Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 09:42 AM

Away up the thread somewhere, someone asked for this song, called "The Islander" (I'm a Newfoundlander born and bred ... ).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Beer
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 09:50 AM

Thanks for that one Meself. Those boys are good already. What a possible great career ahead of them.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 01:01 PM

Still Looking:
Good Morning all! from the drizzly Highlands.
Jim.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 02:00 PM

Pretty Sneaky, Leadfingers!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 03 May 07 - 03:13 PM

Terry MacDonald: I'm trying to figure out whether Barry Taylor wrote or gathered "She's Like the Swallow". I've only read the lyrics and listened to the midi file but have immediately fallen in love with the song.
Coincidentally; His Web-Site contains most of the songs that will be going on this album.
Must be a great person to have such excellent taste in music.
Good Afternoon All.
Jim

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 03 May 07 - 03:31 PM

The information given = "This is a Canadian tune which originated in the coast of eastern Canada. There are English variations, but the tune may have originated in Newfoundland." Given the East Coast habit of substituting "Song" with "Tune", I'm guessing that the author is unknown but will sit here waiting to be educated by one of yous.
Cheers.
Jim

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 03 May 07 - 07:08 PM

With regard to the origins of "She's Like The Swallow", Neil Rosenberg's notes to volume one of Vinland's collection "Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador", mentioned by himself in this thread on April 19, state that the song "was was first collected in 1930 from John Hunt of Placentia by English folksong scholar Maud Karpeles, who published it in 1934 along with a piano setting by her brother-in-law, the famous composer Ralph Vaughn Williams."
Edith Fowke's notes to "The Penguin Book Of Canadian Folk Songs" identify the song as "a distinctive Newfoundland variant of a large family of songs about unhappy love of which 'A Brisk Young Sailor', 'Must I Go Bound', and 'Died For Love' . . . are the best known." She refers to affinities with a 17C song and an unpublished song collected by Cecil Sharp.
Jim Lad, I am sending you a PM.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 03 May 07 - 07:42 PM

Thanks Bob the Postman (if that's your real name).
What a gem it is!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 03 May 07 - 09:40 PM

Vinland: Thank You very much for first pointing this one out.
Bob: The mp3 is perfect. An A Capella version, much slower than what I heard on the midi file. Either way would be great.
So I'll do "The Star of Logy Bay" & "She's Like the Swallow" for Newfoundland & Labrador and still leaning towards "Cape Breton Lullaby" for that dear island.
Thank you all. This has been extremely worthwhile.
Jim.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 06 May 07 - 08:25 PM

Here you go, Meself: I knew this fellow wasn't long gone....



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NLIS 2
July 9, 2004
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Minister extends condolences to the family of the late Otto Kelland

Tourism, Culture and Recreation Minister Paul Shelley today offered condolences to the family of the late Otto Kelland who passed away yesterday at the age of 99.

"Otto Kelland will always be remembered for his incredible contribution to Newfoundland and Labrador culture, " said Minister Shelley. "Mr. Kelland wrote the beautiful song Let Me Fish off Cape St. Mary's in 1947, and it has been recognized and enjoyed worldwide as a true Newfoundland classic. I express my sincere condolences to his family and friends and assure them that Mr. Kelland's legend will continue to live on for centuries."

Otto Kelland was born in Lamaline in 1904 and spent his working life as a policeman and later warden and superintendent at Her Majesty's Penitentiary. He was also an accomplished author with several books, songs and poems to his credit. He is most famous for the legendary ballad, Let me Fish off Cape St. Mary's.

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 07 May 07 - 12:17 AM

Yeah, I know; I mentioned that 'way back "Date: 18 Apr 07 - 04:08 PM" (look up - look 'WAY up) ...

(Greetings from Georgia - yes, I finally got here ... ).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 07 May 07 - 01:01 AM

That's what I was responding to, Bud. I guess a good while is a couple of years to you then. I'm going to look through some more of these suggestions tonight. Terry mentioned "She's Like the Swallow" way back up there and it took me forever to have a look at it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: bebop
Date: 06 Jul 07 - 09:56 AM

