Shea Gang (Mercer)
Newfoundlanders looking for work sail to Halifax and then Boston. They finally ship on board the "Morningbloom" (?) and sail to George's Banks. Song recounts the terrible hardships of weather on the banks. Mercer: Greenleaf, 1968: 306 ("The Roving Newfoundlanders"); Leach, 1...
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| Summary: | Newfoundlanders looking for work sail to Halifax and then Boston. They finally ship on board the "Morningbloom" (?) and sail to George's Banks. Song recounts the terrible hardships of weather on the banks. Mercer: Greenleaf, 1968: 306 ("The Roving Newfoundlanders"); Leach, 1965: 204 ("George's Banks"); Peacock, 1965: 916, 918, 919 ("You Roving Boys of Newfoundland"). |
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