came to sit next to me wrapping an arm around me. George slumped into the other armchair (really for an abandoned building and apartment it had a lot of basic furniture). While I moved as close to Ian as possible, I reached for Frannie's hand as she reached for mine
"How about we moved to Arkansas? Say we're travelers but we'd like to settle for a year or so while we prepare Ian and Will's marriage, stick with saying Tom and George are brothers and cousins to Ian while I'm Tom's wife. Oh, and we say Fran is Will's closest relative being her sister," Beth suggested. It wasn't a bad idea; we were sticking to the truth as much as possible if we went for that story. We all thought it over before nodding. Beth and Tom went to pack their few possessions along with George while Fran went to our room to get her things and sleep. I, too, retreated to my room with Ian trailing behind me. I chucked my brush and dirty clothes in my bag before shimmying out of my clothes until I was down to my under clothing. I folded that dress to wear again next morning. I slid under the covers. Ian slid in besides me. I smiled as his arm wrapped around my waist, no matter what I had Ian, as long as we were together: everything would be alright. I held the hand of the arm draped across me in both of my own. I kissed his hand and he kissed my cheek. I fell into a deep sleep. At first my dreams were just images that flashed in quick succession then they shimmered into a clear scene. Ah hell I thought strangely aware for a dream, but of course, this was not a dream. It was vision; the only difference in this vision from the others was this one was a good premonition whereas all my past ones had been awful. I felt light, just like I always did when I had a vision. In this vision I saw something that made me feel happy… yet sad. I had a sense that this was something in the very distant future (I'd guessed about a century in the future). In my vision was Carlisle holding hands with another vampire. She was about 5 foot 6" with caramel colored hair and a heart shape face. She had a kind face, the face of a mother (not someone like my mother). Esme the name crossed my mind, I felt happy; this was Carlisle's mate-to-be. He would find someone who was to him like Ian was to me. I looked at the next faces; there was a tall blonde about 5 foot 9", who was very beautiful for a vamp. She also looked vain but underneath that there was softness to her. Rosalie I just knew that was her name. Standing behind her was a very tall male of around 6 foot 5". He had dark hair and looked a bit bear-like. This was Rosalie's mate, Emmett. He was very strong for a vamp. I shifted my gaze to another couple. One was a male of 6 foot 2" with honey blonde hair standing near a very short girl of 4 foot 10" with short spiky black hair. He was standing slightly protectively close to her, their love was obvious. Jasper and Alice were their names. Finally I looked at the couple that made me feel happy and sad at the same time. I was looking upon the face of my brother. I was glad that if he had to become a vamp it was Carlisle who guided him. I felt responsible for him being a vamp, felt that it was my fault but felt pain if I'd try to picture what would've happened had I not influenced Carlisle. I felt happy though because he was happy, standing next to him was a 5 foot 4" girl with dark hair that fell to her waist. Her hair had hints of red in it, I noticed, and in her arms was a girl. This girl was quite obviously Edward's and his mate's daughter. She had the same bronze ringlets as me that were in curls while mine were straighter. The girl's eyes were a chocolate brown. I knew that Edward's mate was called Bella and his daughter Renesmee. This was the future Cullen family. I locked my eyes with Carlisle and he smiled at me before my eyes burned and flashed open. I awoke panting before steadying myself and my eyes burned again. Ian was hugging me tightly
"What is it?" he whispered. I shook my head
"Nothing, just a dream, not even a bad one." He squeezed me again but didn't push the issue. I drifted back into sleep; thinking all the while about Edward's little family among the bigger family.
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We left about three hours before sunrise. It was the same as before; Ian carrying me and George carrying Frannie. We move steadily but speedily southwards while we traveled the vamps debated whether we should cut back through Illinois and Missouri or continue south through Kentucky and Tennessee. Eventually we stopped in a small town and hunted for another abandoned building. We weren't as fortunate this time because the building wasn't completely abandoned and wasn't furnished at all. The vamps kindly gave us what they could to make sleeping as comfortable as possible. Fran and I ate some fruit I'd brought the previous day before sleeping on the floor. Ian came and put his arm under my head. I heard Beth and Tom whispering in the background. I slept for a long time when I woke, the sun was setting. Fran was sitting cross legged on the floor munching on some bread (it needed to be used quickly)
"Where are the vamps?" I asked
"Hunting," Frannie said shortly then softened, "Sorry, it's just imagining that one day we'll be like them, we'll need blood to be strong. When they go hunting it makes me think, how many people will I kill until I can control myself?" I reached over with a hand and patted her arm in reassurance. She picked up on my thoughts
"No," Fran whispered, "I'm sticking with you even if it is forever. Remember, Night, nothing can break our blood-tie not even if you're becoming a vamp"
"Then we'll help each other get through it," I said. We changed our clothes and packed our bags checking we had everything. The vamps came back around midnight and we left immediately before anyone could notice us. We were just a few miles from the Kentucky-Indiana border when we stopped again (honestly travelling with vamps means you get places real quick). We followed this pattern for four more nights, running through the night hiding in empty buildings and sleeping through the day or hunting. We finally reached Arkansas and a town called Mountain Home. The vamps had a lot of money and bought a nice good sized home for us. It had three floors, on the first floor a kitchen that was sort of split into a dining room too, a study/drawing room and lounge. On the second floor was a bathroom, two single bed rooms and one double bed room. On the final floor were a double bed room and an en suite. Beth and Tom had the top floor while George and Fran took a single bedded room each so Ian and I took the last room. We were there for a few days before people started greeting us. It was clear we were from the north because of our accents. The local people regarded us from a distance. I went to buy food with Fran after three days from moving into our home. We stocked up on coffee, juice and milk. We bought meat, bread, cereals, fruit and such. We were paying for our things when the shop assistant struck up a conversation
"How-de-do," he smiled, "You two lovely ladies are new in town are you not?" His accent was very pronounced
"We are," Fran smiled back. Her face and voice were softer and more reassuring than mine. Mine always had a confident yet hard undertone to it from those days of hardening after finding out the truth. I smiled as sweetly as I could. I'm told when I smiled it enhances my looks and I briefly believed that to be true when the assistant's thoughts became scattered wildly it took a while before he got them under control
"Oh… er… nice to meet you. I'm Charles. May I have the honor of your names, young maidens?"
"Of course, Mr. Charles," Frannie replied, "I am Frances Marksons and this is my sister Will"
"Will? That's an unusual name for a girl, if you don't mind me saying. What brings you and your sister here, Ms. Marksons?" Charles asked courteously, "And who are your attractive companions?"
"We love to travel, Mr. Charles," Fran smiled, we'd gone over our story many times, "Our friends like to travel also. We met up with them on the road and my sister ah… found some attraction for the one called Ian O'Callaghan – the one with black hair. The other two men are Ian's cousins; they are brothers; Tom and George Cole. The woman is Beth Cole; Tom's wife. We have decided to settle here for a year or so while we prepare for Ian and Will's wedding"
"Congratulations to you, Miss," Charles smiled hesitantly at me and I beamed back
"Thank you, Mr. Charles," I said as quietly as possible to keep the indistinct harshness out of my voice
"If you don't mind my asking," Charles said, "You two don't look like you're related so are you actually sisters?"