My son, a journalist in Islamabad, was idly browsing and put my name in the internet. He came up with the reference from 'bubblyrat' re 'Squid Jigging Time'. Bubblyrat wonered whay happened to 'Terry & Alan' residents at the Yeovil Folk Club in the 1960's. I am the Terry half and have sadly lost contact with Alan who was a music teacher in the NE England the last I heard.
We teamed up at the club after Alan recognised me from a TV BBC Wales folk program called 'Hob y derry dando'. We got on really well together Alan had a great voice and we did the Sidmouth folk festival and various others around the West country. The Newfoundland songs were favourites of mine I picked up and LP somewhere which 20 great songs. I think it is in my ex-wife's home in Cornwall !! I was resident at that great club 'The Count House' at Bottalick (?) near St Just. That was the days of Ralph McTell Brenda Wooton, John the Fish & Tell Mann ( I had an e-mail from J the F quite recently) It was my favourite venue.
Alan & I were offered a contract to record under George Martin in 1967 but I had been accepted as a pilot with BOAC and with regret had to give up the singing . Probably a wise decision. I think that we were doing updated versions of trad. songs just before Steeleye Span & Fairport Convention I still play in private and follow both the folk $ Jazz scenes closely. They were good days.
Regards to 'bubblyrat' - whoever he or she maybe.
Terr Kemp

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Lad
Date: 06 Jul 07 - 11:33 AM

Click on "pm" by Bubblyrat's name and you can communicate directly.
That was an excellent update. Do stick around.
Jim

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: GUEST,Terry McDonald
Date: 06 Jul 07 - 12:34 PM

Jim - did you ever find the song I mentioned called 'The Banks of the River Grand?' It's probably too late now, but I think it's worth a listen and it's composer Joe Tompkins told me that, as far as he knew, only one other person had recorded it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 06 Jul 07 - 12:43 PM

"That's what I was responding to, Bud. I guess a good while is a couple of years to you then." -

I know it's been a couple of months, but I just read this now, and I gather by your sarcastic response that I didn't express myself clearly enough in the post in question. What I was trying to say in what was supposed to be a hilariously ironic way, is that you were right and I was wrong. Satisfied?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: GUEST,joelle adlerblum
Date: 16 Jun 10 - 09:58 PM

looking for lyrics to "She's like a swallow that flies so high" in Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador. Would also like to hear song sung.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 18 Jun 10 - 09:28 AM

Lyrics for SHE'S LIKE A SWALLOW can be found in our Digital Tradition Database: click here. If you go to that page and click the Amazon box to the right of the lyrics, you can hear excerpts of several recorded versions. Also, if you click "Click to play" at the bottom of the page, you can hear a midi file of the whole tune.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 17 May 26 - 04:49 PM

re canadian copyrights...I avoid them if I can. They are complicated and some great niece who does not even know might own the copyright. And I had such trouble with Cape St. Mary's. I had paid for the copyright, talked with family members and all was good to go. A relative -- could have been a wife or daughter...got hold of me and threatened all sorts of things. Never again.

Anyway, here is a new little song. I met the boys while on a research project through MUN. Tune is tramps and hawkers, of course.

The boys of Labrador

Here I am in Labrador my name is Luke Malone                                                                                                                                                                                        
I'll show you to the fishing vessel that I partly own                                                                                                                                                                                        
You will find it spic and span there are no rats or mice                                                                                                                                                                                        
Here we go a sliding take care upon the ice                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
Until the age of 16 years we're called just half a man                                                                                                                                                                                        
We know every inch of beach every nook and cran                                                                                                                                                                                        
All the little inlets we can pull in from the shore                                                                                                                                                                                        
And that is how the world will know we come from Labrador                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
My son my son don’t go to sea my mother pleads and begs                                                                                                                                                                                        
She knows that once a boat exploded taking Larry's legs                                                                                                                                                                                        
And now he has to slither and crawls along the floor                                                                                                                                                                                        
And that is how the world will know we come from Labrador                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
Fishing here is perilous and danger here abounds                                                                                                                                                                                        
There are things that we must understand out on the fishing grounds                                                                                                                                                                                        
We know that we will prosper all by the hand of God                                                                                                                                                                                        
That’s what we must remember when we go fishing for the cod                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
Lukey's boat is painted green I think mine will be too                                                                                                                                                                                        
So that when  you sing this song you can think of me and you                                                                                                                                                                                        
And all the teenage  fishermen who worked like us before                                                                                                                                                                                        
and that is how the world will know we come from labrador

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs of Newfoundland & Labrador
From: Beer
Date: 17 May 26 - 06:36 PM

I don't think "Sonny's Dream was mentioned by Ron Hynes. Also a more recent one by Shanneyganock and friends written by Bud Davidge called "Music and Friends". Love it as a closing song at senior citizen homes and other gigs.

https://youtu.be/Q9GUyppGlLY?si=1L_GtS550T9AdRpe