The forgotten songs of the Newfoundland outports : as taken from Kenneth Peacock's Newfoundland field collection, 1951-1961 / Anna Kearney Guigne ; music re-edited and transcribed by Evelyn Osborne.

The forgotten songs of the Newfoundland outports : as taken from Kenneth Peacock's Newfoundland field collection, 1951-1961 / Anna Kearney Guigne ; music re-edited and transcribed by Evelyn Osborne.

Publication Date
: 
2016

Publication Information
: 
Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Museum of History,

Volume
: 
v. 87

Physical Description
: 
xxii, 434 p. : col. ill., music.

Subject Term
: 
Songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
 
Songs, English.
 
Folk songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador.

Series
: 
MERCURY SERIES
 
CULTURAL STUDIES PAPER ;
 
MERCURY SERIES.
 
CULTURAL STUDIES PAPER (CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY) ;

Additional Contributors
: 
Peacock, Kenneth,
 
Kearney Guigné, Anna, 1953-
 
Osborne, Evelyn, 1975-

Bibliography Note
: 
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-429) and index.

Summary
: 
Between 1951 and 1961, the classical composer and pianist Kenneth Peacock (1922-2000) visited the island of Newfoundland six times on behalf of the National Museum of Canada (today the Canadian Museum of History) to collect folksongs. During this period Peacock acquired a total of 766 songs from 118 individuals in 38 communities.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780776623849


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberCopy
Corner BrookAdult NFic NLAdult Non-Fiction NL784.497 F76v. 87
St. John's - A.C. HunterAdult NFic NLAdult Non-Fiction NL784.497 F76v. 87
St. John's - A.C. HunterAdult NFic NL Ref - NL RmAdult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room784.497 F76v. 87
St. John's - A.C. HunterAdult NFic NL Ref - Prov CollAdult Non-Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection784.497 F76
St. John's - A.C. HunterAdult NFic NL Ref - VaultAdult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault784.497 F76v. 87
Stephenville - KindaleAdult NFic NLAdult Non-Fiction NL784.497 F76v. 87