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  Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newfoundland and Labrador (French, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, Irish: Talamh an Éisc agus Labradóir, Latin: Terra Nova) is a province of Canada, the tenth to join Confederation.
Newfoundland received a colonial assembly in 1832, which was and still is referred to as the House of Assembly, after a fight led by reformers William Carson, Patrick Morris and John Kent.
The Protestants of Newfoundland outnumbered the Catholics at a ratio of 2:1.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador   (2467 words)

  
 Newfoundland (province) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Newfoundland (province)
Mainland Labrador is bounded to the west and south by the Ungava region of Québec.
Newfoundland and Labrador were originally inhabited by the Maritime Archaic People, referred to as the Red Paint peoples because of the red ochre that lines their graves; a burial ground over 7,500 years old has been excavated at L'Ane-Amour, Labrador.
In 1537 Newfoundland was proclaimed British territory, but efforts to establish permanent settlements there, for example in 1564, failed when faced with the antagonism of the various fishing concerns, and the continuing conflict between Britain and France over sovereignty.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Newfoundland+(province)   (2893 words)

  
 Popular Music: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
For most, the phrase "Newfoundland music" suggests shanties and ballads and jigs and reels, a spirited sound descended from the ancient folk traditions of England and Ireland.
The music of TNT, a Stephenville band that also operated a recording studio, might not be "Newfoundland" music in the traditional sense, but for several years the band filled clubs and dances with songs written, recorded and performed by Newfoundland musicians for Newfoundland audiences.
The traditional music of Newfoundland is widely and legitimately viewed as a voice of the Newfoundland spirit and identity, a statement of cultural self-definition.
www.heritage.nf.ca /arts/pop_music.html   (1504 words)

  
 Music: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
The earliest evidence of music in what is now Newfoundland and Labrador is a bone flute found at that Maritime Archaic burial mound in L'anse Amour on the south coast of Labrador.
Music was reinterpreted and transmitted because it seemed relevant to the lives of new generations.
Country music had evolved in the southern United States out of the same Irish and English musical traditions that had persisted in Newfoundland and Labrador, so it is not surprising that country music became very popular here during the 20th century.
www.heritage.nf.ca /society/music.html   (1739 words)

  
 Music
Music is one of the most important components of modern life, entering our lives in many ways: through radio and television, movies, recordings, computer games, even elevators and restaurants.
Courses in applied music are normally available only to students in the bachelor of music program, while courses in music theory and music history may be taken by students in any program.
Music 1002 deals with the development of musical styles in Europe from ancient times to the end of the medieval period.
www.mun.ca /advice/fyc/20.html   (883 words)

  
 Newfoundland Music - Our Labrador - Tide's Point
Our Labrador was conceived several years ago by co-ordinating producer, Shirley Montague, who saw the need to compile a recording of Labrador folk music featuring a variety of performers.
This is only a taste of what Labrador has to offer musically; the voices of these talented artists bring a small part of Labrador to the rest of the world.
As one of Labrador's most revered songwriters, he touched the hearts of many with his ability to express his love of the land in song.
www.tidespoint.com /music/ourlabrador.shtml   (368 words)

  
 Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador signs MOU during cultural industries trade mission to Boston
The Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador has a mandate to address key issues affecting the Newfoundland and Labrador music industry, increase its awareness locally, nationally and internationally and create and encourage opportunities which will stimulate growth of the industry.
Photo #2: Beautiful works of art by Newfoundland and Labrador artists are displayed at a visual arts showcase for Boston industry representatives during the province’s very first cultural industries trade mission.
Photo #3: Beautiful works of art by Newfoundland and Labrador artists are displayed at a visual arts showcase for Boston industry representatives during the province’s very first cultural industries trade mission.
www.releases.gov.nl.ca /releases/2001/indrural/1109n02.htm   (675 words)

  
 News Release Thursday, February 26, 2004 from the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association
The Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association is pleased to announce that the Honourary Chairperson for Education Week 2004 is Dr. Alice Collins.
She is the President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences and Past President of the Canadian Association for Teacher Education.
She has served as a community volunteer with the Arthritis Society of Newfoundland, the Cancer Society, and she is Chairperson of the Tuckamore Festival, Chamber Music in Newfoundland and Labrador.
www.nlta.nf.ca /HTML_Files/html_pages/news/feb04re3.html   (230 words)

