Newfoundland Sound, a Discography of Newfoundland and Labrador
| Artist | Various Artists |
| Album Title | Newfoundland & Labrador Folklore : a sampler of songs, narrations, and tunes / [Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (MMaP) and Memorial University of Newfoundland Folkore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)]. |
| Place | [St. John's] |
| Distributor | MMaP. Memorial University : [distributed by] Landwash Music |
| Recording Date | 2006. |
| Physical Description | 1 sound disc : digital; 12 cm. |
| Notes | Compact disc. Selections from the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive. Program notes (44 p. : map, music, ports.) inserted in container. Includes text and music of songs and short biography of performers. Introduction by Peter Narvèz, Dept. of Folklore, Memorial University; foreward by Justin Partyka and Jessica Grant, Dept of Folklore, Memorial University. "Back on Track" CD series. |
| Additional Artists | Beanland, Kevin. Murphy, Blanche. Nash, Frankie. Power, John Thomas. Brodie, George. Green, Annie. Benoit, Emile Eustis, Rose. MacArthur, Allan White, Minnie Meaney, Mike. Hutchings, Martha. Guinchard, Rufus Colbert, Francis. Roberts, Blanche. Masters, Malcolm. Byrne, Linda. White, William. Trimm, Stanley. English, John Joe. Felix, Bernard. Walters, Annie. Letto, Peter. Barter, Elizabeth. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media and Place. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Folklore and Language Archive. |
| Content Notes | The Gypsum men / Kevin Beanland (Kevin Beanland, vocals and guitar) -- The valley of Kilbride (Blanche Murphy, vocals) -- Rakes of Mallo (Frankie Nash, tin whistle) -- Romeo and Juliet (John Thomas Power, narration) -- Maggie May (George Brodie, vocals) -- Why don't father's ship come in? (Annie Green, vocals) -- Dogsled tall tale (unknown, narration) -- Joe Smallwood's reel / Emile Benoit (Emile Benoit, fiddle) -- The gay Spanish maid (Rose Eutis, vocals) -- Oran an Tombaca = The tobacco song (Allan MacArthur, vocals) -- MacDonald's reel (Minnie White, accordion) -- Tom Tobin's dickybird / Jack Brothers (Mike Meaney, vocals) -- Little Dickie Melburn (Martha Hutchings, narration and vocals) -- Haste to the wedding (Rufus Guinchard, fiddle) -- Job's Cove rock (Francis Colbert, narration) -- The droving song (Blanche Roberts, vocals) -- The girl from the west country (Malcolm 'Mack' Masters, vocals) -- Lost Jimmy Whelan (Linda (Slade) Byrne, vocals -- Twin lakes (William 'Billy' White, vocals) -- Saint Anne's reel (Minnie White, mandolin -- The army song (Stanley Trimm, vocals) -- Johnny Reilly (John Joe English, vocals) -- The American cake walk / John Kimmel (Bernard Felix, accordion) -- The bird rocks (Annie Walters, vocals) -- St. John's girl (Peter Letto, vocals and narration) -- Down East pickin' (Kevin Beanland, guitar) -- Catherine a passé par ici (Elizabeth Barter, vocals) |
| Song Titles | The Gypsum men The valley of Kilbride Rakes of Mallo Romeo and Juliet Maggie May Why don't father's ship come in? Dogsled tall tale Joe Smallwood's reel The gay Spanish maid Oran an Tombaca The tobacco song MacDonald's reel Tom Tobin's dickybird Little Dickie Melburn Haste to the wedding Job's Cove rock The droving song The girl from the west country Lost Jimmy Whelan Twin lakes Saint Anne's reel The army song Johnny Reilly The American cake walk The bird rocks St. John's girl Down East pickin' Catherine a passé par ici |
| Genre | Folk music.
Recitations. Compilation. |
| Website | http://collections.mun.ca/u?/a_posters,989 |
| MUN Holding | https://mun.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?tab=Everything&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&vid=01MUN_INST:01MUN&query=any,contains, a2030026 |
| Year | 2006 |
| ID | 1631 |
| Recording Number | MMaP CD 1001 |