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  • Roud No
    4554 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Plate Cove (Newfoundland) / Political movements & parties / Elections / Class difference (romantic couples) / Curses / Fighting / Patriotism / Local characters
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    A song written against Newfoundland joining with Canada in a confederation. On the day of the vote, those for confederation, carrying a flag, are met by those opposed. A fight breaks out, the flag is trampled, and several pro-confederation voters are thrown into a mud pool. Another pro-confederation voter is pelted with mud, until his own mother doesn't know him, and the narrator curses “fair Jenny” for her “pro” stance. The narrator concludes that the “pros” that came to Plate Cove from the city were taught a good lesson, and praises Plate Cove citizens for their love of freedom. [MET]
    Source
    Doyle, G. S., ed. (1927). The old time songs and poetry of Newfoundland. St. John's, Newfoundland: Gerald S. Doyle. pp. 37, 39.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 8 / Female (Adult) x 2
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Walker, Mark (Hiscock, 2003, p. 7)
    Date composed
    1869
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Hiscock, P. (2003). 'Ten things to consider about "The Star of Logy Bay"'. Canadian Folk Music 37(2), pp. 7-11. [http://www.canfolkmusic.ca/index.php/cfmb/article/view/274/268 [Accessed 2018-06-9]
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/77964
  • Roud No
    V44831 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    St John's (Newfoundland) / Babies / <Local characters> / Competitiveness / <Flirting> / <Promises> / Competitions
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    The narrator describes a baby contest held in a park in St. John's, Newfoundland. The babies come in all shapes and sizes, including Mrs. Cushin's two sets of twins. Mrs. Page compliments the babies, and the narrator wishes that she had seen him when he was a baby. Betsy Brennan brings her two babies, but is disgusted when she doesn't win a prize, and vows never to enter her babies in a contest again. [MET]
    Source
    Burke, J., ed. (1926). Burke's Christmas songster Xmas 1926. St. John's, Newfoundland: John Burke. p. 15.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 1 / Female (Adult) x 3
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny, 1851-1930
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    John Burke
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/5...
  • Roud No
    7290 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Bonavista (Newfoundland) / Building trade personnel / Local characters / Harbours / <Sweethearts> / Proverbs
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    A slightly satirical description of the building of a harbour in Bonavista, Newfoundland, which involves the removal of a mountain. Various members of the Canadian construction team are described, as well local people, who have to repair fences that were removed during construction. The narrator invokes the biblical phrase, “faith can move mountains” to describe the work. The driller has a sweetheart, who leaves town, because she doesn't care for “a guy that uses dynamite.” The work is finished, but the narrator expects that continued repairs to the harbour will be needed in subsequent years. [MET]
    Source
    Doyle, G. S., ed. (1955). Old-time songs of Newfoundland. 3rd ed. St. John's, Newfoundland: Gerald S. Doyle. pp. 17-18.
    Characters
    Males (Adult) x 11 / Females (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Little, Stewart (Guigné 2016 p.68)
    Date composed
    1944 (Guigné 2016 p..68)
    Printer / Publisher
    Gerald S. Doyle
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Guigné, A. K. (2016). The forgotten songs of the Newfoundland outports: as taken from Kenneth Peacock's Newfoundland field collection 1951-1961. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://books.google.ca/books?id=7WM-DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcove...
  • Roud No
    V44578 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    St John's (Newfoundland) / Local characters / Assault / Insults / Census taking
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    Casey is charged with taking the census, and goes to the houses of various local characters in St. John's, Newfoundland. He is not received kindly, and people throw cups and tomahawks at him. When he asks if all family members are of sound mind, he is told that he is worse than any of them. [MET]
    Source
    Burke, J., ed. (1926). Burke's Christmas songster Xmas 1926. St. John's, Newfoundland: John Burke. pp. 4-5.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 10 / Female (Adult) x 9
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny, 1851-1930
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    John Burke
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/5...
  • Roud No
    V44579 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Labrador / Buying / Selling / Poverty / Working dogs / Underwear / Winter / Political representatives / Local characters / Nostalgia / Fishing / Grady Harbour (Newfoundland) / Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 / Rumours
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    Bride Kinsella says that she heard that, because Newfoundland is broke, Labrador has been sold to a Canadian for thirty cents. One rumour is that the buyer is Charlie Chaplin. The buyer says that he will need some heavy underwear to brave the winters in Labrador. He loves Labrador, and pities the hard life of the huskies. Bride recalls with nostalgia her childhood in Grady Harbour, fishing for cod. She wants to know who is responsible for selling Labrador, and suspects four politicians. [MET]
    Source
    Burke, J., ed. (1929). Burke's popular songs. St. John's, Newfoundland: Long Brothers. p. 21.