"You are observant, Mr. Charles," Frannie commented, "We are not sisters in the sense that we have the same parents but we are sisters in the way we love each other. We treat the other as a sister; once you've known us for a while you will start to doubt we are not sisters for we are very alike in our thoughts"
"So what is Miss Will's true name?" Charles was hesitant
"Willow Masen is the name on my birth certificate," I answered instead of Fran, "I prefer Will Marksons, though, and so it is the name I go by," I decided 'Night' was too random and didn't want to explain. Frannie carefully kept her surprised delight off her face. Charles nodded
"What of your parents?" he asked
"I have no parents," I replied, technically I didn't lie since I feel like I don't have parents – I definitely don't have a father. Wait! Yes I did, I had Carlisle so I added, "But I have met a man whom I have been proud to call my father"
"Mine live far away. When Will decided to travel I decided to go, too. She is more a family member to me than anyone and I didn't want her to go one her own," Fran explained also truthfully
"You both look a bit young to be traveling on your own," Charles observed
"I am twenty-two and Will is sixteen. Will likes adventure and excitement," Fran laughed, "She needs someone to stop her going over the limits. Plus, my love ties me to her, we will always be together; in our hearts. Now, if you don't mind, Mr. Charles, we must be going now. It's been nice meeting you," Fran nodded and smiled at him. He smiled at her and gave me a half-hearted one. We grabbed our shopping and left briskly yet casually. Though we tried not to look at each other we caught each other's eyes. I rolled my eyes to let her know what I thought of Charles' questioning and she giggled. When we reached our home, only Beth was at the house. She was sitting in the drawing room sketching furiously, when we passed the open door. It looked like she had been doing a lot of drawings and writing a lot of notes. I nudged Fran to indicate we should go to the kitchen to dispose of our shopping and she began to move still looking at what Beth was doing when suddenly she laughed. Beth glanced up and smiled ruefully. Fran just kept on laughing until she couldn't breathe
"I'm glad you find it amusing," Beth said with dignity, "I don't have anything else to do you know. I thought I'd get as much done as I could while Ian and Will were out. I've gotten caught up in it though which is why I didn't stop when you walked in." As soon as she mentioned me I decided not to be polite and examined her work more closely. When I realized what it was I closed my eyes and shook my head slowly in disbelief. Fran began to laugh again. I opened my eyes, glared at her, before using my telekinetic powers to make her shopping bags float (she dropped them when she had doubled over laughing) and directed them to the kitchen following them. I began to put the food away in the cupboards and refrigerator. Beth had been organizing an outline of wedding ideas and she'd been sketching out various wedding dress designs. I finished putting the groceries away and made some coffee. I walked back to the study and found a free chair to sit in. I cradled my coffee. Fran's face was filled with anticipation while Beth was gnawing her lip in anxiety. A vamp anxious of a human! What was the world coming to?
"What have you got then?" I asked taking them both by surprise. Beth gaped for a second before her face split into a grin
"So far I've worked out several wedding dresses that I'll make myself. I need you to look at them before deciding on one and I need to take your measurements. I've also come up with a wedding bouquet for you"
"That sounds good. Let's have a look at these wedding dresses then," I said. For the next few hours we immersed ourselves in her ideas. The men came back pleased with acquiring jobs. Ian was especially pleased because he ran into a priest and the priest agreed to do the ceremony. He also agreed to change 'until death do us part' to 'as long as we both shall walk this earth'. Even George was in better spirits. Fran and I cooked ourselves dinner, the vamps wrinkling their noses in response to the smell. We ate at the table in the dining area of the kitchen. When we finished we washed up, the vamps watching us with interest, we caught each other's eye and I grinned mischievously. Her eyes brightened with amusement. The vamps were quite close to see what we were doing clearly so we, Fran and I, cupped our hands filled them with water and threw it at them. Beth squealed while Ian and Tom shouted out startled. George just leapt back out of range but the others were not as fortunate. I got Ian in the face and on his chest while Fran got Tom in the abdomen and some hit Beth's leg. The wet vamps blinked once, stunned. Then George burst out laughing and they shook themselves and lunged for us. Fran and I shrieked and grabbed some more water throwing it at them before attempting to run. Beth missed by a centimeter because Fran used teleportation to move to the other side of the room. I wasn't as lucky because Ian caught me, his arms circling my waist and picking me off the floor. We were all laughing hard, me included although I was struggling too. My back was wet from the water on his chest and dripping from his hair
"Bethy, Tom, get her back for us. I'll hold her still," Ian grinned at them and they grinned back
"We'd be delighted," Beth's eyes sparkled with laughter. They scooped out some water and I struggled hard but it was useless. Ian pinned my arms to my sides with one arm and covered my eyes with the other so I couldn't use magic
"At the ready," Tom said
"Throw!" Beth yelled and they did but they forgot one key thing. I heard the Coles yell in surprise and then George and Ian laughed. I squirmed and Ian let me see. Yep, I knew it. Fran would never have let the water touch me she had sent the water back towards Tom and Beth after they'd thrown it. They were both drenched. Ian dropped me and I turned to look at him
"You knew Fran would do that," I accused with a smile
"I sure did," Ian grinned. We, that is; Ian, Fran, George and I, laughed harder
"You devil," I said and went up on tiptoes so I could kiss him.
After the vamps had dried off we just lounged around chatting and laughing. It was the most peaceful atmosphere I'd experienced in a while, all six of us, Tom and Beth, George, Fran, Ian and I… all of us together.


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Leigh sighed. The day was done, her shift was over and it was, at last time to go home. She might give the airport another chance tomorrow. The money was decent. Maybe she should look at those stewardess jobs that always seemed to open up. Then at least she'd get to travel. But that mean less time on her motorcycle. Her Motorcycle, the thought made her smile.
She stripped off her heals and put on her boots. In one smooth motion and a slight hop she was in her suit. Leigh zipped it up, the image of riding now firmly encased in her head. She walked outside, helmet in hand and bag on her back.
The sky was gorgeous and the weather beautiful. Tonight she'd take the long way home. A good hour ride through the twisties in the moonlight would erase all the strange things she'd seen today.
Leigh stuffed her bag in the tail pack, undid the front lock and started the bike up. As it warmed up, choke fully on, she dawned her ear plugs and helmet. Next came the gloves. Her smile was wide as she threw one leg over the seat. Choke off, first gear and...
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Episode One - Part ThreeMature
Episode One: Liberty for All, Part three.
Alexander Wright
I coughed heavily at the thick smog that filled the streets, I'd gone to over four dozen worlds, and none were as dirty as Liberty was. Nonexistent industrial regulation did that to a planet...
"I regret not having installed tracheal filters when I has the chance..." I basically growled between two fits.
Andrei held my by the hand, tugging my tightly, seemingly not minding the bad air and the dust particles all around. "Oh, stop complaining, it's not that bad." He said, turning his head around, the zeta-epsilon markings on his face showing, under which a small string of numbers was written; 753.
"You don't have to drag me so hard you know, we've got plenty of time..."
"Life short. I want to make the most of it."
