THE APPLE ORCHARD
11:45: I Guillari di Piazza: Music of Southern Italy
12:00: Festival Fairey Godmother Luna Bippidy Seelie Elventine Le'Fay & Nymphadorable Bedlam talk of life
12:30: Mistress Tale-Weaver's Stories with Mistress Juliet: Participation and fun for the whole family
1:00: Master Teel Hamish and Aislin tell stories
1:30: The New York Lyric Circus
2:00: Mistress Tale-Weaver's Stories and fun
2:30: I Guillari di Piazza: Music of Southern Italy
3:00: Crossbones McCoy: Pirate adventurer
3:30: Salomone Trio: "Uppity Women of Our Tyme" A play with song, by Marie Costanza
4:00: The Broad Street Troubadours
4:30: Friar Lawrence tells his tales
Sailor
Sailors often led lonely and hard lives and it was a most difficult occupation during the Medieval Ages. It required a firm will and dedication as vessels would often set sail for months or even a year at a time.
During voyages Sailors each had specific duties equal to the level of their station. Overseeing the operation of a vessel at sea was difficult enough but Sailors were constantly at work from sunrise to sunset. This served to keep the Sailor busy and keep him from growing bored and discontented by the long hours at sea.
Before the official formations of Navies, Sailors mainly sailed on ships owned by kings, nobles and monarchs. Their pay was based on their rank. A common Sailor earned very little while a First Mate or Boatswain earned much more substantial wages.
Sailors needed training in the handling of the vessel, their duties at sea and even ocean combat. The Sailor did not come into his full respect until the advent of the Crusades when he became an important and key figure. Sailors ferried troops, supplies, horses and food stores from secured ports, through hostile waters and resupplied the armies. Sailors were often a unique breed and their main goal was to eventually reach Officer and receive command of their own vessel.