  
 Music from Newfoundland and Labrador
Pete Wall interviewed Gerry Formanger last summer about his music and the music of the Port au Port.
Traditional music by Alma Porter of Port aux Basques.
Following the interview is unplugged music by Stoning Jones.
www.ryakuga.org /live/music.html   (201 words)

  
 Music Industry Association of Newfoundland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador was incorporated in 1992.
To address key issues affecting the Newfoundland & Labrador music industry in order to implement positive change by presenting a strong voice to government, business and the community at large.
The increase awareness locally, nationally and internationally of provincially produced music as an art form and as a viable industry with significant impact on the economy.
www.mia.nf.ca /about.php   (186 words)

  
 Newfoundland Music - Bob MacDonald
Being a musical jack-of-all-trades is a necessity in the live music business, he said.
But there was more to the choice of country music than just selecting a flavor for a cohesive album, he said.
The Newfoundland songs come from MacDonald himself, along with a Ron Hynes tune, one from Peter Robinson and Lee Vaughn and two more from a mystery writer you can only discover by buying the disc.
www.tidespoint.com /music/bobmacdonald.shtml   (1851 words)

  
 Bibliography of Newfoundland and Labrador History
"Newfoundland and Labrador Shore-Station Whaling: Overexpansion and Decline, 1905-1917," The Northern Mariner vol.
An Exploratory Voyage to northernmost Labrador and northeastern Ungava Bay in 1811 (Abstract)'(85); Frederick A.
Waghorne (1851-1900): Newfoundland's first Botanist (Abstract)' (147); B.A. Roberts, 'Merritt Lydon Fernald (1873-1950), his investigations and discoveries in the Newfoundland flora' (148-57); D.H. Steele, 'John James Audubon in Newfoundland' (158-78); and W.A. Montevecchi, 'Trends in Nineteenth Century Ornithology as exemplified by the Research of Peter C. Stuwitz and John Cyrus Cahoon in Newfoundland' (179-99).
plato.ucs.mun.ca /~melbaker/20thbib.html   (10366 words)

  
 Newfoundland Links - Music
They hail from Newfoundland and Labrador's West Coast and they are all about family and music.
Allison Prior and Bernie Scott of Newfoundland, have put together an entertaining fun 2 piece band, performing covers for clubs, weddings etc. and are now in the stages of recording their orginal music.
Newfoundland music includes, CN Bus and Surrounded by Water.
www.newfoundlanders.net /musiclinks.html   (1079 words)

  
 Newfoundland and Labrador auto parts
The Newfoundland and Labrador blues music review has listings for all of the blues music in Newfoundland and Labrador.
When you are planning a trip to Newfoundland and Labrador Blues Venues, please visit the Newfoundland and Labrador blues music Review at Newfoundland and Labrador blues or at Newfoundland and Labrador blues Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Bibliography
The bibliography is non-exhaustive and draws from the holdings of the Queen Elizabeth II Library and the A.C. Hunter Library (Arts and Culture Centre).
Songs Sung by French Newfoundlanders: a Catalogue of the Holdings of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive.
The Francophones of Newfoundland and Labrador: a Study of the Activities of Three Regional Associations and One Provincial Federation and of the Socio-cultural Needs of the Francophone Population At Large (A Report Submitted to the Programme for Official Language Minority Groups).
www.mun.ca /gref/bibliography.html   (4050 words)

  
 Feature: Bluegrass in Newfoundland
Thanks to the support of the St. John's Folk Arts Council, there's a new musical organization in the province: The Bluegrass and Oldtime Country Music Society of Newfoundland and Labrador.
We hoped that the East Coast Music Association (ECMA), which was holding its annual awards show in St. John's in February, would include a bluegrass showcase as it had at the two previous shows in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
For news about bluegrass and oldtime country music in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as pictures of performers from various events and articles about local historical figures like Jimmie Linegar and Jackie Walsh, take a look at our website.
www.sjfac.nf.net /bsidearch/jul04/bluegrass.html   (630 words)

  
 Modern Francophone Bibliography: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
"The French Spoken on the Port-au-Port Peninsula of Newfoundland." In Languages in Newfoundland and Labrador, edited by Harold J. Paddock, 42-61.
"Luc Lacourcière in Newfoundland." Folklore Historian 11 (1994): 5- 14.
The Francophones of Newfoundland and Labrador: A Study of the Activities of Three Regional Associations and One Provincial Federation and of the Socio-cultural Needs of the Francophone Population At Large.
www.heritage.nf.ca /society/mod_franco_biblio.html   (2593 words)

