Newfoundland Sound, a Discography of Newfoundland and Labrador
| Artist | Maher, Frank |
| Album Title | Mahervelous! |
| Place | St. John's, NL |
| Distributor | Frank Maher, |
| Recording Date | 2005. |
| Physical Description | 1 sound disc : digital ; 12 cm. |
| Notes | Compact disc Recorded at The Sound Solution, St. John's by Lee Tizzard. Produced by Bill Garrett & Jean Hewson. Cornelius Francis Maher was born on March 7th, 1934 and grew up in the Battery. He spent most of his working life as manager and barkeep at the old Harbour Inn in downtown St. John's. Was part of several groups including the Quidi Vidi Minstrels and the Newfoundland Kitchen Band. Has toured with The Plankerdown Band and Figgy Duff. In 2002, Maher received the tradition bearer award from the Celtic Roots Festival in Goderich, Ont. and the 2003 St. John's Folk Arts Council lifetime achievement award. |
| Performer | Frank Maher: accordion, vocals & harmonica. Mahers Bahers: Jean Hewson: guitar ; Christina Smith: violin & cello and Rick West: bodhran. |
| Additional Artists | Hewson, Jean Smith, Christina West, Rick |
| Content Notes | Bonnie Kate/The Cuckoo's nest (3:02) -- Coming from the races/Bride's jig/Israel got a rabbit/Off go those St. John's girls (3:58) -- Why did I leave South Boston/The maid on the mountain (5:10) -- Miss Gilhooley's party (4:42) -- Frank's jigs in D (2:28) -- Frank Maher's famous non-rhyming limerick (0:18) -- Running the goat/Round ol' Ruby's garden/She said she couldn't dance/Final goat tune (4:08) -- The old Blackthorn/Cottage groves (3:24) -- Stirling Castle/The Belfast hornpipe (3:21) -- O'Brien is dead (0:37) -- Frank Stamp's/Tom Lake's (2:28) -- Super jig set (5:57) -- Molly Murphy (1:52) -- Rollicking Skipper (3:04) -- I got a bonnet trimmed with blue/Maggie in the woods (2:53) -- Let me fish off Cape St. Mary's (2:22) |
| Song Titles | Bonnie Kate The Cuckoo's nest Coming from the races Bride's jig Israel got a rabbit Off go those St. John's girls Why did I leave South Boston The maid on the mountain Miss Gilhooley's party Frank's jig in D Frank Maher's famous non-rhyming limerick Running the goat Round ol' Ruby's garden She said she couldn't dance Final goat tune The old Blackthorn Cottage groves Stirling Castle The Belfast hornpipe O'Brien is dead Frank Stamp's Tom Lake's Super jig set Molly Murphy Rollicking Skipper I got a bonnet trimmed with blue Maggie in the woods Let me fish off Cape St. Mary's |
| Genre | Accordion music.
Folk music. Jigs. |
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| Year | 2005 |
| ID | 1888 |
| Recording Number | BCD168 |
| Uniform Song Title | Let me fish off Cape St. Mary's |