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Road Rage (Great Big Sea Album)
''Road Rage'' is an album by Great Big Sea released in 2000. It is a compilation of live performances that took place between October 14 and December 31, 1999. Track listing #"Donkey Riding" (Traditional) 2:18 #"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" (Ian Telfer, Alan Prosser, John Jones) 3:53 #"Everything Shines" (Chris Trapper) 2:40 #"Goin Up" (Alan Doyle) 4:55 #"Boston and St. John's" (Alan Doyle) 4:36 #"The Night Paddy Murphy Died, The Night Pat Murphy Died" (Traditional) 3:36 #"Consequence Free" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:07 #"Captain Wedderburn's Courtship, Captain Wedderburn" (Traditional) 3:51 #"The Old Black Rum" (Bob Hallett) 3:31 #"General Taylor" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:41 #"Lukey's Boat, Lukey" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 4:32 #"Feel It Turn" (Séan McCann) 4:14 #"I'm A Rover" (Traditional) 3:18 #"Fast As I Can" (Alan Doyle) 3:53 #"Jack Hinks" (Traditional) 3:2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the '' album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s before shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consequence Free
"Consequence Free" is a song recorded by Newfoundland folk band Great Big Sea. It was released in June 1999 as the lead single from their album ''Turn To turn is to rotate, either continuously like a wheel turns on its axle, or in a finite motion changing an object's orientation. Turn may also refer to: Sports and games * Turn (game), a segment of a game * Turn (poker), the fourth of five co ...''. It peaked at No. 7 on the Canadian ''RPM'' adult contemporary chart and at No. 18 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles. Chart performance References {{DEFAULTSORT:Consequence Free 1999 singles Great Big Sea songs 1999 songs Warner Music Group singles Canadian folk songs Newfoundland and Labrador folk songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Burke (Newfoundland Songwriter)
Johnny Burke (1851–1930) was a Newfoundland poet, singer, songwriter, and musician from St. John's, where he lived all his life. He was nicknamed the Bard of Prescott Street and wrote many popular songs that were released by folk singers in the 1930s and 1940s.María Jesús Hernáez Lerena. Pathways of Creativity in Contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador'. Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 18 September 2015. . p. 152. Early life Burke was born in St. John's.Paul O'Neill. The oldest city: the story of St. John's, Newfoundland'. Boulder Publications; 2003. . p. 193, 807–808. His father was a sea captain who died when Johnny was about fourteen; his mother also died when he was a teenager. Burke continued to live with his sister and brother on Prescott Street in St. John's until his death. ''Canadian Poetry'', Volume 36. by Paul Matthew St. Pierre < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordinary Day (Great Big Sea Song)
"Ordinary Day" is a song by Canadian folk band Great Big Sea. It was released in October 1997 as the second single from their third album ''Play''. It peaked at No. 3 on the Canadian ''RPM'' adult contemporary chart and at No. 30 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles. Background and writing The series of beeps at the start of the song is from a telegraph key playing SOS, according to a 2017 tweet by Alan Doyle of the Newfoundland music group Great Big Sea. The song contains the lyric: "Janie sings on the corner, what keeps her from dying?/Let them say what they want, she won't stop trying. She might stumble, if they push her 'round/She might fall, but she'll never lie down" Alan Doyle told a story during the 2016 Juno Awards "Songwriter Circle" that he had read a story about a girl in Vancouver who was busking on the street and she got robbed and beaten up "pretty good" but she went back to the same place and started playing again. That story was part of the inspiration fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Mack (folk Song)
Mary Mack (also spelled Mari-Mac) is a Scottish folk song, and is also a patter song, often sung not only with a rapid to very rapid tempo but increasing toward the end. Recordings Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy recorded a version on their 1977 double album "Makem & Clancy Concert," performed live at National Stadium Dublin. "Mary Mac" has long been a fixture of Richmond, Virginia band Carbon Leaf's live sets. A studio recording appears on their 2001 album '' Echo Echo'' and a live recording on their 2003 album '' 5 Alive!''. Another recording was done by Great Big Sea on their 1995 album '' Up'', which is well-known throughout Canada. Another recording was done by the band Fiddler's Green Fiddler's Green is an after-life where there is perpetual mirth, a fiddle that never stops playing, and dancers who never tire. In 19th-century English maritime folklore, it was a kind of after-life for sailors who had served at least fifty ye ... on their 1998 album Spin Around, which was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukey's Boat