  
 CBC Newfoundland and Labrador - Programs - The Performance Hour
The Innu band Meshikamau is from Sheshatshui, Labrador.
If you want to hear new ideas, new music or fresh takes,listen to the Performance Hour on CBC Radio One in Newfoundland and Labrador.
April 16 on the Performance Hour, a concert special featuring Newfoundland’s premier singer-songwriter, "The Man of a Thousand Songs," Ron Hynes.
www.cbc.ca /performancehour   (220 words)

  
 Pigeon Inlet Enterprises - Newfoundland Music, Storytelling & Cultural Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Books with music notation to over 450 Newfoundland fiddle tunes.
Newfoundland Music on CD featuring a wide variety of Top Newfoundland Artists and Groups
Tall are the Tales and Grandfathers of Newfoundland Fiddle
www.pigeoninlet.com   (195 words)

  
 Kelly Russell's Collection - The Fiddle Music of Newfoundland & Labrador - Volume 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
This book is the first of its kind in Newfoundland and Labrador, containing musical notation to over 250 fiddle tunes learned from master fiddlers Rufus Guinchard and Emile Benoit.
Most of these tunes are unique to Newfoundland and many have been recorded by well known music groups : Figgy Duff, The Wonderful Grand Band, The Plankerdown Band, The Irish Descendants, Kelly Russell and The Planks, etc.
Also included is an introduction by Kelly plus biography on both fiddlers and a discussion of their repertoire and playing style.
www.pigeoninlet.com /collect.htm   (204 words)

  
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www.atmasp.com /atm/xlinks/Newfoundland-and-Labrador-Blues.htm   (138 words)

  
 The Music Collection - Newfoundland and Labrador Music Instruments, St. John's Music Lessons, Music Books
Located in St. John's and Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Music Collection Ltd. was established in 1988 by two music teachers uniquely qualified to provide a wide variety of expertise in music selection for sales and music education.
Today, The Music Collection continues to thrive as a family business under the direction of one of the original owners.
The Music Collection provides superior selection and quality service to the musical community of Newfoundland and Labrador.
www.musiccollection.ca /about.html   (189 words)

  
 Newfoundland and Labrador blues
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www.bluesboogie.com /blues-music/xlinks/newfoundland.htm   (700 words)

  
 Newfoundland and Labrador Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Memorial University of Newfoundland Oil and Gas Development Partnership
Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Public School for the Deaf
www.nlbusiness.ca /hotlinks.asp   (76 words)

  
 Newfoundland & Labrador Music Business Search Engine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
MIDI files, music scores and guitar tabs for songs of Newfoundland.
The Masterless Men deliver a highly unusual and unique fusion of songs and music.
The Pal Gals Newfoundland and Labradors newest singing sensation.
www.newfoundlandbusiness.ca /html/Entertainment/Music   (146 words)

  
 YellowPages(TM) listings for Music Instruction Instrumental serving Torbay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
YellowPages(TM) listings for Music Instruction Instrumental serving Torbay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Category Browser » Entertainment and Media » Music » Provinces » Newfoundland and Labrador » Results
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www.yellowpages.ca /mp/NF/TORBAY/0000000000000897000089500006.html   (109 words)

  
 Newfoundland and Labrador   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Database of all things that are truly Newfoundland.
Newfoundland and Labrador - Newfoundland - and - Labrador
Within our virtual walls, you can choose from over a million French and English book, music, video, and DVD titles--all at everyday low prices.
ca.worldsearch.com /newfoundland_and_labrador   (276 words)

  
 Arts. Fine and decorative arts - Canadian Information By Subject   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tourism, Culture and Recreation (Government of Newfoundland & Labrador)
Directory of Music Collections in Canada (Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres)
Country Music News - the Voice of Country Music in Canada
www.lac-bac.ca /caninfo/ep07.htm   (2899 words)

  
 Lady Newfoundland's Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
I will be bringing you all the "Best of the Best" links from Newfoundland & Labrador.
White is representative of snow and ice: Blue represents the Sea: Red represents human effort and Gold, our confidence in ourselves.
& Labrador's Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music
www.geocities.com /lady_newfoundland   (96 words)

  
 Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
July 4, 2005 - Tuckamore Festival: Chamber Music in Newfoundland and Labrador
May 9, 2005 - The Fairmont Newfoundland Announces 2nd Annual Taste of Fairmont Culinary Promotion
April 19, 2005 - “A Taste of Labrador” in St. Johns
www.hospitality.nf.ca /membernews.php   (966 words)

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