    Characters
    Male(Adult) x 5 / Female (Adult) x 4
    Song voice
    Female
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny, 1851-1930
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Long Brothers
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/6...
  • Roud No
    584 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Rural setting / Hills / Morning / Local characters / Gentry / Horses / Fox hounds / Foxes / Rivers & streams / Horse riding / Fox hunting / Swimming / Pursuing
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    Source
    Dido and Spandigo (no date). [broadside]. No imprint. Held at: Oxford: Bodleian Library. Harding B 16(74b)
    Characters
    Female (Adult) x 1 + / Male (Adult) x 1 +
    Song voice
    Unspecfied Unspecified
    Song history
    First seen in print in a black-letter broadside around 1700, named ‘The Fox-Chase’. This was followed by very few other prints. First of equally few oral versions was collected from Launceston, Cornwall by Baring Gould in 1888. Popular in the postwar revival. [PRW]
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    LER
    Example text
    URL
    http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/view/sheet/16820
  • Roud No
    26417 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    St Mary's Bay (Newfoundland) / St John's (Newfoundland) / Members of Parliament / Local characters / Police officers / Civil servants / Unemployment / Poor relief / Clothes / Blankets / Threats / Death by stabbing / Heart
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    Freddy Watson, from St. Mary’s Bay, Newfoundland, goes to St John’s, Newfoundland, to find a job from Public Works, but the clerks throw him out. He goes to a police officer to complain, but thinks better of it. Instead, he visits his local member of parliament, Billy Walsh, to ask for a donation of clothing. Walsh calls Lady Anderson, who supplies Watson with clothes and a blanket to be used as a sail. Watson returns home and gives away the clothes and blanket to others in the community. The song ends with the narrator threatening to cut out the heart of someone named Daly. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 2 Tape 16A Track 7
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 3 / Female (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Waltz, R. B. and Engle, D. G. (2018). 'Freddy Watson'. The ballad index. [online]. Available at: http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/ML3FreWa.html [Accessed 2021-04-04].
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD2/16A-07_51.htm
  • Roud No
    18213 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Ireland / Irish people / Husbands / Wives / Sons / Daughters / Local characters / Moonshine (alcoholic drinks) / Wedding anniversaries / Parties (celebrations) / Toasting (with drink) / Hospitality / <Potatoes> / <Hay>
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    The narrator goes to the house of Donovan and Kitty for a party. Their son looks like Donovan and the daughter looks like Kitty. He toasts them for their hospitality and Irish nature. He names various guests who come from different parts of Ireland. The party lasts for a week. They drink alcoholic drinks made from potatoes and hay. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 1 5A Tape Track 5
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 1 / Female (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    O’Nolan, Shaun (aka John J. Nolan) (GEST, no date).
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    GEST (no date). 'I've Been To Donovan's'. GEST songs of Newfoundland and Labrador. [online] Available at: http://gestsongs.com/13/donovans.htm [Accessed 2019-05-31]
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD1/5A-05.htm
  • Roud No
    4430 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Kelligrews (Newfoundland) / Local political representatives / Historical persons / Local characters / Clothes / Food & drink / <Carriages> / <Muskets> / Balls (dances) / Dancing / Fighting / Revelry / <Joking> / <Boxing>
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    The narrator describes a ball that he attended in the town of Kelligrews, Newfoundland. He borrows various articles of clothing from several St. John's town characters. He arrives at Betsey Snook's house, where the ball is being held, and which is already blocked with attendees' carriages. Betsey makes fun of his top hat. The narrator describes his dancing partners and the wild dancing that takes place during the Saratoga Lancers, accompanied by the brandishing of muskets by one of the dancers. A dancer then strikes the fiddler and a general brawl breaks out, during which the narrator's top hat is flattened and his vest is ripped. Using Newfoundland dialect terminology, the three choruses describe the dishes served, and in a later (1912) branch, some distinguished attendees, including prize fighters and American politicians. [MET]
    Source
    Old home week songster (1904). [St. John's]: Newfoundland: Herald Job Print. pp. 26-28.
