Johnny Burke [1851-1930] Listings (V)=video
Johnny Burke [1851-1930] Listings (V)=video
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Aspell And Carter Betsy Brennan's Blue Hen Excursion Around The Bay (V) The Flemings Of Torbay The Hat My Father Wore In Memorial Of 77 Brave Newfoundland Sealers The Kelligrews Soiree (V) The Landfall Of Cabot Little Boneen Murphy Broke The Pledge Never Been There Before (V) The Night Paddy Murphy Died (V) Old Brown's Daughter (V) The Sealers Gained The Strike Trinity Cake (V) The Valley Of Kilbride Biographical Notes From Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador's Music Heritage Site — A St. John's balladeer, the "Bard of Prescott Street" was the son of a sealing captain. He worked as a poet, actor, singer, and playwright, and staged musical comedies. His songs reflect the people and events of his time and sold as broadsheets for two to five cents per sheet. |