"Hey, don't say that!" I said, hopping forward to be closer. For humans, it was a harmless phrase, but bioroids averaged twenty five years of lifespan...
"Come on, let's get something to eat." He said, deflecting the conversation.
We walked a bit, several people staring at us, it wasn't common to see post-humans in these parts of the ghetto. We passed the door to a noodle shop, which was almost luxurious in a place where most people survived on protein paste.
We sat down at the massive counter which was made of cleverly textured plastics, giving an old and almost authentic look you'd see in movies about old earth Japan. The man at the counter had almond shaped eyes and a dark skin, like so many people around this rock.
The menu was rather simple, different variation of noodles, vegetables and textured proteins, with meat costing about half a month's worth of salary, few people could afford it.
The man quickly prepared the two bowls as he chatted with another that was in the back of the kitchen, speaking in mandarin.
"What are they saying?" Andrei asked, leaning over toward me.
"They're wondering if we're together." I said, whispering what the linguasoft in my brain sent me back. "They're also surprised to see and Aug and a bioroid."
The man set down our foot and we ate quickly. As much as real food was rare to see, artificial flavoring has gone a long way to making the stuff edible.
"You guys accept Unity dollars?" I asked, taking my wallet out. He thankfully nodded and I set down a bunch of colored plastic squares with a thin titanium sheet in the middle bearing the Unity government logo and the serial number. "Keep the change."
The return to the outside was brutal, but Andrei was determined to continue exploring town. The market wasn't too far from the Spaceport, it was more or less an open stretch of terrain where closet sized stalls were installed in a chaotic array with no thought for planning of any kind.
Andrei moved from one to the next, looking at the collection of stuff that could potentially attract tourist and more practical stuff.
"What do you think of that?" He asked, showing a miniature replica of City-Complex-One.
"No comment." I said with a smirk. "If you want it, buy it." He nodded. "How much is it?" I asked the burly, merchant.
"I don't sell to Pod-boys." He snarled, throwing out that insult toward 'roids.
"I'm not a Bioroids." I remarked.
"You're right, you're even worse, race traitor. Getting roboted up wasn't enough, you've got to fuck one of those things?" Hatred and disgust dripped from his words, venomously hitting me.
"The fuck did you just say, you--" Before I could continue, I felt, Andrei's hand pull me and drag me off.
We walked out and then stopped. Although he didn't show any outward signs of it, no muscle tension, or different inclination in his voice, I knew he was angry. Bioroids lack many of the response humans have, all kinds of hormones and chemicals always perfectly balanced, which made them far harder to read.
"He was insulting you, insulting us, why did you pull me away?"
"I don't want to ruin our day for just one imbecile, let's just forget about it, kay?" He said, muttering a few curses in his native Russian.
"Alright, alright." I gently slipped my hand into his and squeezed it tightly.
"Come on, we still have an hour. Let's find something to do."
The other merchants were thankfully not as rude although hushed whispers were common. Augs and 'roids had advantage when it came work, people saw us as privileged.
"Hey, look!" My husband said, pointing at a stall that was slightly backward from the rest of the market. It displayed a neon sign that declared it as 'Free psionics tests'
"Seriously?" I said. "What's next, wizardry classes?"
"Come on, it'll be fun." He said, punching me in the arm.
He came closer to stand and sat down in the chair.
"Welcome." The woman at the both said as she moved her deck of cards closer to the center of the table. "All you have to do it try to find what symbol I'm seeing."
He played the game for a few minutes, the woman turning the cards to see what she'd drawn.
"Three out of ten, Mr. That's bellow our standards." She declared.
"Satisfied?" I asked, him as he got up.
"Come on, try it!"
"No, I don't believe in woo."
"Just do it." She pouted.
"Fine, fine, fine!"
I sat down at the table and she lifted the first card, not bothering to shuffle the deck. I stared her in the eyes. "Star." She flipped the card, and showed I was right.
One by one, she picked card and I answered. "Square, Triangle, Square again, Circle, Star, Another star, Pentagon, Star and Pentagon."
The woman seemed impressed. "That's nine out of ten, Mr." He right hand moved slightly under the table and I got up.
"How did you--" Andrei began but stopped as two men in jackets came over to us.
"Liberty Security Force, we'd like to have a word with you, Mr. Wright." They said, knowing my name by the I.D broadcasted by my commlink.
"Under what ground?" I asked, remaining composed.
"What you just did, we can legally drag you in for questioning, so don't make it hard for all of us." The other man said, his hand remaining close to his jacket's pocket where a slight bulge was present.
I gently opened my coat and pulled out a badge. "Alexander Guo Wright, Navigator's guild class two, designation E17655 assigned to ICS Corvinus, by interplantery law, I'm invoking article 24 of the 32nd amendment of the New Helios Declaration of principles." They seemed a bit confused by that statement. "That's diplomatic immunity for Navigators and their mate, in case you don't know. You cannot legally detain, arrest or try me for any crimes, but you are allowed to escort me to my assigned vessel and kept under house arrest until I leave this planet."
That seemed to make them back off and I started walking away, putting my badge back in my pocket.
"YOu know that little speech by heart, don't you?" Andrei asked me.
"It saved my skin a few times." I admitted.
"Does it protect you from everything?"
"More or less, but any crime I commit is considered the responsibility of my commanding officer, unless I am disavowed or expelled from the guild. Come on, let's go home, I'm tired of this place already..."
"Say, how did you score that high on your test?"
"I just remembered the ten cards you drew and reconstructed partial images from reflections." I said with a smirk. "Cybernetic eyes and synaptic implants aren't just for show, you know."


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Back at G2's lair
"Wait Punkin!" G2 yelled suddenly cognizant of the mistake Punkin was about to make.
Unfortuately, it was too late. Mighty-Joe awoke with a start.
None to happy. It seems, Mighty-Joe had some hurt to hand out and he was feeling, well, mighty generous.
Grabbing G2's head he flung it like a bowling ball toward Orange Oreos and Lone Writer, who scattered like pins.
Punkin grabbed lil' Krully, and headed for the exit.
"Sorry, guys" she yelled back at the trio. "I've always wanted to join the League of Awesomeness and this is my one chance.
"I got it!!" she yelled back her voice echoing distantly "I got the pen, Mighty-Joe."
Mighty-Joe simply grinned. Picking up G2's body and wielding it like a baseball bat, he stepped toward Orange Oreos and Lone Writer.
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No. 15 Bucknell overcomes 5-0 deficit to upset second-ranked Cornell 9-8
ITHACA, N.Y. -- In a season already full of impressive victories, Bucknell added one more highlight to its resume with a 9-8 upset against second-ranked Cornell on Tuesday at Schoellkopf Field. The Bison (7-1) overcame a snow delay and rallied from a one-goal deficit at halftime to win their sixth consecutive game. Sean Doyle led Bucknell with three goals, although Chase Bailey had the game-winner, and keeper Kyle Feeney tallied six saves.
Although the Big Red (6-1) scored the first five goals of the game, they suffered their first loss of the season. After Cornell's strong start, Bucknell netted five of the contest's next six goals.
