List of Newfoundland songs
Overview
- "Aunt Martha's SheepAunt Martha's SheepAunt Martha's Sheep is a song written by Ellis Coles and performed by Dick Nolan. It was primarily viewed as a slight on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police the police force for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The song got airplay in the 1970s, but less after that...
" - "A Great Big Sea Hove In Long Beach"
- "Bake Apple Time in Newfoundland"
- "Ballad of the Southern Cross"
- "Billy Peddle"
- "Doin' the Newfie Stomp"
- "Feller from FortuneFeller from FortuneFeller from Fortune is a Newfoundland folk song. It was collected by Margaret Sargant and Kenneth Peacock in Newfoundland in 1950/1 and first appeared in print in the mid 1950s...
" - "Ferryland Sealer"
- "Fishin' in a Dory"
- "Good Ol' Newfie Music"
- "Granny's Drawehrs"
- "Harbour LeCou"
- "Heave Away"
- "Heaven by Sea"
- "Hip Rubber Gang"
- "I'm a Newfie by George"
- "I's The B'yI's the B'y"I's The B'y" is a traditional Newfoundland folk song/ballad. "I's the B'y" is in the Newfoundland English dialect, and translates to standard English as "I'm the Buddy"...
" - "Jack Hinks"
- "Jack Was Every Inch A SailorJack Was Every Inch a Sailor"Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor" is a traditional Newfoundland and Labrador folk song. It is a comical retelling of the Jonah tale, with a Newfoundland whaler as protagonist, but in this instance the whale gets his comeuppance....
" - "Jolly Roving TarJolly Roving TarJolly Roving Tar is a traditional Newfoundland folk song. In its 19th-century version, the song relates the story of Susan, lamenting the wanderings of her beloved "tar", or sailor, William, who is at sea, and deciding to follow him in her father's boat...
" - "Last Shanty"
- "Lukey's BoatLukey's Boat"Lukey's Boat" is a comical folk song originating from the east coast of Newfoundland. Given its metre, it may have derived from a sea shanty.There are many minor variations of the song, depending on the singer; however it is essentially about the characteristics of the title boat, with the last...
" - "Missing Home Today"
- "Mussels in the CornerMussels in the CornerMussels in the Corner is a Newfoundland folk song.In 2005, nine hundred and eighty-nine musicians gathered in St. John's at the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival to play "Mussels in the Corner" on accordions to set a world record for simultaneous accordion playing.-Lyrics:Mussels in the...
" - "Newfoundland Party"
- "The North Atlantic Squadron"
- "Now I'm 64"
- "Oh No, Not I"
- "Old PolinaOld PolinaOld Polina is a traditional Newfoundland folk song. It is most likely based on the ship Polynia, built in 1861, of the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company fleet. The Polynia was commanded by Captain William Guy from 1883 to 1891, when it was sunk by ice in Davis Strait...
" - "Piece of Baloney"
- "Rubber Boots Song"
- "Sally Brown"
- "Saltwater Cowboy"
- "Saltwater Joys"
- "Squid Jigging Ground"
- "She's Like the Swallow
- "Star of Logy Bay"
- "Sweet Forget-Me-Not"
- "Tickle Cove PondTickle Cove PondTickle Cove Pond was written by Mark Walker , a fisherman and song-writer who lived in Tickle Cove, Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada during the late 19th century. This song is prized locally for the beauty and wit of the lyrics, which turn a mundane event into an act of heroism...
" - "The Tiny Red Light
- "Tishialuk Girls"
- "The Wedding in Renews"
- "Vive la roseVive la roseVive la rose is an 18th century French folk song about unrequited love. "Mon ami me délaisse" is roughly translated as "My boyfriend dumped me". The song goes on to explain that he has found a new girlfriend. Another verse says that rumor has it that she is sick. The narrator says that if she dies,...
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- "The Anti-Confederate Song" (Come near at your peril, Canadian wolf) - J.W.
