Because of its unique history and strong sense of identity, Newfoundland holds a singular place in the world of traditional music. The island’s original settlers — mainly fishermen profiting from the ...

Adamant Community Club Folk musician Keith Murphy performs a solo concert, at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 10 at the Adamant Community Club, 1161 Martin Road in Calais. Admission is $15 at the door; call ...

Program notes, texts ([12] p.)inserted in slipcase. Performer(s): Sung by Alan Mills, with guitar. Table of contents Kelligrews soiree (2:36) --Tickle Cove Pond (3:27) --As I roved out (1:20) --Time ...

When members of Great Big Sea suggested they add a second CD of traditional folk songs to their 2004 pop-rock album, "Something Beautiful," Warner Canada label executives were less than encouraging.

On Friday, the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society informed its members about the closure of its office and the layoff of its staff. This decision follows a troubling financial trajectory that ...

Great Big Sea is a band tethered to the land of its birth, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, by the authentic regional traditional music it employs as the basis for its contemporary rock fusion.

The Ennis sisters grew up in St. John’s, in Canada’s easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Never, Karen Ennis says, did she and siblings Maureen and Teresa expect to travel the world to ...

The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society told its members on Friday that it will be shutting down its office and ...

Growing up in Newfoundland in the easternmost part of Canada, Keith Murphy was aware at an early age of the community he was surrounded by, with its rich tradition of songs passed down for hundreds of ...