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VOCM's Irish Newfoundland Show with Greg Smith Saturday mornings, Sunday mornings on CHOZ-FM's Jigs and Reels with Danielle Butt, or VOCM-FM's Homebrew with Sam Whiffen. Memorial University's campus station, CHMR-FM Radio has several shows dedicated entirely to Newfoundland and Labrador music, including Jiggs Dinner with Roland Skinner.
Many speakers of Newfoundland English have a complete merger of /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ (a kit–dress merger), usually realized with [ɪ] (in words like bit and bet) but with [ɛ] before /r/ (in words like beer and bear). [21] The merger is common in Irish-settled parts of Newfoundland and is thought to be a relic of the former Irish pronunciation. [22]
The dialect of Irish spoken in Newfoundland is said to resemble the Munster Irish of the 18th century. While the distinct local dialect is now considered extinct, the Irish language is still taught locally and the Gaelic revival organization Conradh na Gaeilge remains active in the province.
Even so, the family names, the features and colouring, the predominance of Catholics in some areas (particularly on the southeast portion of the Avalon Peninsula), the prevalence of Irish music, and even the accents of the people in these areas, are so reminiscent of rural Ireland that Irish author Tim Pat Coogan has described Newfoundland as ...
This upbeat song by Irish band, The Corrs, landed on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 and remains a popular radio staple with its infectious beat and ear-worm lyrics. Comprised of four siblings ...
It has been recorded by Burl Ives, Gordon Lightfoot, Irish band The Dubliners, and by Newfoundland folk rock band Great Big Sea on their album The Hard and the Easy. The song is played to the melody of the traditional Irish sean-nós song "An Lacha Bacach" (Irish: The Lame Duck), as famously portrayed by Nell Ní Chróinín.
Whether you’re hosting a karaoke night in your living room for your close friends, hitting up your local bar or riding solo, it’s not St. Paddy’s Day until...
The music of Canada's Maritime provinces has included many artists from both the traditional and pop genres, and is mostly European in origin. The traditional genre is dominated by the music brought to the region by the European settlers, the most well known of which are the Scots & Irish celtic and Acadian traditions. Successful pop acts from ...