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Thread #131069   Message #2954990
Posted By: TopcatBanjo
30-Jul-10 - 04:04 AM
Thread Name: Rufus Guinchard, Newfoundland fiddler
Subject: RE: Rufus Guinchard, Newfoundland fiddler
Thanks for posting this brilliant film. Just watched it and really enjoyed it. As mentioned above, the pure joy radiating from the musicians and dancers was just wonderful to see.

I did find Rufus' Newfoundland accent quite difficult to understand at times. Got this from Wikipedia:
Some specific Newfoundland dialects are similar to the accent heard in the southeast of Ireland (see Wexford and Waterford), while others are similar to those of West Country England, or a combination of both, mainly due to mass immigration from a limited number of ports in those specific regions.

I was thinking maybe there are other interesting short films within that site, but I can't seem to find them...