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The Dungarvon Whooper, Billy Price Jan 1962

The Dungarvon Whooper, Billy Price

Maine Song and Story Sampler

The Dungarvon Whooper is arguably the most famous ghost in New Brunswick (the Burning Ship of Northumberland Strait is also widely known in eastern Canada, but multiple provinces can claim it as “their ghost”).


Benjamin Deane, Chester Price Jul 1961

Benjamin Deane, Chester Price

Maine Song and Story Sampler

“Benjamin Deane” is a classic example of a confessional ballad, with a man in prison lamenting how he came to be there: bootlegging, adultery, and murder.