I can remember as a little kid watching Harry Hibbs’ At the Caribou show on channel 11. That must have been my first exposure to button accordion. Here’s a sample I found on the YouTube – Harbour Grace and Golden Slipper. http://youtu.be/NyjTYC4_Zdw
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Harry Hibbs at the Caribou
I was thinking about my first exposure to button accordion and I realized it must have been as a kid of 10 or 12 watching the late Harry Hibbs and his TV show At the Caribou. I checked out the YouTube machine to see if… Read More
Muscles in the Corner
Here they are as white as ghosts Baymen in their little boats Women in their petticoats Down in Petty Harbour Tonight, I’d like to feature a Newfoundland reel called Muscles in the Corner. I play this tune and I thought maybe I’d video myself playing… Read More
…oil skins and boots and cape anne’s battened down…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything by the late great Harry Hibbs here at 27th Street. This might be the most well-known of Newfoundland folk tunes, with the possible exception of I’s da b’y. One more performance by Harry Hibbs. This is one… Read More