Born in Saskatchewan, mainland Canada of Icelandic parents his voice was suited to operettas and he studied classical music, becoming a multi-instrumentalist - yet he became the leading name in the folk music of the island of Newfoundland, off the Eastern coast of Canada. Here is the beautiful and unique folk music born of "The Other Ireland" - as Newfoundland is known - a form of folk music influenced by Ireland and Iceland and sung in an English-Irish dialect. We present 32 songs - ranging from true stories, to ghost stories, love stories and tragedies - many are age-old folk songs born in Newfoundland and Ireland but some have their origins on Broadway and the English Music Halls. Omar Blondahl - who adopted the moniker "Sagebrush Sam" derived from a cowboy song after he completed a stint with a western swing band - sings in a strong, melodic voice that was trained for operetta. Most songs sung in authentic folk style with just his guitar accompaniment. Includes such favourites as "Squid Jiggin' Ground", "Harbour Le Cou", "Lukey's Boat", "The Ship That Never Returned" and the beautiful Broadway song of an Irish girl whose fiancÃ© is lost at sea, "Eileen". Learn about the way of life of the fishing communities of Newfoundlanders and their stories of decades gone by. Extensive liner notes by Country Music writer and broadcaster Paul Hazell.

Tracklist:

Feller from Fortune
Trade Winds
Squid Jiggin' Ground
We'll Rant and We'll Roar
Southern Cross
Lukey's Boat
Harbour Le Cou
I'se the B'y
Old Polina
Homewood Bound
Petty Harbour Bait Skiff
Sally Brown
A Great Big Sea Hove in Long Beach
The Ship That Never Returned
Green Flowers-O
Concerning Charlie Horse
The H'emm'r Jane
Cod Liver Oil
Eileen
Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland
Concerning One Summer in Bonay
Sable Island
Catch of the Season
Twin Lakes
John Yetman
Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor
Tickle Cove Pond
Moonshine Can
Star of Logy Bay
When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp
My Little Blue Hen
The Roving Newfoundlander

UPC: 604988276824
Label: Jasmine Records
Release Date: 1.19.24
Format: CD

Omar Blondahl - Sagebrush Sam Sings The Folk Songs & Tales (Uk) (CD)