    Characters
    Female (Adult) x 5 / Male (Adult) x 28 / Unspecified (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

    Although the basic plot of this song has remained the same through many performances and printings, the choruses, which list foods and people, have varied over the years. There are two main branches to this song: the songbook version in 1904 (Anon., 1904), and the sheet music version in 1912 (Taft, 1990), in which Burke replaced some of the references to local foods and St. John's personalities with internationally-known American politicians and prizefighters. Post-1912 versions often mix the foods and personalities in novel ways (see Mercer, 1974).

    Comparative songs
    Clara Nolan's Ball (Roud 4480)
    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Mercer, P., 1974. The ballads of Johnny Burke: a short anthology. [St. John's, Newfoundland]: Newfoundland Historical Society. Taft, M., (1990). 'The bard of Prescott Street meets Tin Pan Alley: the vanity press sheet music publications of John Burke'. Newfoundland Studies, 6(1), pp. 59-60. Available at: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/nflds/article/view/895/1248 [Accessed 2020-11-24]
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/5...
  • Roud No
    7300 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Newfoundland and Labrador / Historical persons / Cabot, John, -1498? / Local characters
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    A humorous and fanciful argument among several Newfoundland local characters about their acquaintance with John Cabot, who discovered Newfoundland. Most remembrances place Cabot and his family in an unflattering light. [MET]
    Source
    Doyle, G. S., ed. (1927). The old time songs and poetry of Newfoundland. St. John's, Newfoundland: Gerald S. Doyle. pp. 71-72. / Burke, J, (1960?). Burke's ballads. St. John's, Newfoundland?: John White. pp. 32-33.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 8 / Female (Adult) x 6
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    The version published in Doyle, except for the first stanza, has completely different 'reminiscences' from the version published in White, and may well be a parody of Johnny Burke's song, written by someone else.

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny
    Date composed
    1897 (GEST, no date).
    Printer / Publisher
    Johnny Burke
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    GEST (no date). 'The landfall of Cabot parody'. GEST songs of Newfoundland and Labrador. [online]. Available at: http://gestsongs.com/29/cabotparody.htm [Accessed 2 July 2018]]
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/3...
  • Roud No
    26978 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Local characters / Rowing boats / Kettles / Tea / Cakes / Shops / Picnics / Syrup / Poor food / Buying on credit / Deception / Rain / Wetness / Clothes / Prayers / Dancing
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    A group decide to go for a picnic, although one young woman does not join them. They all get in a skiff, are landed along the shore, and the skiff will return to pick them up later. They put on the kettle, and pray that the skiff will return when it is supposed to. After the meal, the tea is bad, so some of the young men decide to walk to the store to buy syrup on credit. They return with the syrup hidden in their pants, so that the young women will think that they didn’t buy any. The cakes are inedible. When they return, they are soaked by the rain, and the women rush indoors to change into dry clothes. Then they all go to a dance. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 2 Tape 5 Track 6
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 11 / Female (Adult) x 3
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD2/5-06_51.htm
  • Roud No
    30142 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Kilbride (Newfoundland) / Local characters / Raffles / Drunkenness / Dancing / Fighting / Mares / Eating / <Gates> / <Fences> / <Trousers>
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    In a comic song, the narrator and some friends arrive drunk at a raffle in Kilbride, Newfoundland. The narrator dances with one of the women, and then the raffle begins. There is a tie in the bidding and a fight breaks out. The narrator’s friend wins the raffle and the prize is an old mare, which eats a picket fence and an iron gate. It almost eats the narrator’s trousers. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 2 Tape 2 Track 1
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 5 / Female (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD2/2-1_51.htm
  • Roud No
    12527 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Joe Batt's Arm (Newfoundland) / <Fiddles> / Goats / Gambling / Fighting / Dancing / Raffles / Local characters
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    The narrator is invited to a goat raffle in Joe Batt's Arm, Newfoundland, where there is lively dancing and a free-for-all fight. The narrator and Mr. Grace attend the raffle, where there is a game of dice for the goat. Accompanied by a fiddler, there is lively dancing by several named local characters. After further gambling, a fight breaks out and there's a general melee. One man breaks his wrist, and another attacks the fiddler. Kennedy loses his father's coat and no one wins the goat. [MET]
    Source
    Doyle, G. S., ed. (1927). The old time songs and poetry of Newfoundland. St. John's, Newfoundland: Gerald S. Doyle. p. 45.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 10 / Female (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

    Originally published in: Oliver, G. T., and J. Burke, eds. 1900. The people's songster, buyers guide and gems of poetry and prose. St. John's, Newfoundland: George T. Oliver & Johnny Burke.

