Lyr Req: Woman of Labrador (Andy Vine)

Subject: Woman Of Labrador
From: GUEST,Matthew Edwards
Date: 04 Dec 02 - 07:30 PM

It was great to have Andy Vine visit us at The Bromborough Folk Club in Port Sunlight tonight and sing this wonderful song of his:- Woman of Labrador.
Andy has lived in Canada for over 35 years, and wrote the song after reading this woman's story in a book. It is very direct, simple, and powerful.
Apparently Andy was a key figure at the old Black Horse Folk Club, (where the Tom Topping Band also used to play) more years ago than he'd care to be reminded of! He was over here on a brief visit, but took time to pop in for a couple of songs - one of which had an amazing rhyme scheme:- licensed premises/ nemesis/ Genesis.
I hope it won't be too long before he returns.

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 05 Dec 02 - 01:07 PM

Fine version by Pamela Morgan on one of Figgy Duff's albumns, can't remember which though.
JohnB

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: MMario
Date: 05 Dec 02 - 01:09 PM

if he does - maybe someone can get the tune for the DT?

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: GUEST,Matthew Edwards
Date: 05 Dec 02 - 02:17 PM

Andy told me last night that the tune can be found here.

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 01:19 PM

I found this, BUT, I could not get it to work. Hope you have better luck.
Try    http://www.ambermusic.ca/album.asp?prod_code=9801   sorry first time I have tried the new blue clicky machine, no time ot figure it out.
JohnB

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: MMario
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 01:33 PM

Thanks Mathew - AND Andy!

Subject: Tune Add: WOMAN OF LABRADOR (Andy Vine)
From: MMario
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 01:53 PM

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w:Wo-man of La-bra-dor, Child-ren round your ca-bin door. won-der-ing when their dad-dy will be home.
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w:He's gone on the trapp-ing lines._Seems like such a long long time Since he's waved his last fare-well_And left you a-lone

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 03:05 PM

Got a little more time now.

Try this

MP3 here

Lets hope this works.
JohnB

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 03:07 PM

Actually, I just checked the MP3 link, it is for a "Video" not just an audio.
JohnB

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: Vinland
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 09:59 AM

A piano/vocal/guitar arrangement of Woman of Labrador can be found in the folk song anthology Sing Around This One (Vinland Music 1997) here

In a note on the song Andy wrote:

"I was working in St. John's and I rented a room in an old section of the downtown. The house had a fireplace, so I bought some coal and settled in to read a book - Woman of Labrador by Elizabeth Goudie. I felt the spirit of the land and the people come into me, and the song just came out. At first I was shy about singing it. The song is so simple I was afraid I would be laughed at. But it has become my most popular song. Some songs just cannot not be written!"

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: Tinker
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 01:00 PM

Wonderful song... a relative's research brought up a similar story of an aristocratic young woman from France who came over with the Kings Brides to Quebec in the 1600's and kept the growing family going while dad kept hiking off to Green Bay and ohter far flung areas. He has dedicated statues. I always felt she deserved more. This song brought it all home. Thanks

Kathy

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: AndyVine
Date: 11 Dec 02 - 05:20 PM

My thanks to Matthew and others for the nice things said about my song, Woman of Labrador. The other song with the amazing rhyming scheme is "The Errant Apprentice" and yes it is in the DT database. I learned it from the singing of Andy M. Stewart and it has become my facourite party piece.
Andy Vine

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: MMario
Date: 11 Feb 03 - 02:35 PM

midi posted on Mudcat Midis

Subject: RE: Woman Of Labrador
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Mar 08 - 08:22 PM

Elizabeth Goudie is my great-granmother. She is awesome!!