Original handwritten transcription of interview with Guillaume (Willy) Robin and Cyril Robin

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Robin, Guillaume (Willy); Robin, Cyril;
• Format: Text
• Language: French
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Chanson > Song; Conte > Tale; Mort > Death; Météorologie > Weather; Anecdotes > Anecdotes; Bateaux et navires > Boats and ships; 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/2723

Suite du conte du « Prince Adolphe » suivi par « La ville suspendue », un conte de Jack, et « Les trois bagues d’or suspendues en haut de la porte du Roi », un conte de Jack, Bill, et Jean Cormier. Il y a une discussion des contes chantés tels, le conte de « La Vieille Sorcière » et une performance d’une chanson-conte de Terre-Neuve qui commence « One day I was in my house.». Ils discutent d’autres contes et parlent de quelques histoires de la région incluant quelques naufrages et un accident aérien -- The “Tale of Prince Adolph” is continued from the previous recording. It is followed by a "Jack" tale,“The Suspended Village”, as well as “The three golden rings over the King’s door”, which is a tale of Jack, Bill and Jean Cormier. They discuss tales that involve song, such as the “Tale of the old witch” and then they perform a local Newfoundland version of such a tale-song, which begins “One day I was in my house…”. They discuss other tales and share some local history including the stories of a few shipwrecks and a plane crash Transcription du C2309