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    George T. Oliver & Johnnie Burke
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/77964
  • Roud No
    9809 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Riverhead (Newfoundland) / <Boston (Massachusetts)> / Fishermen / Sea captains (fishing) / Local characters / Singers / Customs officers / Magistrates / <Kings> / Boatbuilding / Launching (boats & ships) / Sea shanties / Cheering / <Houses> / Good fortune
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    People from various communities in Newfoundland, including a custom-house officer and a magistrate, attend a launching at Riverhead, Newfoundland. Among them is Billy Hanlon, well known as a singer, who sings shanties as the boat is hauled into the water. When the boat is afloat, cheers go up for the King. The narrator praises the boat’s captain, and his three sons, who have fished out of Boston, have built their own houses, and have paid their own way. The narrator wishes the best of luck to the boat. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 2 Tape 16 Track 4
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 10 / Female (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD2/16-04_51.htm
  • Roud No
    V44704 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    St John's (Newfoundland) / Fires (disasters) / Local characters / Theft / Teapots / Firefighters
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    The narrator wakes up to see a fire at the Labour Union Hall in St. John's, Newfoundland. While firemen put out the blaze, local women (whom the narrator names) loot a store of its teapots, so that it seems that every woman in St. John's is walking around with a teapot. [MET]
    Source
    Burke, J., ed. (1926). Burke's Christmas songster Xmas 1926. St. John's, Newfoundland: John Burke. p. 13.
    Characters
    Female (Adult) x 8
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny, 1851-1930
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    John Burke
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/5...
  • Roud No
    7311 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Newfoundland and Labrador / Fishermen / Squid / <Axes> / Local characters / Telling tales / <Loggers> / Tall stories
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    After the fishing season ends, the fishermen gather aboard the S. S. Kyle and tell tall tales. Each fisherman, in turn, tells a tale, until the oldest among them, Grampa Walcott is asked to contribute. He tells of a time when he and his father had no luck catching squid. They go into the woods, but his father breaks his axe, so they head home just in time to hear the women shouting that the squid are in the harbour. They jump into their boat and scrape along on the backs of the squid. When the son hauls one squid aboard, another squid is clinging to it, and further into an unending chain of squid. After they fill their boat, they hand the squid-chain to other fishermen, who eventually pass the unbroken chain to fishermen from other harbours, until the chain disappears somewhere in Labrador. [MET]
    Source
    Doyle, G. S., ed. (1966). Old-time songs and poetry of Newfoundland. 4th ed. St. John's, Newfoundland: Gerald S. Doyle. pp. 81-82.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 2
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Russell, Ted
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Gerald S. Doyle
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://www.ericglambert.ca/documents/homework/Smokeroom.pdf
  • Roud No
    4429 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Newfoundland and Labrador / At sea setting / Fishing (commercial) / <Politicians> / Historical persons / Local characters / Fishermen / Boats / Clothes / Squid / Joking / <Alcoholic drinking> / Warnings
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    A lighthearted description of the communal practice among Newfoundland fishers of gathering at a specified area of the sea, known as a "ground," to fish for squid, using hook-lined lead sinkers, known as "jiggers."The song describes the clothing appropriate to this activity, and the easy-going banter, storytelling, political talk (one fisher is critical of Newfoundland Prime Minister, Sir Richard Squires), drinking, and general lounging, as the gathering awaits some indication that the squid are within range. The song describes several of the local characters on the gathered boats. When the squid arrive, the activity of the fishers is both furious and merry, as all jig as many squid as quickly as they can. The jigged squid squirt their "juice" every which way, including in the eye of one and down the throat of another. The song ends with a warning that anyone who is too fastidious should stay away from the squid jiggin' grounds. [MET]
    Source
    Doyle, G. S., ed. (1940). The old time songs and poetry of Newfouindland. 2nd ed. St. John's: Gerald S. Doyle. pp. 66-67
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 8 / Male (Child) x 1
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Scammell, Arthur R.
    Date composed
    1928
    Printer / Publisher
    Gerald S. Doyle
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/6...
