In the same way as you'd find young people back in Ireland who'd believe that to be the case, in places where there's about as much or as little basis.

Still, if it gets people playing good music, that's the main thing.

And with the Cod gone, its no wonder if Newfoundland feels it needs to land a few tourists as replacement. Maybe they should look into the possibvility of playing up the West Country connection. with some Morris Dancing and West Gallery Music and suchlike. Maybe a Hobby Horse or two and some Mummers...

We've got a Harlow link with Newfoundland - a campus of St John's in the town where students come to do study and do placements as teacher and the like. I had one to supervise when I was a social worker, and got introduced to Screech.