The Ram

Occupational song about the difficulties in keeping Newfoundland railroad lines clear of snow. Mentions local place names (Black Duck, Water Street). Includes incident of snow plow striking ram. Ends with a verse about carousing during off-work hours. Informant (on tape) claims sing is "100 yea...

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Main Author: Power, Neil P.
Other Authors: Walsh, Luke, Halley, M.
Language:unknown
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3813
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:munfla_list/3813 2023-12-31T10:18:32+01:00 The Ram When we started the railroad, boys Power, Neil P. Walsh, Luke Halley, M. Little Bay, Marystown Placentia Bay 04/28/1987 8 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3813 unknown Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 74-178 C1996 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3813 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 Occupational song about the difficulties in keeping Newfoundland railroad lines clear of snow. Mentions local place names (Black Duck, Water Street). Includes incident of snow plow striking ram. Ends with a verse about carousing during off-work hours. Informant (on tape) claims sing is "100 years old". Because of local place names and textual indications, assume local composition. Other/Unknown Material Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description Occupational song about the difficulties in keeping Newfoundland railroad lines clear of snow. Mentions local place names (Black Duck, Water Street). Includes incident of snow plow striking ram. Ends with a verse about carousing during off-work hours. Informant (on tape) claims sing is "100 years old". Because of local place names and textual indications, assume local composition.
author2 Walsh, Luke
Halley, M.
author Power, Neil P.
spellingShingle Power, Neil P.
The Ram
author_facet Power, Neil P.
author_sort Power, Neil P.
title The Ram
title_short The Ram
title_full The Ram
title_fullStr The Ram
title_full_unstemmed The Ram
title_sort ram
publishDate 1987
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3813
op_coverage Little Bay, Marystown
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
C1996
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3813
op_rights All Rights Reserved
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