The second half saw more back-and-forth scoring before Bailey scored the game-winning goal with one minute left on the clock. Doyle had twice tied the game, first at 6 for the only goal of the third period and again at 7 early in the fourth. He now has 17 goals on the year, giving him the third-most among Bison.
Thomas Flibotte, Bucknell's goal-scoring leader on the season, gave the Bison their first lead of the game. Flibotte put the ball in the back of the net on an assist from Peter Burke to put Bucknell in front 8-7 with 7:14 to play. It was his second goal of the game after he also opened his team's scoring in the second period.
Flibotte had two goals in the game. Joining him and Doyle with multiple goals was Bailey with two. Burke and Todd Heritage had one apiece. David Dickson was responsible for three assists on the night, one of which led to Bailey's game-winner.
Six different players scored for Cornell. Leading the Big Red were Rob Pannell and Matt Donovan with two each. Pannell also had two assists.
After allowing six goals in the first half, Feeney (6-1) limited Cornell to just two more for the rest of the game, both of which came in the fourth quarter. His strong finish held the Big Red, which entered the game as the highest-scoring team in the country at 15.2 goals per game, to a season-low.
The rest of the Bucknell defense also put the pressure on Cornell in the waning minutes as it forced the Big Red into 10 second-half turnovers. That total was up from three in the first half. The Bison turned the ball over 21 times in the game.
Cornell's AJ Fiore (6-1) made 10 saves and allowed all nine goals in the loss. The Big Red faced most of the shots in the second half when the Bison outshot them 23-12. Bucknell ended up with a 40-34 advantage in shots for the game.
Bucknell won 16 of 21 faceoffs. Ryan Gutowski finished his night at the X at 11-for-16, while Gavin Sullivan was 5-for-5.
Bucknell's win against Cornell marked its thirds against a ranked opponent this month. The Bison also defeated No. 9 UMass on March 9 and No. 13 Drexel three days later. The success moved the Orange & Blue up to No. 15 in the latest USILA Coaches' poll and 16th in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.


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Ozzy Osbourne's triumphant return to unscripted television has been something of an epic odyssey, with the lovable eccentric and his son galavanting around the globe on a quest for knowledge and bonding in History Channel's Ozzy & Jack's World Detour.
But the dad-and-son duo aren't the only ones who were taken on an adventure by way of the series, whose first season concluded on October 2. Atlanta-based agency Elevation may not have been on the road with the production, but it was along for the ride in spirit, on the 8-month creative journey of designing Ozzy & Jack's entire show package including its logo, title sequence, lower thirds, and in-scene animated overlays.
From the archival photos, memorabilia, gothic imagery and hand-drawn scribbles and doodles on display above, it's not hard to parse Elevation's concept for the package: An appealingly ramshackle combination of travelogue and rock-star scrapbook.
"Between road trip and rock-and-roll star, there's just so much to work with," said Stephen Cocks, creative director for Elevation. "Ozzy's not a millennial. He's sort of a history buff, so the idea of road trip paraphernalia, of picking up memorabilia and that sort of thing, was a great opportunity… Then on the flipside, he's got such an incredible history in rock 'n' roll, and you've got the memorabilia from rock 'n' roll to play with, and of course all the symbolism."
With help from Jack Osbourne himself and by creating materials in-house, Elevation culled a dense backlog of visual details with which to pepper the show. The trick was to present these static pictures, drawings, ticket stubs and other artifacts in a non-static way. Cocks said his team attacked the problem with "this idea of lighting gels and separation of color channels," effectively shrouding them in an effects scrim inspired by what an actual Ozzy concert might feel like. The goal was to "distort" the show's frequent bouts of still imagery, he continued, to "fracture it or step right on to channels so you weren't just seeing a static image but there was always some kind of layer of movement or texture to keep what we felt needed to be a pretty high energy level that goes with Ozzy."
But injecting footage with a little more pizzazz offered more than just added aesthetic value to unmoving pictures. It also allowed the production to inject life into actual scenes with the titular stars, and "present information in a new and interesting way that doesn't suck you out of the motion of the show and story," said Greg Johnston, executive producer for T-Group Productions, which developed the series with Osbourne Media. "How could we drop in factual information while keeping it interesting and keeping it moving?"
The answer is evident in the show's pilot episode, where Ozzy and Jack visit Stonehenge, as well as a field nearby in which scientists have found what they call "Superhenge," a version of the familiar stone arrangement that is believed to be much bigger than the original, but is buried out of sight. Seeking to visually represent something that can't otherwise be seen – because it's underground – T-Group hit across the notion of animating Super-Henge, with Elevation's help, to rise up from the soil as Ozzy and Jack walk about.
"We loved that," Johnston said, "and we kept doing that, wanting to do a couple of those in each episode just to keep it fresh."
In another episode, Ozzy and Jack visit the Clarksdale, Mississippi, crossroads where blues great Robert Johnson once, as legend has it, sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his prodigious talent. What was once likely a sweeping, dusty southern intersection of two roads stretching into the horizon with ominous portent, is now, thanks to development, "really sort of an ugly intersection," Greg said. "So we thought, 'how could we transport Ozzy and Jack back to the time before there were no shops, stores, etc.'"
The answer was to remove today's strip-mall-laden intersection from the footage, and replace it with that wide-open plain, then animate in the epic showdown between Johnson and the Devil. To get the tricky effect, Elevation ended up shooting two of its own staffers in front of a green screen, one clad in a guitar, the other clad in devil-like Sith Lord attire leftover from a previous Star Wars-themed Cartoon Network project, then piped them in as "a live-action piece within the intersection," Cocks said, "as opposed to trying to do it graphically."
Such technical gerrymandering was commonplace over the eight months Elevation worked on Season 1, as T-Group continued to send sequences from their travels in need of a creative boost. Being an unscripted series, most of the footage was not ideally calibrated for layering in motion graphics.
"They're smaller crews moving location to location, so the last thing they're thinking about is, 'oh we're going to have to put a graphic into the shot, let's make sure that we have a nice clean plate,'" Cocks said. "We would get some pretty crazy shots that we'd have to then figure out how to track and put shots into them… We did everything from the Robert Johnson scene to crash-landing an alien spaceship in Roswell, New Mexico."
In yet another example of its considerable resourcefulness, Elevation was asked to add in an old-timey wooden billboard sign to a scene in which the camera rises up from a cotton field. Complicating matters more than a touch was the fact that the scene is time-lapse, making the application of something as simple as a billboard to a field nearly impossible without intricate frame-by-frame adjustments to light and texture and other physical details that change throughout the day.
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Linklaters & Paines has strengthened its Hong Kong intellectual property (IP) practice with the addition of it first locally-qualified partner to the group.
Rebecca Lo, who leaves local Hong Kong firm Hastings & Co where she was a partner, will be the firm's second specialist IP partner in Hong Kong alongside department head Tom Hope.
Lo is admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister in Australia, and as a solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales. She is also a qualified as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore and is a member of the California Bar.
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The July 14, 2012 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling was the 43rd episode of the show. This episode was recorded on June 24, 2012 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York.
