Newfoundland Sound, a Discography of Newfoundland and Labrador
| Artist | Flummies, The |
| Album Title | This is the life for me |
| Place | [Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL] : Kenamu Records, [2007] |
| Physical Description | 1 sound disc : digital ; 12 cm. |
| Notes | Compact disc Produced by Tunker Campbell and The Flummies. Recorded, mixed, mastered and engineered by Tunker Campbell at Mukluk Studios. A flummie is traditional Labrador trappers' bread using a mixture of flour, salt and baking powder. A five piece aboriginal music group based in Happy Valley - Goose Bay. Alton Best (Mud Lake) and Richard Dyson (Batteau) are original members of the group which was formed in 1978. Leander Baikie (Northwest River) officially joined in 1999 after several years of periodic performances. Eugene (Tunker) Campbell (resident of Rigolet and Mulligan) joined in 1989. Simeon Asivak (Makkovik) joined in 1999. |
| Performer | Richard Dyson: button accordions ; Tunker Campbell: vocals, acoustic and electric lead guitar, drum sequencing ; Leander Baikie: acoustic guitar, vocals ; Alton Best: acoustic guitar, vocals, chief cook ; Simeon Asivak: electric bass, bottle polisher. |
| Additional Artists | Dyson, Richard Campbell, Eugene "Tunker" Baikie, Leander Best, Alton Asivak, Simeon |
| Content Notes | Road to the Isles (Trad.) (2:43) -- New shinny jigger (Byron Chaulk) (2:11) -- Tishialuk girls (Charlie Lloyd) (3:41) -- Scrapbook (Trad.) (4:14) -- Teddy's barn (Fred Marshall) (3:44) -- Crooked hornpipe (Trad.) (1:52) -- This is the life for me (Tunker Campbell) (2:55) -- Me, Danny and Stanley (Leander Baikie) (2:44) -- Bright silvery light of the moon (Trad.) (3:00) -- Saint Anne's reel (Trad.) (2:12) -- Grand Lake song (John Montague) (2:29) -- Cheer up (Leander Baikie) (3:36) |
| Song Titles | Road to the Isles New shiny jigger Tishialuk girls Scrapbook Teddy's barn Crooked hornpipe This is the life for me Me, Danny and Stanley Bright silvery light of the moon Saint Anne's reel Grand Lake song Cheer up |
| Genre | Folk music.
Country music. Labrador Songs and music. |
| Website | http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/baikie/theflummies/ |
| MUN Holding | View Library Catalogue Record |
| Year | 2007 |
| ID | 2261 |
| Recording Number | TF0012007 |