"Old Time Jig": accordion playing with Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By
Melvin Combden plays an "Old Time Jig" that "Ambelius" Budgel used to play for square dances. They played slower then than people do now.
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_cn/724 2023-12-31T10:17:23+01:00 "Old Time Jig": accordion playing with Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By Power, Maureen Osborne, Evelyn, 1975- Combden, Melvin Melvin Combden lives on Fogo Island in the community of Seldom-Come-By. Born in 1944, he was originally from Wild Cove, which was resettled by the government during the 1950-60s. He has three children, two boys and a girl. His wife, Velma, is also from Fogo Island. Melvin is a builder and is currently building punts. He also teaches traditional row punt building at the Fogo Central Academy High School. He used to fish with his father and his brother out of Seldom-Come-By, but when the fishery closed he took a course in carpentry in order to get his trade papers. Melvin's father was a boat builder which is how he and his brother, also a boat builder, learned the trade. Melvin picked up the accordion as a young boy in Wild Cove and continues to play today, including at festivals on Fogo Island. Canada--Newfoundland--Fogo Island--Seldom-Come-By 2007-07-18 video/wmv 01:34 minutes; 25.3 MB http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/724 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Central Newfoundland ICHFP00146 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/724 Memorial University of Newfoundland. Folklore and Language Archive. Fogo Island Collection 2007-225 Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Music and song Combden Melvin Jigs Square dance music Moving Image Video 2007 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z Melvin Combden plays an "Old Time Jig" that "Ambelius" Budgel used to play for square dances. They played slower then than people do now. Moving Image (Video) Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Music and song Combden Melvin Jigs Square dance music Power, Maureen Osborne, Evelyn, 1975- "Old Time Jig": accordion playing with Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By |
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Melvin Combden plays an "Old Time Jig" that "Ambelius" Budgel used to play for square dances. They played slower then than people do now. |
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Combden, Melvin Melvin Combden lives on Fogo Island in the community of Seldom-Come-By. Born in 1944, he was originally from Wild Cove, which was resettled by the government during the 1950-60s. He has three children, two boys and a girl. His wife, Velma, is also from Fogo Island. Melvin is a builder and is currently building punts. He also teaches traditional row punt building at the Fogo Central Academy High School. He used to fish with his father and his brother out of Seldom-Come-By, but when the fishery closed he took a course in carpentry in order to get his trade papers. Melvin's father was a boat builder which is how he and his brother, also a boat builder, learned the trade. Melvin picked up the accordion as a young boy in Wild Cove and continues to play today, including at festivals on Fogo Island. |
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Power, Maureen Osborne, Evelyn, 1975- |
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"Old Time Jig": accordion playing with Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By |
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"Old Time Jig": accordion playing with Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland. Folklore and Language Archive. Fogo Island Collection 2007-225 Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory |
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Intangible Cultural Heritage - Central Newfoundland ICHFP00146 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/724 |
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