I stumbled across Winse Saunders on the YouTube machine this evening. I don’t know anything about him except he’s from Newfoundland and he squeezes the hell out of that accordion of his. If any readers know anything about Mr. Saunders, please comment.
This is a Newfoundland folk tune but here it is performed by Ed McCurdy, who was born in the USA and became a Canadian in the 80s. Back in the late 50s and early 60s he was involved with the great folk music scare in… Read More
Mighty fine accordion. That player’s name is Jamie Spurvey and he sure can cook. Here’s a nice Scottish piece adapted by a Newfoundland player Here’s the Fogo Island Accordion Group And here’s one more featuring Jamie Spurvey again, with Gordon Cormier.
This tune was written by a fellow named Johnny Burke. It’s a Newfoundland song in an Irish tradition. Here’s one version of the lyrics: You may talk of Clara Nolan’s Ball or anything you choose, But it couldn’t hold a snuffbox to the spree at… Read More
And here’s the Baccalieu Rovers playing Star of Logy Bay, a tune I enjoy playing as well.
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