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24th May 2017
Pirate Trail
The Pirate Trail will run throughout the festival, inviting kids and big kids to search for the scallywags Pirates of St Piran around our festival venues. Pick up a quiz sheet from the festival shops on Custom House Quay and Events Square or many participating venues, and start your hunt for those dirty dogs!
Please return completed forms to the festival shop on Events Square. The winner will be announced on Events Square at the closing ceremony on Sunday afternoon and awarded with a special prize.
19th May 2017
Singing Schedule Live!
We're delighted to announce that our singing schedule is now live for viewing online! Plan your festival experience now by clicking on the program cover below!
24th April 2017
Pirate Trail
We're delighted to be launching the Pirate Trail, inviting youngsters on a voyage through the festival to find the scallywags Pirates of St Piran, who are wanted for all sorts of piracy and bad behaviour! Kids can collect a list of clues and numbers to look out for at various venues, and three lucky winners will be announced at the Skinners Stage Closing Ceremony on Sunday afternoon.
4th April 2017
RNLI 150th Anniversary
2017 will see the volunteers at Falmouth lifeboat station celebrate their 150th anniversary. On the Saturday of the Festival (17 June) the station will host an Open Day, inviting members of the public into the station, to look around the lifeboats, meet the volunteers and learn about what it takes to be a volunteer crew member in 2017. We look forward to seeing as many of you at the station between 10am and 4pm.
31st March 2017
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24th Feb 2017
Second Annual Fundraiser Announced!
Come and join us at Five Degrees West for the second annual Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival.
18th Jan 2017
Sea Shanties Galore at the Festival Fundraiser!
The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival are hosting the first fundraising concert of 2017 at the Falmouth Watersports Centre on Saturday 28th January, at 7pm!
The 2016 fundraisers were a great triumph, with funds raised to allow the Festival to invite a range of Shanty groups from overseas. It is hoped that the 2017 event will build on this success!
This year's Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival sees groups from Brittany and wider France, Norway, The Netherlands, Ireland and, for the first time, Bounding Main from America. Bounding Main is a mixed, five part acapella group with a growing international following.
The festival organisers are lucky to have the Oggymen sing in the fundraiser again this year and are pleased to welcome Falmouth's female answer to Fisherman's Friends in the delightful guise of the 12 strong, all lady shanty group Femmes de la Mer.
Also in the line-up is an up and coming, mixed group of singers from St. Ives called the Bamaluz Bootleggers. Their unique name derives from a small beach between the two large ones in St Ives: they bring an energetic and fresh approach to the shanty and Cornish song tradition.
The usual refreshments will be available as well as authentic paella. A raffle will be run throughout the evening with generous prizes.
Tickets are £8, and are available through the Cornish Store in Arwenack St. and the Watersports building near the Events Square car park, both in Falmouth.
14th December 2016
Festival Raised over £10,500!
We're delighted to announce that the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival's Beat Betty Competition raised over £10,500 for the Falmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station. Our fantastic groups went head-to-head against Betty Stogs (fundraising Queen) to see who could raise the most over the weekend. The combined effort of the groups and Betty culminated in the largest amount raised for the RNLI in the festival's history. Well done everyone!
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28th June 2016
Festival Biggest Ever!
This year's Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival saw the biggest crowds yet with an estimated 40,000 visitors throughout the town during the weekend! We had sunny (and drizzly!) main stages, outdoor shanty stops, traditional venues and the sell-out Falmouth Packet Gala Concert all in aid of the RNLI. It was an enormous success and we want to say a big thank you to Skinners Brewery and Seasalt Clothing, as well as all of the other sponsors and advertisers, for their support. We'd also like to thank all volunteers and committee members for all their efforts and the hard work they put in to make the event such a success!
Unbelievably, Betty Stogs from Skinners beat her goal of raising £5,000 for the RNLI, which is the most money raised yet, with still more to be counted! Betty raised an incredible £5136 over the festival, narrowly avoiding the swim in the harbour promised if she didn't hit her target. The festival committee would like to thank each and every person who donated, collected, and helped to raise money to save lives at sea.
Betty Stogs, of Skinners Brewery, said: "I've had a great time this year, as always, and the people of Falmouth (and beyond!) have been so very giving. The festival is one of the biggest events for me, and I really enjoy meeting everyone and raising money for the Falmouth RNLI. An anonymous donor even placed a blank cheque in my bucket, in case I missed my target, which was absolutely amazing. I'm very happy that together we raised over £5000, and saved my new hairdo from a soaking in the ocean!"
Town Manager and Chairman of the Organising Committee, Richard Gates said "It takes an unbelievable amount of planning and hard work to ensure an event of this scale comes together as well as it has done. I would like to thank everyone who is involved and especially the festival committee. The money raised has been truly amazing and we would like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped with our fundraising. We will know the exact amount raised for the RNLI in the coming months."
For the first time in 2016, two group winners were announced for the Beat Betty Competition: The Pirates of St Piran and Shake a Leg. It was a remarkable year with shanty group Pirates of St Piran, who raised £1,714, and Shake a Leg were announced the individual winners, raising nearly £200 per member!
16th June 2016
Festival Singing Programme, click the image to the left. The full programme is available for £5 at the main festival venues during the event.
Brownies Bones Workshop & Performance
We're delighted to be hosting a special workshop and performance with local Brownie groups. The workshop, run by Hans Weehuizen alongside Rum & Shrub Shantymen, will teach the groups about maritime history, song, puppetry and performance, along with taster lessons of The Bones. At 11.20am you can see the Brownies at the Watersports Centre as they are presented with their Bones Badges and join Hans Weehuizen and The Nauti Bouys in a few shanty tunes.
The Brownies will also march from Events Square to Prince of Wales Pier at 1pm, where they will join with TOSTA's human mosaic project at 2pm on The Pier.
2nd June 2016
World Street Food Hub
For the first time in 2016, you'll be able to find a selection of continental street food at the World Street Food Hub by the Seven Stars Stage for the whole weekend! We're delighted to wecome 5 amazing traders, selling street food from accross 3 continents!
Salavador Thali make delicious Indian street food- and its all vegitarian!
Authentic Thai Food will be tantilising taste buds with tastes of Thailand
Sizzle Grills are setting up their authentic Argentinian BBQ
@Home is bringing a taste of home with a range of gourmet burgers
Intents Catering will fill you up with their range of spicy Budda Bowls
So come along to The Moor and take a seat in one of our deck chairs, enjoy the amazing schedule of shanties, and eat and drink your fill!
19th May 2016
Beat Betty Prize Added
For years, the Beat Betty competition has seen our groups take on the infamous Betty Stogs to see who can raise the most money for the Falmouth RNLI. Betty is so far reigning supreme, so we thought we'd level the playing field...
This year, to give our smaller groups a fighting chance, we're giving away TWO Beat Betty Prizes: one for most money raised, and one for most money raised per singer. This means that now our solo acts can battle against the biggest choirs!
Good luck everyone! Lets make this one a year to remember!
10th May 2016
Festival Volunteers Needed!
Would you like to be part of our festival team? We're looking for 4 extra special volunteers to help with our children's craft activities by the Seven Stars Stage. If you think you might be interested, please CLICK HERE for more info.
