The Politic Pen

Satirical song about political corruption, denigrates the Wm. Whiteway government. Presented as a speech received from a pen gifted with oratory. Informant attributes authorship to his uncle, John Dover, ca [18]69 (?). He says William Whiteway was premier of Newfoundland. Song mentions "the yea...

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Main Author: Power, Neil P.
Other Authors: Power, Albert, Halley, M.
Language:unknown
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3712
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:munfla_list/3712 2023-12-31T10:18:41+01:00 The Politic Pen Rise up Newfoundlanders and listen to me Power, Neil P. Power, Albert Halley, M. St. Lawrence Placentia Bay 04/21/1987 6 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3712 unknown Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 74-178 C1995 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3712 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z Satirical song about political corruption, denigrates the Wm. Whiteway government. Presented as a speech received from a pen gifted with oratory. Informant attributes authorship to his uncle, John Dover, ca [18]69 (?). He says William Whiteway was premier of Newfoundland. Song mentions "the year '97" and gives several names, presumably both those of the politically corrupt and their victims. Other/Unknown Material Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description Satirical song about political corruption, denigrates the Wm. Whiteway government. Presented as a speech received from a pen gifted with oratory. Informant attributes authorship to his uncle, John Dover, ca [18]69 (?). He says William Whiteway was premier of Newfoundland. Song mentions "the year '97" and gives several names, presumably both those of the politically corrupt and their victims.
author2 Power, Albert
Halley, M.
author Power, Neil P.
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The Politic Pen
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author_sort Power, Neil P.
title The Politic Pen
title_short The Politic Pen
title_full The Politic Pen
title_fullStr The Politic Pen
title_full_unstemmed The Politic Pen
title_sort politic pen
publishDate 1987
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3712
op_coverage St. Lawrence
Placentia Bay
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
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
74-178
C1995
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3712
op_rights All Rights Reserved
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