George Alfred Beckett

The singer left Newfoundland for the coal fields of Cape Breton. There, he murdered a taxi-driver and fled for Newfoundland. He was apprehended, tried and sentenced to die. He thanks the clergymen and lawyers who attempted to mediate for him, and says farewell to his family. He warns other men not t...

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Main Authors: Goldstein, Kenneth S., O'Hara, Aidan
Other Authors: Meaney, Dick; Meaney, Mike; Tremblett, Natalie; Tremblett, Pat, Bold, Valentina
Language:unknown
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1590
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:munfla_list/1590 2023-12-31T10:14:40+01:00 George Alfred Beckett George Alfred Beckett is my name, as ye may understand Goldstein, Kenneth S. O'Hara, Aidan Meaney, Dick; Meaney, Mike; Tremblett, Natalie; Tremblett, Pat Bold, Valentina Colinet St. Mary's Bay 03/16/1990 11 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1590 unknown Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 78-239 C3577A http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1590 All Rights Reserved 4 volume paper index of song recordings held in the MUNFLA Archives. The index was compiled by the Memorial University Folklore Archives; and the digital database created by the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place. Department of Folklore 1990 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z The singer left Newfoundland for the coal fields of Cape Breton. There, he murdered a taxi-driver and fled for Newfoundland. He was apprehended, tried and sentenced to die. He thanks the clergymen and lawyers who attempted to mediate for him, and says farewell to his family. He warns other men not to commit murder. cf. Lehr, 1985: 71-72. Other/Unknown Material Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description The singer left Newfoundland for the coal fields of Cape Breton. There, he murdered a taxi-driver and fled for Newfoundland. He was apprehended, tried and sentenced to die. He thanks the clergymen and lawyers who attempted to mediate for him, and says farewell to his family. He warns other men not to commit murder. cf. Lehr, 1985: 71-72.
author2 Meaney, Dick; Meaney, Mike; Tremblett, Natalie; Tremblett, Pat
Bold, Valentina
author Goldstein, Kenneth S.
O'Hara, Aidan
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O'Hara, Aidan
George Alfred Beckett
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O'Hara, Aidan
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St. Mary's Bay
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op_source 4 volume paper index of song recordings held in the MUNFLA Archives. The index was compiled by the Memorial University Folklore Archives; and the digital database created by the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place.
Department of Folklore
op_relation Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index
78-239
C3577A
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