Vernacular Song, Cultural Identity, and Nationalism in Newfoundland, 1920-1955
Although a force in Newfoundland politics and culture, nationalist sentiment was not strong enough in 1948 to prevent confederation with Canada. The absence among many Newfoundlanders of a strong sense of belonging to an independent country was the underlying reason for Smallwood's referendum v...
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ftathabasuniv:oai:auspace.athabascau.ca:2149/1662 2023-11-05T03:43:31+01:00 Vernacular Song, Cultural Identity, and Nationalism in Newfoundland, 1920-1955 Gregory, David 2006 1412690 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2149/1662 en eng Canadian Folk Music/Musique folklorique canadienne Gregpry, David. “Vernacular Song, Cultural Identity, and Nationalism in Newfoundland, 1920-1955”, History of Intellectual Culture, Vol 4, No. 1 (Summer 2004), pp. 1-22. Revised version reprinted in Canadian Folk Music/Musique folklorique canadienne. Vol 40, No. 2 (Summer 2006), pp. 1-14. http://hdl.handle.net/2149/1662 Newfoundland folk music cultural identity independence Article 2006 ftathabasuniv 2023-10-08T07:35:14Z Although a force in Newfoundland politics and culture, nationalist sentiment was not strong enough in 1948 to prevent confederation with Canada. The absence among many Newfoundlanders of a strong sense of belonging to an independent country was the underlying reason for Smallwood's referendum victory. Most islanders were descendants of immigrants from either Ireland or the English West Country. Nowadays, they view themselves as Newfoundlanders first and foremost, but it took centuries for that common identity to be forged. How can we gauge when that change from old (European) to new (Newfoundland) identity took place in the outport communities? Vernacular song texts provide one valuable source of evidence. Three collectionsof Newfoundlandsongs-Gerald Doyle's TheOld TimeSongsandPoetry of Newfoundland,Elisabeth Greenleafs Ballads and Sea Songs ji-om Nev.foundland. and Maud Karpeles' Folk Songs from Newfoundland-illuminate the degree to which by the late 1920s a Newfoundland song-culture had replaced earlier cultural traditions. These songs suggest that the island was still a cultural mosaic: some outports were completely Irish, others were English, and in a few ethnically-mixed communities, including St. John's, there was an emergent, home-grown, patriotic song-culture. Cultural nationalism was still a minority tradition in the Newfoundland of 1930. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Athabasca University: AUSpace |
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Although a force in Newfoundland politics and culture, nationalist sentiment was not strong enough in 1948 to prevent confederation with Canada. The absence among many Newfoundlanders of a strong sense of belonging to an independent country was the underlying reason for Smallwood's referendum victory. Most islanders were descendants of immigrants from either Ireland or the English West Country. Nowadays, they view themselves as Newfoundlanders first and foremost, but it took centuries for that common identity to be forged. How can we gauge when that change from old (European) to new (Newfoundland) identity took place in the outport communities? Vernacular song texts provide one valuable source of evidence. Three collectionsof Newfoundlandsongs-Gerald Doyle's TheOld TimeSongsandPoetry of Newfoundland,Elisabeth Greenleafs Ballads and Sea Songs ji-om Nev.foundland. and Maud Karpeles' Folk Songs from Newfoundland-illuminate the degree to which by the late 1920s a Newfoundland song-culture had replaced earlier cultural traditions. These songs suggest that the island was still a cultural mosaic: some outports were completely Irish, others were English, and in a few ethnically-mixed communities, including St. John's, there was an emergent, home-grown, patriotic song-culture. Cultural nationalism was still a minority tradition in the Newfoundland of 1930. |
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Vernacular Song, Cultural Identity, and Nationalism in Newfoundland, 1920-1955 |
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Vernacular Song, Cultural Identity, and Nationalism in Newfoundland, 1920-1955 |
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Gregpry, David. “Vernacular Song, Cultural Identity, and Nationalism in Newfoundland, 1920-1955”, History of Intellectual Culture, Vol 4, No. 1 (Summer 2004), pp. 1-22. Revised version reprinted in Canadian Folk Music/Musique folklorique canadienne. Vol 40, No. 2 (Summer 2006), pp. 1-14. http://hdl.handle.net/2149/1662 |
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