4th May 2016
Bones Workshops Announced
We're delighted to announce that Acclaimed Dutch musician Hans Weehuisen and local shanty group Rum and Shrub will teach the youngsters to play the instruments and sing the Falmouth Packet Shanty at the Watersports Centre on the Sunday morning of the festival, June 19. They will then give an concert at about 11.30am on the Skinners Stage, so make sure you come down to see how the hard work pays off!
15th April 2016
Beat Betty Challenge Announced!
Every year our groups take on the notorious Betty Stoggs to raise as much money as possible for the RNLI. This Friday, to mark the two month countdown to the festival, Betty has challenged the public to help her raise £5,000. Who will you back in the Beat Betty Challenge?
1 April 2016
TOSTA Program Announced
We're delighted to announce the schedule for TOSTA: Cultural Cargo, the brand new festival element on Prince of Wales Pier which celebrates minority languages across the Atlantic seaboard. See the image below for info, or visit the Tosta page on the website.
14 March 2016
2016 Festival Poster Released
2 March 2016
Kanow an Mor yn Seyth Tavas
Songs of the Sea in Seven Languages
The Cornish, Basque, Welsh, Frisian, Scots and Irish Gaelic languages will all feature at the TOSTA Pop-up Festival-within-a-Festival on the Prince of Wales Pier.
The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival is built upon our maritime links with other sea-faring communities. This year we are delighted to welcome the 'TOSTA; Cultural Cargo' project and their celebration of minority languages along the Atlantic seaboard.
Join us at the Tosta Pop-Up Village, Prince of Wales Pier to
· learn a few words of Cornish,
· enjoy the multi-lingual 'diversity orchestra', made up from musicians of all 7 nations
· sing songs of the sea in Kernewek (and other minority languages)
· take part in building an enormous paper boat
· see the artwork that travelled from 7 different nations by shipping container
· and more…
Feb 2016
Acts Confirmed for Ale Fest Fundraiser
Acts have been confirmed for our next upcoming fundraiser! See the poster below for details, and we'll see you there!
Get the full info on: https://www.facebook.com/5DegreesWest
11 Feb 2016
Kimbers Men on Channel 4
Tune in to Channel 4's Sunday Brunch this Sunday and catch Kimbers Men sampling some of the classic shanties they'll be performing with us this June.
21 January 2016
Next Fundraiser Announcement!
Our next exciting fundraising event is just around the corner! 5 Degrees West will be holding its annual St Piran's Ale and Cider festival from March the 4th-7th, and will be raising funds for Falmouth Sea Shanty festival.
Revellers can expect 20+ ales and 20+ ciders from all over Cornwall, plus music from Cahooty, The Stowes and more.
On Sunday the 8th 5 Degrees will be hosting a family fun day and "The great Cornish Pasty off" with very special guest judges.
For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/5DegreesWest
20 November 2015
Fundraiser a Success!
Our first festival fundraiser was a great success and we had a packed venue. The event was the first in a series aiming to raise money for the festival and bought together Shanty lovers from accross Cornwall to The Watersports Centre in Falmouth. We would like to say a big thank you for everyone who came along and the wonderful groups who performed. Look out for the next one! Photos by John Callow.
23 October 2015
Festival Fundraiser Announced
We're hosting a festival fundraiser on Friday 13th November at the Watersports Centre in Falmouth, where we will be joined by The Oggymen, Rum & Shrub and Falmouth Shout. Come and join us for a wonderful evening with proceeds going towards helping bring more foreign groups to the 2016 International Sea Shanty Festival!
2 June 2015
Singing Program Available Online
With only 10 days to go until the 2015 festival there's lots to be excited about! On top of the festival program (now on sale in our online shop) we're giving shanty revellers the chance to fully plan their shanty weekend with a full singing program, available here for free! It's the first 5 pages of the full program, so pick one up on the day and help us raise much needed funds for the RNLI!
View the full singing program here!
28 May 2015
How to Play The Bones Workshops
Hans Weehuizen will be giving unmissable "How To Play The Bones" workshops over the festival!
On Saturday at 12pm and Sunday at 11am Hans will be at the Watersports Centre giving visitors invaluable insight and training into one of the oldest instruments in the world.
Not having many instruments on board the ship, often sailors searched for ways to make simple instruments by themselves, from wood or bone. Back when whaling was common there was enough material on hand to make Bones (rattle-bones). In the present-day you can't get whalebones very easily, so they are often made from wood, which works well as a friendlier alternative.
Bones are divergent of our old-fashioned rattles. The difference is in how you hold the bones, which gives more of a range of rhythms. Today, Bones are mostly played in Ireland and the USA, much like the spoons, and both are excellent percussion instruments. There is even a Rhythm Bones Society, which organizes their own Bones Festival in the US.
During Hans' Bones workshop you will take the first steps in learning this amazing instrument; first in how to hold it, then how to move, and finally how to play. You can even make your own!
There will even be a complete coursebook with tapes for sale.
For more information visit: www.howtoplaythebones.com
22 May 2015
Festival Merchandise Now on Sale
The Falmouth International Sea Shanty committee is happy to announce that our official festival merchandise is now available to purchase.
Sticking to shanty classics, the products feature a polo shirt, t-shirt, cap, and pin badge along with the official program and festival CD. The shirts feature the names of the 53 groups performing this year, and are available in sizes M to XXXXL. All are now available to buy on the official festival website, and will also be on sale throughout the festival.
All proceeds from merchandise will be donated to the festival's official charity: the Falmouth RNLI.
Richard Gates, Town Manager and Festival Chairman, said: "Everyone wants something to remember this incredible festival, and this year we've made sure we have something for everyone! We're delighted to be opening the online shop this year in partnership with The Cornish Store to give more shanty revellers the chance to get their hands on these unique items, including the official festival CD, with songs from appearing artists, and the official festival program with full schedule, maps, and shanty lyrics to join in with."
Fisherman's Friends have already received their polo shirts, and took part in an official shoot on a beautiful balmy day, heralding the countdown to the festival this June.
The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival takes place on 12th-14th June 2015 and will feature 53 groups performing in 22 venues through the town. It is the largest sea shanty festival in Europe.
So hurry up! Visit the festival shop to pick up your official festival merchandise now!
24 March 2015
Gala Concert Tickets on Sale
Alongside our free concerts, we have a special one-off Gala Concert from four of this year's talented groups for just £10!
Get your tickets now to see Les Souilles de fond de cale, Kimber's Men, The Oggymen, and Poles Apart live at Princess Pavilion.
Follow this Ticket Link or visit the Cornish Store for info.
16 January 2015
2015 Groups Announced
We are delighted to announce that we have confirmed the 51 groups for the 2015 festival. This year's lineup includes both familiar faces and new groups from accross Europe, who together are set to make 2015 the best festival yet!
