Doughboys and Molasses, Oh!
Doughboys and Molasses, Oh! Traditional Songs from the Gros Morne Region (2020) offers listeners a new perspective on the musical heritage of this distinctive area of Newfoundland鈥檚 west coast.
The disc features 22 carefully restored tracks originally recorded from local singers by folk song researchers in the mid-twentieth century. Also included are four new performances specially commissioned for this compilation.
The accompanying booklet explores the stories of the songs, the singers, and the collectors, as well as the role of singing in family and community life.
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Sample Tracks
Doughboys and Molasses, Oh!
Payne family (archival recording)
Bar the Door OAnnie Walters (archival recording)
Wreck of the Steamship EthieJim Payne (new recording)
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Praise for Doughboys and Molasses, Oh!
鈥淎 well-produced package, of great value to students of traditional song.鈥
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Doughboys and Molasses, Oh! is produced by folklorist Dr. Anna Kearney Guign茅 for the Back on Track series. It is a coproduction of MMaP and the , under the auspices of the Cultures of Sound Network, with generous support from .
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