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The Picnic At Groshaut, Art Cahill
The Picnic At Groshaut, Art Cahill
Maine Song and Story Sampler
In Drive Dull Care Away: Folksongs from Prince Edward Island, Sandy Ives wrote, "This is one of those local songs you have to know something about ahead of time before it makes much sense, and the singing of it will almost always lead to comment on what really happened."
The Teamster In Jack Macdonald’S Crew, Joseph Walsh
The Teamster In Jack Macdonald’S Crew, Joseph Walsh
Maine Song and Story Sampler
When Walsh sang "The Teamster in Jack MacDonald's Crew" for Sandy Ives, it was a song he had never heard before and did not hear from anyone after, despite his best efforts to find it. Walsh either learned the song while working near Katahdin Iron Works around 1911 or from a friend back on PEI, he was not entirely sure.
The Old Beggar Man, Edmund Doucette
The Old Beggar Man, Edmund Doucette
Maine Song and Story Sampler
“The Old Beggar Man” is a version of Child 17, “Hind Horn.” It is believed to have originated in Scotland and possibly derived from the 13th century King Horn and other related medieval romances.