The Mountains of Mourde [parody]
Humourous and satirical parody about hospital life and work at the Grenfell Mission Hospital, Northwest River, Labrador, in the mid-1960's. The verses deal with 1.) the Pathology Laboratory, 2.) the Nursery, and 3.) the kitchen and food services. According to the collector, MS p. 3, this song w...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:munfla_list/3141 2023-12-31T10:21:04+01:00 The Mountains of Mourde [parody] Hospital Song A [sic] Doctor this Path Lab's a wonderful sight Badcock, Maxwell Unknown. Halley, M. North West River Labrador 03/30/1987 3 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3141 unknown Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 74-94 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3141 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 1987 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z Humourous and satirical parody about hospital life and work at the Grenfell Mission Hospital, Northwest River, Labrador, in the mid-1960's. The verses deal with 1.) the Pathology Laboratory, 2.) the Nursery, and 3.) the kitchen and food services. According to the collector, MS p. 3, this song was "made up by the staff" for use at an "old-fashioned concert" at the Grenfell Mission Hospital in Labrador, in the Fall of 1963. The text was discovered by the collector in 1964. The tune is given as "The Mts. of Mourne" and the text is plainly a parody on the English language text of that song. The collector states that this song was made up by the hospital staff, but that no one will admit to being or knowing the composer. Other/Unknown Material North West River Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Humourous and satirical parody about hospital life and work at the Grenfell Mission Hospital, Northwest River, Labrador, in the mid-1960's. The verses deal with 1.) the Pathology Laboratory, 2.) the Nursery, and 3.) the kitchen and food services. According to the collector, MS p. 3, this song was "made up by the staff" for use at an "old-fashioned concert" at the Grenfell Mission Hospital in Labrador, in the Fall of 1963. The text was discovered by the collector in 1964. The tune is given as "The Mts. of Mourne" and the text is plainly a parody on the English language text of that song. The collector states that this song was made up by the hospital staff, but that no one will admit to being or knowing the composer. |
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1987 |
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North West River Labrador |
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North West River |
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North West River |
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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 |
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Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 74-94 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3141 |
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