There are many great songs of the sea, sung by a number of Nova Scotia singers and groups such as Evans and Dougherty, Brakin' Tradition, McGinty, and Newfoundland groups such as The Irish Descendents, and a group from the Toronto area called John Prince and a Piece of the Rock. I also have a compilation tape that I purchased on a trip to Nova Scotia called, appropriately enough, 'Songs of the Sea.' Lee Murdock sings many songs about the inland sea, the Great Lakes. Check out contemporary songwriter Tom Lewis, a former submariner now turned folksinger, or the duo of William Pint and Felicia Dale, for some traditional songs.
|