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"I's the B'y" is in the Newfoundland English dialect, and translates to standard English as "I'm the Boy" or "I'm the Guy". The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame decided to honour the song in 2005, officially accepting it as part of the Canadian Song Hall of Fame. [1] Native Newfoundland folk songs have fared
Eh, b'y (also spelled 'Aye b'y' and 'ay b'y', and sometimes said as 'yes b'y): shortened form of "yes, boy." It's a term used to agree with what someone is saying. [30] Can be used sarcastically. Yes, b'y: Yes boy. It is an expression of awe or disbelief. Also commonly used sarcastically to mean yeah right. It is similar to "eh, b'y." Where ya at?
"Ode to Newfoundland" - Words by Cavendish Boyle, music by Hubert Parry "Out from St. Leonard's" - Gary O'Driscoll "Pat Murphy's Meadow" - John V. Devine "Petty Harbour Bait Skiff" - John Grace "The Liquor Continues to Flow" - performed by Susan Lawrence/written by Gus Burton "Recruiting Sergeant" - Great Big Sea
The Atlas of North American English (2006) revealed many of the sound changes active within Atlantic Canadian English, including the fronting of PALM in the START sequence (/ ɑːr /) and a mild Canadian raising, but notably a lack of the Canadian Shift of the short front vowels that exists in the rest of English-speaking Canada.
The album, Songs of Newfoundland--Corey and Trina's Variety Show, released on Audat Records, was a mix of traditional East Coast and country music, with covers of songs by Kris Kristofferson and Hank Williams Sr., as well as Corey's Confederation Joe. [4] In 1978, their second album, Songs for Laughing and Dancing, was released on Quay Records.
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The Kelligrews Soiree is a popular Newfoundland folk song, and it was written by Johnny Burke (1851 – 1930), a popular St. John's balladeer. [1] It was patterned on Irish music-hall songs like "The Irish Jubilee" and "Lanigan's Ball", and makes reference to "Clara Nolan's Ball", an American vaudeville song of the nineteenth century.