Jolly Roving Tar

	Jolly Roving Tar Jolly Roving Tar is a traditional Newfoundland folk song. In its 19th-century version, the song relates the story of Susan, lamenting the wanderings of her beloved "tar", or sailor, William, who is at sea, and deciding to follow him in her father's boat. The title is also applied to the folk song* "Get up, Jack! John, sit down!", a reel of unknown provenance in which some, but not all, versions includes the line, "Come along, come along, my jolly brave tars, there's lots of grog in the jars." * There is a song called "Get-Up Jack, John Sit-Down" with words by Edward Harrigan (1844 - 1911) and music by Dave Braham (1838 - 1905). It is from their music hall show "Old Lavender," produced in circa 1885. A digital image of the score is available on the Library of Congress Website. Lyrics Lyrics as transcribed in 1888 by John Ashton in ''Modern Street Ballads.'' It was in the town of Liverpool, all in the month of May, I overheard a damsel, alone as she did stray, She did appear like V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Music Of Newfoundland And Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is an Atlantic Canadian province with a folk musical heritage based on the Irish, English and Cornish traditions that were brought to its shores centuries ago. Though similar in its Celtic influence to neighboring Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador music is more Irish than Scottish and has more elements imported from English and Cornish music than those provinces. Newfoundland music, while clearly Celtic and seafaring in its orientation, has an identifiable style of its own. Much of the region's music focuses on the strong seafaring tradition in the area, and includes sea shanties and other sailing songs. Modern traditional musicians include Great Big Sea, The Ennis Sisters and Ron Hynes. History A bone flute found at L'Anse Amour in Labrador is not the first evidence of the presence of music in Newfoundland and Labrador. At the time, native tribes (First Nations) lived in the area. Little is known for certain of their music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jack Tar Jack Tar (also Jacktar, Jack-tar or Tar) is a common English language, English term originally used to refer to Sailor, seamen of the British Merchant Navy, Merchant or Royal Navy, particularly during the period of the British Empire. By World War I the term was used as a nickname for those in the U.S. Navy. Members of the public and seafarers alike made use of the name in identifying those who went to sea. It was not used as a pejorative and sailors were happy to use the term to label themselves. Etymology There is some dispute among historians about the origin of "Jack", but it was a frequently used generic that identified the mass of common people. There are several plausible etymologies for the reference to "tar": * In the Age of sail, age of wooden sailing vessels, a ship's rigging was rope made of hemp, which would rot quickly in such a damp environment. To avoid this, the ropes and cables of the standing rigging, rig were soaked in tar, which had to be replenished by Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Reel (dance) The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of the British Isles and North America. In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey and the waltz, and is also the name of a dance figure (see below). In Irish dance, a reel is any dance danced to music in ''reel time'' (see below). In Irish stepdance, the reel is danced in soft shoes and is one of the first dances taught to students. There is also a treble reel, danced in hard shoes to reel music. History The reel is indigenous to Scotland. The earliest reference was in a trial of 1590, where the accused was reported to have "daunced this reill or short dance." However, the form may go back to the Middle Ages. The name may be cognate with or relate to an Old Norse form, with Suio-Gothic '' rulla'', meaning "to whirl." This became Anglo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Newfoundland Songs This is a list of songs associated with the Canadian Island of Newfoundland. Songs with an unknown composer/lyricist ("Traditional") " A Great Big Sea Hove In Long Beach" " Bake Apple Time in Newfoundland" " Ballad of the Southern Cross" " Billy Peddle" " Doin' the Newfie Stomp" " Feller from Fortune" " Ferryland Sealer" " Fishin' in a Dory" " Good Ol' Newfie Music" " Granny's Drawehrs" " Harbour LeCou" " Heave Away" " Heaven by Sea" Simani " Hip Rubber Gang" " I'm a Newfie by George" "I's The B'y" "Jack Hinks" " Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor" "Jolly Roving Tar" " Last Shanty" " Lukey's Boat" " Missing Home Today" " Music and Friends" Simani " Mussels in the Corner" "Newfoundland Party" " The North Atlantic Squadron" "Now I'm 64" "Oh No, Not I" "Old Polina" "Piece of Baloney" " Rubber Boots Song" "Sally Brown" " Saltwater Cowboys" Simani " Squid Jigging Ground" Art Scammell "She's Like the Swallow" "Star of Logy Bay" " Sweet Forget-Me-Not" "Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Canadian Folk Songs Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]