This lovely, nostalgic song, written in 1973 by Allister MacGillivray, is from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The Mira is a…
Harbour Grace and Carbonear are towns in Newfoundland. Swilin’ is hunting for seals, long the main industry of the island.…
A Canadian folk song which is an adaption of the 1791 Scottish folk song, “The Soldier’s Adieu”. It is well-known…
A traditional Appalacian folk song probably from eastern Kentucky. Many variants exist. TAB Click immediately above to get the TAB.
A modern folk song by Stan Rogers in the style of a sea shanty. Privateering in the 18th century was…