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07 Jun 01 - 09:26 AM (#478285) Subject: Cape Breton From: GUEST,Pete Peterson Can somebody furnish the rest of the song (set to an old waltz, I believe) that starts out We are an island a rock in the sea . . . THe home of our hearts, Cape Breton Super Search (for Cape Breton) didn't reveal a hit, but I'm hoping. Thanks in advance, PETE |
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07 Jun 01 - 09:32 AM (#478292) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: wysiwyg Take a look just on [Breton]? ~S~ |
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07 Jun 01 - 09:37 AM (#478299) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: GUEST,Pete Peterson Checked all under just "breton"-- not there. Thanks for trying! |
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07 Jun 01 - 09:42 AM (#478303) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: wysiwyg Aw boo! I was hoping it was in the giant compilation thread I made for the Breton's! This 'puder is a slowboat on searches today, but I do recall seeing a Cape Breton music site the other day... try Google for that? (Hey when you comin' back here Mr. Pete?) ~S~ |
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07 Jun 01 - 09:46 AM (#478306) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: GUEST,Pete Peterson Checked all under just "breton"-- not there. Thanks for trying! |
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07 Jun 01 - 09:58 AM (#478323) Subject: Lyr Add: THE ISLAND (Kenzie MacNeil) From: Sorcha Aha! I'm really on a roll this morning!
The Island
Over an Ocean, and Over a Sea
We are an Island, a Rock in a stream
Over the highways and over the roads
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07 Jun 01 - 10:02 AM (#478324) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: Sorcha Whoops, no credits-- from: http://members.nbci.com/grannyalan/canhtml/can028.html Possibly written by Kenzie MacNeil |
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07 Jun 01 - 10:08 AM (#478331) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: GUEST,Pete Peterson THANKS!!!!!!!!!!! |
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07 Jun 01 - 11:02 AM (#478369) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca No possibly about it. 'Twas written by Kenzie MacNeil, and in the 70s, proclaimed by the Premier of Nova Scotia as the Anthem of Cape Breton. |
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08 Jun 01 - 12:14 AM (#478990) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: Barry T I remember some variant lyrics sung at the opening ceremonies of the Canada Winter Games in Sydney in 1987... lyrics that took the edge off the company/industry theme in some verses. Examples...
Over the rooftops and over the trees
The tides may come, they ebb and they flow
This song reminds me that I had a videotape of those opening ceremonies, but I literally wore it out. A memorable performance, it was! Lots of pipes and drums, of course, but also some wonderful choral work (including this song) and superb dancing by La Baie en Joie, an Acadian dance troup. There was another dance group whose name I now forget. They performed a haunting routine they titled 'The Hebridian Maids'. The young women were all dressed in hooded capes and carried lanterns. The stage was dark and foggy, and they danced and swirled to the tune The Dark Island in slow and quick waltz time. Absolutely stunning presentation! |
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08 Jun 01 - 12:32 AM (#478998) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: flattop Kenzie MacNeil was the editor of one of the Cape Breton magazines for a while. Two of the magizines had conflicting titles. My cousin, Clarance had articles published in the other one, the one that Kenzie MacNeil didn't publish. The best part of Kenzie MacNeil's paper was that he published a cumulative monthly obituary. Each month you could look for people you knew in the who died columns. |
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08 Jun 01 - 11:11 AM (#479222) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Cape Bretoner Magazine is the one you mean. The other is Cape Breton's Magazine. That one is published by Ron Caplan, and I think it's Wreck Cove Books? Anyway, the Cape Bretoner magazine is still around. It's published by Pat O'Neal, and you can have a look at their web-site. |
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08 Jun 01 - 11:12 AM (#479223) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca BTW, they still have the listings of obits. |
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08 Jun 01 - 12:12 PM (#479262) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cape Breton From: Charley Noble I think this line has a typo: For our survival, and for "out" rights. Should be: For our survival, and for our rights. |
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20 Feb 09 - 06:17 AM (#2571617) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Island (Kenzie MacNeil) From: GUEST,Malcolm in England We are an island, a rock in the sea We are a people as proud as can be In warm summer breeze or in wild winter gale The home of our hearts, Cape Breton! This is the chorus of the song "The Rock" |
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05 Apr 09 - 07:13 PM (#2605278) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Island (Kenzie MacNeil) From: GUEST I know I'm responding to a rather old thread, I don't think that's quite right. Hard to believe that a Google turns up next to nothing! What I remembered was this: We are an island, a rock in the sea, We are a people as proud as there's been In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds The home of our hearts, Cape Breton I was brought up in Cape Breton and heard this song for most of my childhood. You'd think I'd remember more of it now! But I did find this, which I do believe to be the complete and correct lyrics: Over an ocean and over a sea Beyond these great waters what do I see I see the great mountains rise up from the coastline The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine Oh and we come from the countries all over the world To hack at the forests, to plow the land down Fishermen, farmers, and sailors all come To clear for the future this pioneer ground CHORUS We are an island a rock in the stream We are a people as proud as there's been In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind The home of our hearts, Cape Breton Over the rooftops and over the trees Within these new townships, what do I see I see the black pit head the coal wheels a-turning Smoke stacks a-belching, and the blast fires burning And the sweat on the back is no joy to behold In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal And the foreign-owned companies force us to fight For our survival and for our rights Over the highway and over the road Over the causeway stories are told They tell of the coming and the going away The cities of America draw me away And though companies come and companies go And the ways of the world we may never know We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way And we'll fight for the right to leave or to stay Z |
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05 Apr 09 - 07:14 PM (#2605279) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Island (Kenzie MacNeil) From: GUEST Sorry, didn't see till now this was already answered. My apologies. My source was http://www.songsforteaching.com/canada/folkmusiclife.htm Z |
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05 Apr 09 - 07:39 PM (#2605294) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Island (Kenzie MacNeil) From: Sandy Mc Lean The Island |