| Portion of title |
Folksongs from Prince Edward Island |
| Contents |
Text -- Sound disc: The boys of the island / Arthur Dalton -- The lost Jimmy Whelan / Mrs. John Coughlin -- The Uncle Dan song / Mary Cousins -- The Miramichi fire ; The old beggarman / Edmund Doucette -- Drive dull care away / Charles Gorman -- Cheese and marrowbones / Wesley Smith -- The schooner Gracie Parker / Mrs. Benjamin Smith -- My seventy-six geared wheel / John O'Connor -- Fogan McAleer ; The hell-bound train / Joseph Walsh -- The picnic at Groshaut / Arthur Cahill -- The spree at Montague / John Farrell -- The flying cloud / Clifford Wedge. |
| Abstract |
Like many other folklorists of his time, the author started out as a folksinger--guitar, levis, and all--but it wasn't long before his folksinging led him to folksong collecting. This book is a record of that collecting in Prince Edward Island, starting with his memorable trip up the Western Road in 1957, accompanied by the legendary "Big Jim" Pendergast. Based on his journals, field recordings (fourteen of which are included on an accompanying CD), and a prodigious memory, the author has reconstructed those visits to Prince Edward Island. This book is not only a collection of folksongs from Canada's smallest province, but also an account of the people he met and the adventures he had along the way. Part social history, part memoir, this book explores a traditional culture on the cusp of dramatic change. |
| Local note | Joyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING CD-4513. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index. |
| LCCN | cn 99950029 |
| ISBN | 0919013341 : |
| Stock number | Goose Lane Ed., 469 King St., Fredericton, NB E3B 1E5 |