Confirmed groups:
Alan Whitbread, Aggie Boys, Baldricks Plan, Back Beach Boyz, Barnacle Bouys, Bluebelle Line, Bosuns Call, Cadgwith Singers, Cape Cornwall Singers, Dutch Uncle (NL), Exmouth Shanty Men, Falmouth Fish, Falmouth Shout, Fishermans Friends, Flash Jack, Hooks & Crookes (I), Kanerien Trozoul (F), Kimber's Men, Les Cap Horniers (F), Les Souilles de fond de cale (F), Longest Johns, Mariners Away, Nauti Buoys, Naze Shanty Crew, Nankersey Male Choir, Nordet (F), Pirates of St Piran, Press Gang, Rum & Shrub, Shake A Leg, Sheringham Shantymen, Short Drag Roger, Stamp & Go, Swinging the Lead, Tavy Tars, The5 Men Not Called Matt, Thraw'd Together, The Navy Larks, Tom Lewis, Treverva Male Voice Choir, Two Anchors, Trim Rig & Doxy, The Oggymen, The Old Gaffers, Vagrants Crew, Vent De Noroise (F), Viv Robertson, Wareham Whalers, Wellington Wailers, QFTRY (POL), Shantykoor De Ijsselzangers (NL)
24 November 2014
Shanty Festival Raises Over £10,000 for RNLI
From left to Right: Brad Rochfort, Keven Ayres, John Warren, Alan Barnes, Richard Gates (Chairman & Town Manager), Dave Wakeling, Brenda Grieve, Jules Warren, Brian Taber
Photo credit Simon Culliford
The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival Committee presented Falmouth RNLI with a cheque for £10,480 last week from funds raised at the 2014 Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival.
The 2014 Festival collected more money in three days than any previous year. Over the 10 years that the festival has been running funds exceeding £50,000 have been raised, with £29,686 raised in the last four years alone, giving the RNLI much needed resources to save lives at sea.
The £10,480 will be spent to benefit the Falmouth Lifeboat Station, which can put it to good use in a number of different ways. The average yearly running costs of an All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) station are £195,000, with annual crew training costs for an ALB station at £26,000.
Richard Gates, Town Manager and event Chairman, said: "Raising this amount of money from just one weekend is an unbelievable achievement, and it goes to show what a great festival it is, and how it continues to improve. This incredible success could not be possible without the huge generosity of everyone supporting the event, including the many groups who give their time to make the festival what it is. Betty Stogs and the Beat Betty competition raised a large proportion of this money and we hope that this will continue to increase year on year."
Alan Barnes, RNLI Chairman for Falmouth, said: "It's great to be part of a festival where so many people come year after year and have such a good time. But they also know they are supporting Falmouth Lifeboat and the crew in their efforts to keep people safe at sea in the area."
Brad Rochfort, Skinners Brewery, has seen the festival's growth first hand. Brad said: "Skinners Brewery are so proud to have been part of the Sea Shanty Festival since the beginning, and it's amazing to see how popular the event has become with shanty singers from the UK and all over the world. It's a great weekend which has proved so beneficial to the town and of course raised vital funds for Falmouth's RNLI!"
Neil Chadwick, Joint Managing Director of Seasalt and committee member, has been involved with the festival since the company came in as joint main sponsor alongside Skinners Brewery in 2014. "Becoming part of the festival has been fantastic for Seasalt, and its success is thanks to the incredible hard work and vision of the organisers, without whom this money couldn't be raised. Thanks for asking us to be involved and roll on the next festival...bring it on!"
The Sea Shanty Festival has been delighting revellers since 2004 with a range of traditional shanty performances in key locations around Falmouth, and is one of the biggest maritime concerts in Europe. 50 groups have already been confirmed for the 2015 festival, including 8 international groups from Ireland, France, Holland and Poland.
20 June 2014
Beat Betty figures just in! A big thank you to all those who took part and all those who donated. Congratulations Betty and Pirates of St Piran.
Pirates of St Piran...............£1380.00
Shake a Leg........................£890.00
Vagrants Crew....................£337.00
Naze Shanty Crew...............£283.91
Thraw'd Together................£180.75
Many a Mickle.....................£177.57
Back Beach Boyz.................£145.70
The Navy Larks...................£142.90
Viv Roberston......................£106.93
The Old Gaffers...................£104.06
Barnacle Buoys....................£100.36
Swinging the Lead...............£87.17
5 Men not called Matt..........£76.66
Press Gang..........................£74.72
Short Drag Roger.................£48.70
Wellington Wailers...............£38.00
Trim Rig and a Doxy............£22.83
18 June 2014
Sea Shanty Festival's Biggest Year Yet!
This year's Falmouth International Sea shanty Festival saw the biggest crowds yet with over 25,000 visitors throughout the town during the weekend! We had sunny main stages, outdoor shanty stops, traditional venues and the first ever Gala Concert all in aid of the RNLI. It was an enormous success and we want to say a big thank you to Skinners Brewery and Seasalt Clothing for all their support. We'd also like to thank all volunteers and committee members for all their efforts and the hard work they put in to make the event such a success!
Town Manager and Chairman of the Organising Committee, Richard Gates said "The festival was a phenomenal success with a brilliant atmosphere throughout the town. It takes an unbelievable amount of planning and hard work to ensure an event of this scale comes together as well as it has done. I would like to thank everyone who is involved and especially the festival committee. The money raised has been truly amazing and is still being counted and the support of volunteers and businesses really goes to show how this festival has developed."
It was a truly remarkable year for the Beat Betty Challenge with shanty group Pirates of St Piran taking the lead and raising £1,194 and Shake a Leg were runners up raising £890 for the RNLI. Betty Stogs from Skinners beat her record and collected over £2,400, with still more to be counted! A big thank you to all the groups who put efforts into raising money and awareness for the RNLI.
Steve Skinner said "Skinner's are so proud to be involved in this fantastic Cornish event for the 11th year running. We'd like to thank all the Falmouth pubs, singers and organisers for all their support and hard work to make this event such a success each year and of course Betty Stogs who simply loves this festival and looks forward to it many months in advance. We're looking forward to 2015 already!"
This year's festival had something for everyone. Groups performed on main stages, in pubs, restaurants, shops, in the street and for the first time ever, the Gala Concert at The Princess Pavilion!
Neil Chadwick, Joint Managing Director of Seasalt said "the weekend was such a success and we are proud to be a main sponsor. It was fantastic to have our shop full of shanty singing and we look forward to continuing our support in the future!"
On Saturday the Classic Parade of Sail & Power progressed from Falmouth Harbour around the headland to Pendennis Point. Preceding the parade was a demonstration by the Crew of the Falmouth Lifeboat and water cascades from the Harbour Tugs.
For photographs of the event please visit falmouthseashanty.co.uk
29 May 2014
Beat Betty Challenge is back on!
The Beat Betty Challenge is returning this year as a fundraising competition between the groups to raise money for the RNLI. Last year, Betty Stogs from Skinners collected £1808.62!
25 May 2014
Sea Shanty Polos!
We've just ordered the 2014 polos. This year we have listed the 48 groups on the back. They'll be available at teh festival, make sure you grab one!
15 May 2014
2014 Festival Programme
The offical 2014 Festival Programme and Songbook is now available online, please click here to view it. The programme will soon be available to buy at outlets and venues across Cornwall. All profits will go to the RNLI.
