Guillaume Robin speaks about songs and singing, customs and local beliefs

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Robin, Guillaume (Willy);
• Format: Audio
• Language: French
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Anecdotes > Anecdotes; Biographie > Life history; Chanson > Song; Divertissement > Recreation; Histoire orale > Oral history; Langue > Language; Travail de femme > Women's work; Canadiens français > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Port-au-Port; Péninsule de; Canadians; French-speaking > Newfoundland and Labrador > Port au Port Peninsula; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gthomas/id/1230

Après avoir chanté une chanson, Willy Robin parle de ses souvenirs du Cap, racontant comment il a appris a chanter les chansons traditionnels. Il parle aussi des femmes qui chantait en travaillant la laine. Il raconte quelques anecdotes de la région, et parle de plusieurs superstitions et croyances à propos des chemins dans la région. Il parle des noms de famille de la région, et de leur provenance de la France, d'Acadie, et de St. Pierre. -- Opening the interview with a song, Willy Robin shares some memories of growing up on the Cape, including how he learned to sing traditional songs. He also speaks of women working wool while singing. He tells some stories about the region and talks about some superstitions and beliefs regarding the paths and trails in the region. He speaks about regional family names, and of how they come from France, Acadia and St. Pierre.