Newfoundlanders sing songs of their homeland

• Main Author: St. John's Extension Choir
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland Extension Service; Rumboldt, Ignatius, 1916-
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: RCA Ltd. 1977
• Subjects: Folk songs > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador > Songs and music; Newfoundland studies; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_media/id/49

"Newfoundlanders are a singing people. Music is an integral part of their way of life. The Songs of the province express the spontaneous humor, unaffected gaiety, deep-felt pride of place and accomplishment and unmatched vigor of a fiercely independent people [.] This album is a re-issue of a recording made over a decade ago to embody the underlying motive and spirit of the province's Come Home Year, 1966. Intended as a sincere tribute to the people and the songs and music of Newfoundland and Labrador, it was performed by the St. John's Extension Choir of 80 male and female voices under the sponsorship of Memorial University of Newfoundland and directed by Ignatius A. Rumboldt" (jacket back). Side 1 : A great big sea hove in Long Beach (1:16 mins.) -- The Petty Harbour bait skif (2:44 mins.)-- I'se the b'y that builds the boat (1:34 mins.) -- The heart cry from the West / soloist Wynn-Ann Wadden (4:33 mins.) -- Lukey's boat (1:16 mins.) -- Let me fish off Cape St. Mary's (3:04 mins.) -- The Kelligrews Soiree / soloist Clayton Handrigan (3:05 mins.) -- Side 2: The Ryans and the Pittmans (1:40 mins.) -- She's like the swallow / soloist Helen Marquis (3:20 mins.) -- Jack was every inch a sailor (1:54 mins.) -- The star of Logy Bay (4:28 mins.) -- The feller from Fortune (2:17 mins.) -- The Badger drive (3:41 mins.) -- The ode to Newfoundland (1:13 mins.).