Songs from the Top of the World

Errol Fletcher lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, where he has been teaching at Arctic College since 1987. It’s a long way from his native Jamaica, but following in the story-telling tradition of the Calypso singers of his youth, Errol decided to put his everyday observations of life in the Arctic into songs. Whether singing about a night at the local Legion, a taxi ride, the difficulty of learning Inuktitut, or Christmas in the Arctic, he found his audiences readily identified with the song-stories.

Errol didn’t see himself as a serious musician – he was just having a lark – but when people repeatedly asked him about a CD he decided to make one. This CD is the product of those requests from strangers and cajoling by friends.

Thanks
-Nakurmiik

Errol Fletcher: lead vocals, guitar, harmony
Michael Doyle: guitar, mandolin, mandola, bass, drums, tenor banjo (track 9), harmony
Stuart Crose: bass, mandolin
Heather Daley: fiddle, harmony
Molly McClure: piano, trumpet, harmony
Tom Thomson: banjo
Andrew Malloy: snare (track 2)
Donovan Fox: drums (track 6)

All songs written by Errol Fletcher
Produced by Errol Fletcher & Michael Doyle
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Michael Doyle
Recorded at Doyle Entertainment Studio, Iqaluit, Nunavut

Acknowledgements:
Michael Doyle, who plays on the CD and does everything else – a recording artist’s dream
All the other musicians who donated their talent and time
The Kamatsiqatit Help Line boards and Sheila Levy, who built my confidence by providing early opportunities to perform my songs at their functions
“The Road to Nowhere Band”: Lorne Levy, Tom Thomson, Heather Daley, and former band members Kevin Robertson, Bonita Hester, Denise Durdle, Steve Cook, Andy Mahar and others, for their bravery in playing my original songs in public with me
Friends Paula McRae, for her considerable management and organizational skills in the making and launching of this CD, Gary Oh, Leigh Clark and Beth Beattie, for helpful feedback, Frances Doherty, ardent fan and supporter, and many other friends too numerous to mention
And Marja Korhonen, my wife, who for some unknown reason seems to like every song I’ve ever written