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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Kelly, Ursula Anne Margaret, 1956-     Subjects     Folk songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History and criticism.     Loggers -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Songs and music.     Songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador.     Songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Texts.     Canadian poetry -- Newfoundland and Labrador.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kelly, Ursula Anne Margaret, 1956-       by title:      The music of our bur...       by call number:      782.42162 K298m     Search the Web     Kelly, Ursula Anne Margaret, 1956-     Folk songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History and criticism.     Loggers -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Songs and music.     Songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador.     Songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Texts.     Canadian poetry -- Newfoundland and Labrador.       MARC Display

The music of our burnished axes : songs and stories of the woods workers of Newfoundland and Labrador / Ursula A. Kelly & Meghan C. Forsyth. by Kelly, Ursula Anne Margaret, 1956- ISER Books, 2018. Call #: 782.42162 K298m Subjects Folk songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History and criticism.   Loggers -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Songs and music.   Songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador.   Songs, English -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Texts.   Canadian poetry -- Newfoundland and Labrador. Series Social and economic studies (St. John's, N.L.) no. 80. ISBN:  9781894725408 (lib. bdg.) Description:  xxi, 465 p. : ill., maps, music ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-456) and index. Contents:  Lumbering and logging in Newfoundland and Labrador: a historical backdrop for occupational culture / Ursula A. Kelly -- The occupational songs, recitations, poems, and stories of the woods Workers of Newfoundland and Labrador: an introduction / Ursula A. Kelly -- Musical features of the songs and tunes of the Woods Workers of Newfoundland and Labrador / Meghan C Forsyth -- Songs and tunes -- Recitations -- Poems -- Narratives and first-person accounts. Summary:  "Based on in-depth research, this is the first study and comprehensive collection of the repertoire of songs, recitations, and poems written about 20th century woods work in Atlantic Canada. It provides an analysis of the significance of this aspect of the expressive culture of woods workers as both grassroots social history texts and creative and musical contributions. The book includes: a history of woods work and exploration of the place of song and story in logging camps; full song lyrics with accompanying discussion notes; musical transcriptions and an analysis of the musical tradition; a selection of first person narratives; archival photos; and a glossary."--From publisher. Other authors:  Forsyth, Meghan C., 1981- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 782.42162 K298m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 782.42162 K298m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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