When I told JtS about you, he guessed you were in the Folklore program. Makes sense if you're from the US studying at MUN, and also a Mudcatter. I can understand the desire to study there. Newfoundland culture is among the most fascinating I've ever encountered. I used to listen to the fisheries report on CBC radio (online) out of St. John's just to hear all of the different accents of the people who called in to the show.

We probably won't be making the trip up until next summer at the earliest. We're not too keen on making the ferry crossing during the winter months. But we'll definitely try to make it to the Ship on a Wednesday when we do get there.

There are some Mudcatters in Newfoundland... at least two that I know of. Frank Maher is one (he's an accordionist, and I think he's in St. Johns), and the other goes by the screen name of Vinland. And Kevin Blackmore of Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers posted here a couple of times, but he's not a Mudcatter as far as I know.