  • Roud No
    18243 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Torbay (Newfoundland) / Millertown (Newfoundland) / Loggers / Husbands / Wives / Local characters / <Hugging> / <Bridges> / Rail transport / Logging (forestry) / <Fishing (commercial)> / Christmas
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    Newfoundlanders from Torbay hire on as loggers in Millertown, Newfoundland. One man leaves Torbay in such a hurry, he breaks a bridge that must be repaired. A wife knows that her husband will hug her, when he returns, and never to go to Millertown again. Another leaves, despite the objections of his wife, and takes the train to Millertown. Other men also board the train. Others leave their fishing to go logging. The women are left to await their husbands’ return at Christmas, only to see them go off afterwards to Millertown. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 1 Tape 3A Track 5
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 17 / Female (Adult) x 4
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD1/3A-5.htm
  • Roud No
    30387 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Cakes / Hand tools / Local characters / <Daughters> / Parties (celebrations)
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    A humorous and satirical song in which the narrator is invited to tea by the O'Hooligans, where he and other guests are served an inedible cake. Mrs. O'Hoolgan's daughter serves tea, while the narrator eyes the cake hungrily. Various guests unsuccessfully attack the cake with instruments, including a handspike, hatchet, and saw. Others, who managed to eat a piece of the cake suffer, as if poisoned. The choruses describe a number of fanciful, and inedible, cake ingredients. [MET]
    Source
    Burke, J., ed. (1912?). Burke's ballads. St. John's, Newfoundland: John Burke. p. 26.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 6 / Female (Adult) x 3
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake (Roud 5000) / The Rich Wedding Cake (Roud 6467)
    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    John Burke
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://gestsongs.com/03/trinity.htm
  • Roud No
    12519 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Renews-Cappahayden (Newfoundland) / Local characters / Weddings / Food / Clothes / Revelry / Satire / Humour / Dancing
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    A satirical description of a fanciful wedding in Renews, Newfoundland. The narrator is invited, along with many fictional characters from around the island of Newfoundland. The narrator describes a great variety of foods, some real and some fanciful. The women are dressed in their finest clothes, and the men have whiskers “to their shoes.” The narrator has borrowed an old fur cap for the occasion. [MET]
    Source
    Old home week songster (1904). [St. John's], Newfoundland: Herald Job Print. pp. 28-29.
    Characters
    Males (Adult) x 5 / Females (Adult) x 5
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Burke, Johnny
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Herald Job Printers
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/5...
  • Roud No
    7318 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Newfoundland and Labrador / Beaches / Capelin / Local characters / <Horses>
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    The caplin, a smelt-like fish, come into the shallow water at a beach (an annual event), and all the people of the harbour gather to harvest the fish. The narrator describes, in a lighthearted fashion, the different types of people who come for the caplin, most with throw-nets. Horses and wagons are backed onto the beach for loading the caught fish, while boats net more fish just off the beach. In a humorous description, one man is up to his neck in the water, another complains that his haul of caplin has been stolen, while another's net is tangled and torn. The narrator tells one fellow that he arrived too late to catch any caplin; the early-comers are the successful ones. After the run of caplin is over, it's time to celebrate on the beach. [MET]
    Source
    Doyle, G. S., ed. (1955). Old-time songs of Newfoundland. 3rd ed. St. John's, Newfoundland: Gerald S. Doyle. pp. 70-71.
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 8
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Squid jiggin' ground (Roud 4429)
    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Gerald S. Doyle
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    http://gestsongs.com/06/caplin.htm
  • Roud No
    30147 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Cape Broyle (Newfoundland) / Townspeople / Local characters / Cobblers / Shipwrecks / Food / Bread / Jam / Soup / Rice / Macaroni / Ropes / Shoes / Water pipes / Marine salvage / Taxes
    Subject date
    1926-10-29 / 29 Oct 1926 (Waltz and Engle, 2019)
    Synopsis
    The ship, Toravan, is wrecked off of Cape Broyle, Newfoundland. People come from all along the coast to salvage what they can from the ship. Among the items salvaged are bread, jam, bouillon cubes, rice, macaroni, lead pipes, and rope, some of it later sold by the salvagers. The narrator mentions several of the salvagers, and notes that items from the wreck are in cupboards all along the coast, with no tax paid on the items. The narrator suggests that if a local shoemaker charges too much, there are shoes to be found in the harbor. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 2 Tape 1 Track 1
    Characters
    Unspecified (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    The actual name of the wrecked ship was The Torhamvan (Waltz and Engle, 2019).

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    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Waltz, R. B. and Engle, D. G. (2020). 'Wreck of the Torhamvan, The (The Wreck of the Toravan)'. The ballad index. [online]. Available at: http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/ML3Tormh.html [Accessed 2021-04-04].
    Indexer
    MET
    Example text
    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD2/1-01_51.htm