My Home by the Sea

By: Eddie LeGere

Origin: Joggins, Nova Scotia

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12 tracks

Peg Leg Jack

Track 1 Disc 1 Side 1 02:17
Calling All You Nova Scotians

Track 2 Disc 1 Side 1 01:48
Wildwood Flower

Track 3 Disc 1 Side 1 02:47
The Little Shirt My Mother Made For Me

Track 4 Disc 1 Side 1 02:22
Bluenose Hillbilly

Track 5 Disc 1 Side 1 01:59
Molly Bond

Track 6 Disc 1 Side 1 02:11
Our Little Home by the Sea

Track 1 Disc 1 Side 2 01:33
The Greatest Story Ever Told

Track 2 Disc 1 Side 2 02:26
Letter Edged in Black

Track 3 Disc 1 Side 2 03:14
Maritimer's Lament

Track 4 Disc 1 Side 2 02:26
Ghost of Bra's D'or

Track 5 Disc 1 Side 2 02:22
Willie Roy, The Crippled Boy

Track 6 Disc 1 Side 2 03:10

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Liner notes:

Eddie LeGere was born in 1930 in Joggins, Nova Scotia, overlooking the Bay of Fundy. The son of a coal miner, he worked the mines. After losing a relative in the big mine disaster, he wrote and now includes in his permanent repertoire the famous “The Spring Hill Mine Disaster”.

“My Home By The Sea” includes many Down-East songs with the same authentic ring as “Spring Hill”, From “Peg Leg Jack” to “Molly Bond” it is a collector’s item of material that has and continues to delight “Maritimers” in all countries

Eddie started singing at the age of 14, and has been featured on many big shows including the Main St. Jamboree of the CHCH-TV series, and on CKSO, Channel 5 in Sudbury, Ontario.

He writes and composes his own material and to date has penned over 80 songs. This is Eddie’s second Arc album. The first “A Bluenose Song Book” has become a touchstone for devotees of this wonderful folk material.