Lumbering Songs from the Ontario Shanties

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Year 1961
Label Folkways FM 4052 (USA)
Format LP
Genre folk, traditional, Folklore Ontario
Keywords Unknown
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Value USD $20.00

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Lumbering Songs from the Ontario Shanties

By: Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)

Origin: Lumsden, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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  • When the Shantyboy Comes Down

    Track 1 01:26

  • The Jam on Gerry's Rocks

    Track 2 03:49

  • Johnny Doyle

    Track 3 02:20

  • Jimmy Whelan

    Track 4 03:38

  • Turner's Camp

    Track 5 03:13

  • Hogan's Lake

    Track 6 02:07

  • Johnny Murphy

    Track 7 03:39

  • The Shantyboy's Alphabet

    Track 8 02:49

  • Jack Haggerty

    Track 9 02:48

  • Bill Dunbar

    Track 10 04:46

  • The Basketong

    Track 11 02:10

  • Johnny Stiles

    Track 12 03:16

  • The Backwoodsman

    Track 13 02:44

  • Harry Dunn

    Track 14 03:03

  • The Falling of the Pine

    Track 15 00:57

  • The Chapeau Boys

    Track 16 03:03

  • Save Your Money While Your Young

    Track 17 02:25

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Canadian folk song authority Edith Fowke recorded men who decades earlier had ventured into the North Woods of Ontario to cut timber. Known as lumbermen, shanty boys, or lumberjacks, the men endured both cold and substantial danger. As many lumbermen lost their lives plying their trade, it is not surprising that a number of songs memorialize fallen comrades. Other songs relate everyday life in the lumber camps, the work, or leisure time in town. The songs in this collection are field recordings, many recorded in the lumbermen’s homes.

Liner notes describe the circumstances of Fowkes’ recording efforts, provide general background information, and discuss the origin of each song along with its lyrics.

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