14 May 2014
Shanty Stops
New to 2014 are Shanty Stops. These are open air performance areas for groups to perform ad hock to continue singing and raising money throughout the town. Many people asked to close the road last year and so we have done exactly that and added an extra 4 Shanty Stops throughout the centre. These are at the start of The Pier, Market Street, Church Street and Church Corner. (All identified with the letter S on the map below)
12 May 2014
Gala Concert new to 2014!
Tickets are now available for the Gala Concert taking place on 14th June at the Princess Pavillions. Get your tickets here! http://tiny.cc/lv7qfx
This is a new event to 2014 will all profits going to the RNLI!
1 April 2014
Amended Festival Poster to include Heart as an offical radio sponsor to the event. You can download a pdf version of the poster here.
Seasalt to sponsor Falmouth's International Sea Shanty Festival!
Cornish clothing company, Seasalt, have been announced as an additional main sponsor for Falmouth's International Sea Shanty Festival.
Now in its 11th year, the free festival will play host to 44 sea shanty groups in 21 venues with over 261 hours of shanty singing! The festival will take place from the 13th to 15th June and welcomes groups including Fisherman's Friends, Barnacle Buoys and The Longest Johns. So far, the festival has raised over £30,000 for the RNLI.
One of the main stages, on Customs House Quay, will become the Seasalt Stage and will see a variety of acts perform across the 3 days event.
Town Manager and Chair of the organising committee, Richard Gates, said, "We're really pleased that Seasalt are a main sponsor alongside Skinners Brewery. A large proportion of Seasalt's sponsorship will help support the groups attending the event. The continued development of this unique festival has ensured that it is one not to be missed on Cornwall's event calendar."
Seasalt Director, Neil Chadwick, commented, "With most of our shops in coastal towns and our designs inspired by Cornwall, maritime heritage is a really big part of what makes Seasalt unique. We're delighted to support this special festival and help to celebrate the tradition of sea shanty singing and the best of our coastal communities."
Already committed to promoting maritime heritage Seasalt have incorporated a Locally Made range of UK-made smocks, socks and knitwear. These are made by small-scale producers and preserve clothing manufacturing as it used to be.
New 2014 festival poster
We are very please to say we have now confirmed 44 Shanty groups, 21 venues and 261 hours of shanty singing (that's 46 more than last year!)
Alan Whitbread, Baldrickes Plan, Barnacle Buoys, Bluebell Singers, Bone Idol, Bosun's Call, Cagwith Singers, Cape Cornwall Singers, Dutch Uncle, Exmouth Santymen, Falmouth Fish, Falmouth Shout, Fishermans Friends, Flash Jack, Hobsons Choice, Kanerien Trozoul, La Bordee, Many a Mickle, Mariners Away, Nankersey Male Voice Choir, Naze Shanty Group, Nordet, Pirates of St Piran, Press Gang, Rum & Shrub, Scheepsfolk, Shake a Leg, Short Drag Roger, Sheringham Shantymen, Stamp & Go, Swinging the Lead, Tavy Tars, The 5 Men Not Called Matt, Thraw'd Together, The Old Gaffers, Trim Rig and a Doxy, Two Anchors, The Back Beach Boyz, The Nauti Buoys, The Oggymen, Treverva Male Voice Choir, The Longest Johns, Vagrants Crew, Wareham Whalers
Falmouth's International Sea Shanty Festival is expected to be the biggest yet with 46 shanty groups from around the world to perform at over 20 venues. We are also pleased to confirm that Skinners have once again come aboard as sponsors and official ale suppliers for the festival!
The festival will take place from the 13th to 15th of June and has had interest from across the globe. The festival has grown to become one of the largest of its kind, attracting thousands of visitors to the town and has raised over £30,000 for the RNLI so far. Last year was the most successful yet raising more than £6,500 for the RNLI despite the challenging weather.
Town Manager and Chairman of the Organising Committee, Richard Gates expects "2014 to be an exciting year for Falmouth with an ever growing calendar of events with Falmouth's International Sea Shanty festival being one of the highlights of the summer program."
This year's festival is expected to have something for everyone. Groups will be performing on main stages, in pubs, restaurants and plenty of other venues. Princess Pavilions will also host's the festival's first ever Gala Concert on Saturday 14th June.
For the second time the Falmouth Classics will also be taking place alongside the Sea Shanty Festival. The regatta will feature a parade of sail in Falmouth's inner harbour with shanty singers performing from the decks of the classic yachts. The regatta, which was previously held over one day, has grown to become three-day event making it a fitting companion to the festival.
Sea Shanties are traditional work songs with rhythms that helped sailors and fishermen work together whilst hauling ropes and hoisting sails. Shanties are a rich part of Cornish culture and are still being written today.
Printed Programme now available
The programmes have been delivered and will be available throughout the town at various locations. They will also be available throughout the festival for £4 with all proceeds going to the RNLI.
New poster for the 2013 festival
You can download a jpeg image at the bottom of this page if required.
Falmouth Classsics
Falmouth Classisc will be taking place at the same time as the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival in 2013.
Falmouth Classics regatta is to get bigger and better than ever as the traditional one-day race becomes three days of dedicated classic boat racing with a new link to the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival that promises timeless entertainment on and off the water.
For more than 20 years, Falmouth Classics has been a single race taking place on the first day of the more general Falmouth Week regatta in August. While it provided racing for upto 150 boats from the local area, Falmouth Classics was considered to have never reached its potential in attracting boats from farther afield.
Now a group of volunteer sailing enthusiasts has banded together to take the festival to another level by scaling it up by 300 per cent and running it in conjunction with the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival which has been steadily growing in popularity.
The new-look Falmouth Classics takes place on June 14 to 16, 2013 with crews being welcomed into the port on the Thursday evening for racing on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Alongside the racing will be the sounds of salty song in the form of maritime music and shanties from various groups performing in venues around the port, on and off the water.
The group of volunteer organisers, under the banner of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club's events company, with assistance from various other agencies and sponsors, includes some of the port's most highly qualified and experienced race, safety and shore-side officers.
Falmouth Classics will be open to a wide range of classic boats, both sailing and powered, and will provide interest and entertainment for people from all walks of life and of all ages. With the shanty festival running alongside, there will be no shortage of opportunities for people to get involved.
Chair of the organising committee, Roger Hollingsworth said: "For too long Falmouth Classics has hidden its light under a bushel. Making the regatta into a high quality substantial stand-alone sailing event is exactly the right thing for Falmouth Classics, it's the right thing for the shanty festival and it's going to be great for the port of Falmouth. We can't wait to see it in full swing."
"To host a long weekend of great classic boat sailing in the glorious waters of the Fal Estuary, one of the best sailing grounds in Europe, will be a real coup," added Roger.
The announcement comes at the close of a sailing season in Falmouth that reached new highs. The port where the young Ben Ainslie learned his sailing, last year hosted the J Class Regatta, the Pendennis Cup, and the Finn Gold Cup among other events and continues to attract world-class sailing events.
Richard Gates, Falmouth town manager and chairman of the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, said: "Linking the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival with the Falmouth Classics makes perfect sense bringing events on the water and ashore even closer together. With the RNLI being the nominated charity for both festivals this a further positive partnership."
More details can be found via www.falmouthclassics.org.uk
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