Canadian disaster songs: research project

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: GUEST
Date: 08 May 13 - 01:07 PM

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: GUEST,Arnold McBay
Date: 09 Aug 13 - 04:26 PM

I'm pretty sure that Spirit of the West also recorded a song about the Westray Mine disaster called Mum's the Word.

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: sciencegeek
Date: 07 Dec 13 - 06:57 AM

Update from Heather- thought you might enjoy this little interview I did about the disaster songs research project for CBC in Gander.

Cheers,
Heather


Hi Heather,

Attached is the link to our interview which we aired on Central Morning recently. Thanks again for the chat. It was great fun. Sorry I had to edit so much out for time :/

http://www.cbc.ca/centralmorning/episodes/2013/11/29/the-disaster-songs-of-atlantic-canada/

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: Fraoch
Date: 21 Feb 14 - 10:28 AM

Thanks for all the support, folks! You might be interested in checking out the updated disatersongs.ca website, especially the blog entries that I've started posting.

http://disastersongs.ca/website-updates/

There are several new songs too, especially about the Miss Ally and Westray.

BTW, I was excited to read about Spirit of the West's "Mum's the Word," but it turns out that it was about the Giant Mine explosion in the Northwest Territories. Both events occurred in 1992. Since it's not about an Atlantic Canadian disaster, I won't include it on the website. However, my research colleague, Joe Scanlon, will be interested in it since he's beginning work on disaster songs from across Canada.

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: GUEST,DTM
Date: 21 Feb 14 - 12:29 PM

Wreck of the Edmund's Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot.
Not sure of the spelling or if the song is fact or fiction.
Anybody?

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: maeve
Date: 21 Feb 14 - 04:23 PM

Yes- mentioned in the first post of this thread and once or twice in addition:

" "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Gordon Lightfoot [The ship sank in Lake Superior on November 1, 1975]"

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: GUEST,DTM
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 12:13 PM

Thanks for the info re 'fact or fiction', Maeve.

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Oct 15 - 05:50 PM

Please note my authorship of the Stompin.Tom Conners Song: http://www.larrysdesk.com/larrys-music.html

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: mg
Date: 29 Oct 15 - 07:56 PM

see the thread on the whale watching boat that just went down off Tofino in BC Canada. I am sure this will lead to some songs of remembrance...does any one know if any have been written yet?

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 19 - 11:42 PM

wreck of ss langlecrag on Belle Isle Newfoundland written by Wayne Bartlett ,quripon,Newfoundland

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: mg
Date: 18 Apr 19 - 01:43 AM

I am winding up a new cd called for those in peril on the sea. I will include the Ocean Ranger song on it and expecting a new one from great songwriter about how the town of St. Lawrence I believed came to the rescue of a ship in distress.

Subject: RE: Canadian disaster songs: research project
From: GUEST,Mad jock
Date: 24 Apr 19 - 07:11 AM

The now disbanded TANGLEFOOT had several narrative songs which may fit within your permitted range.