"Lukey's Boat" (Roud 1828) is a comical folk song originating from the east coast of Newfoundland. Synopsis There are many minor variations of the song, depending on the singer. However, it is essentially about the characteristics of Lukey's titular boat as well as his fishing gear. The last few stanzas usually depict Lukey returning home to find his wife dead and buried, but he does not grieve her death as he'll "have another in the spring of the year." History and composition Folklorist Elizabeth Bristol Greenleaf observed that Lukey's Boat is in the same metre as The Maid of Amsterdam, which suggests that it may have derived from a sea shanty. There is a tradition in the Newfoundland town of Wesleyville that Lukey's Boat was written and composed by Virtue Kean (née Hann), the wife of Captain Job Kean. She is said to have written the song to tease local Wesleyville resident Lukey Gaulton during a community event at the Methodist Church Hall. Supposedly, Gaulton then r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Wedderburn's Courtship
"Captain Wedderburn's Courtship" is an old Scottish ballad dating from 1785 or earlier. It is Child Ballad #46, Roud 36. It is known by a number of titles, including "Lord Roslin's Daughter" and "The Laird of Rosslyn's Daughter". The song was collected in the United States, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia. The first known publication, probably, dates from 1780s (''The New British Songster'').Sehere Synopsis Versions differ, but generally a captain meets a lady walking in the woods or through an estate. Sometimes he takes her to where he is staying. In all variants, she says she will not marry or sleep with him without his answering riddles. She asks them. He answers them all, and they are married and/or he takes her to bed. Motifs The ingenious suitor who can answer every riddle, or nonplus the heroine, is not as common as the clever maid, but occurs quite frequently in folklore. Recordings * In 1954, Thomas Moran from Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland was recorded . * In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Paddy Murphy Died
"The Night Paddy Murphy Died" is a popular Newfoundland folk song regarding the death of a man and the antics of his friends as they engage in a traditional Irish wake. It is often attributed to Johnny Burke (1851–1930), a popular St. John's balladeer. One of the earliest known recordings of the song is by Irish-American immigrants, the Flanagan Brothers, on October 25, 1926 in New York City for the Victor label. The song has been recorded by numerous artists, including Ryan's Fancy on their 1973 album ''Newfoundland Drinking Songs'', The Irish Brigade on their 1991 album ''Are You Ready For This?'', Darby O'Gill on their 2002 album ''Waitin' for a Ride'', Drunk & Disorderly on their album ''Home By Way of the Gutter'', Great Big Sea on their 1997 and 2000 albums ''Play'' and ''Road Rage'', Fiddler's Green on their 2007 album ''Drive Me Mad!'', by the Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra on their 2011 album ''Since Maggie Dooley Learned the Hooley Hooley'' and by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage. The band was very successful in Canada, with eleven of their albums being certified Gold in the country, including four being certified Platinum and two achieving multi-platinum certifications. Between 1996 and 2016, Great Big Sea was the sixteenth best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and the sixth best-selling Canadian band in Canada. While it has been confirmed that the band has officially retired, former members Alan Doyle and Séan McCann have continued performing in their own solo careers typically including music from Great Big Sea in their setlists. History Beginnings The band played its first official concert on March 11, 1993, opening for The Irish Descendants at Memorial University of Newfoundland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)
"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" is a song written by English folk rock group Oysterband and later made famous in Canada by Newfoundland folk rock band Great Big Sea. It first appeared as track 1 on Oysterband's 1993 album ''Holy Bandits''. It was released in May 1997 as the lead single from Great Big Sea's ''Play Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * P ...''. It peaked at No. 13 on the Canadian ''RPM'' adult contemporary chart and at No. 6 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles, making it their highest peaking song on the Top Singles chart. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down) 1997 singles Great Big Sea songs Music videos directed by Andrew MacNaughtan 1993 songs Warner Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
