'Newfie'

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/61806

Newfie n Like it or not, this sometimes jar- ring mix of traditional Newfoundland folk and American country music has become the dominant strain in locally recorded music these days. Although Simani is the most well known group playing this type of music, one of the real up-and-comers in this area is a group from Bonne Bay name Uncle Harry's Bar Band. versions of some older traditional tunes are weak. Uncle Harry's ver- sion of Tribune to NFLD starts out all right, but soon the vocalist aban- dons his chosen key and strikes out into a musical no-man's land. The same thing happens on Now I'm 64, with a similarly disconcerting ef- fect. However, when the band turns to some jigs and reels, the real flaw of I don't think it is impossible to mix country and traditional New- foundland folk music, and still come out with something worth lis- tening to. The less self-indulgent tunes in Simani's repertoire demonstrate some of the potential of this sort of music. Uncle Harry's Bar Band have a lot of talent (at least instrumentally), but they haven't found the right recipe yet. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used