The Banks of Newfoundland
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The Banks of Newfoundland
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"The Banks Of Newfoundland" is the earliest Newfoundland composition set down in music notation. It was composed by Chief Justice Francis Forbes in 1820 and published in a piano arrangement by Oliver Ditson of Boston. Originally composed as a dance, it was treated as a march by the soldiers of The Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I; it later became the Regiment's authorized march.
It has also been associated with the Royal St. John's Regatta since its early days. As a Regatta song it is more popularly known as "Up The Pond", and is traditionally played as the crews pass the bandstand on their return to the stakes. It was later made the official song of the Regatta.
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@lowerarchy Maybe not that weird. In 1820s Newfoundland, even a relatively privileged person faced lots of hardship (no central heating, no indoor plumbing, no aspirin, etc etc). Given the importance of the sea and shipping, it's not surprising someone like the judge was aware of the lives of the sailors who kept Newfoundland in touch with the rest of the world.
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1 landlubber disliked this song!
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I've always enjoyed songs like this, nothing can really compare itself to these timeless wonders. This one in particular has been my favorite, fifteen men on a dead man's chest being a close second.
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Ewan Maccoll sings with A.L. Lloyd here
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Does it strike anyone else as weird that the doctors son, educated at a prestigious school in England, never fished in his life, writes a song about seamen and their hardships?
Ewan McColl is awesome even when he sings a judge's song. Thats all.
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thanks man! U made my day (oh well, it's only 3AM yet...) I had this album when I was a kid in the '60's and I've been tryin2find it somewhere. so... TKS. ! btw if it's ok I'm starting a new playlist with this 1 featured called "Sea Songs & Shanties".
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@OscarCommie Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd. R)
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Does anyone know who is singing this version? Thanks -Palmer
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I love this man with every part of my mind and cell of my body!
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I feel as i'm out at sea, sitting in the heart of a creaking old ship, sipping rum while reading a map by some flickering candle light. So beautiful...
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I have the original album -- It's the incomparable Ewan MacColl.
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