Ryan's Fancy
Songs from the Shows
2001 - Avalon Music 02 02025 CD
Track List:
The Wild Goose
Come Along
Go To Sea No More
The Cliffs Of Baccalieu
The Boys Of The Island
The Ryans And The Pittmans
Farewell To Tarwathie
The Squid Jiggin Ground
The Hills Of Glenswilly
As Johnny Went Ploughin
The Green Shores Of Fogo
A Great Big Sea/The Copper Plate Reel
Come To The Bower
Fear a'Bheata
Credits
Dermot O'Reilly
Fergus O'Byrne
Denis Ryan
Excepts of Sleeve Notes
In 1999 and 2000, the local CBC Television station in St. John's rebroadcast some of the old Ryan's Fancy shows as part of an innovative series called "Rewind". The re-runs generated a great deal of interest and nostalgia. It was noted by many just how timeless the shows were and how well the music had survived the test of time. This collection of songs is a response to that renewed interest in the music of Ryan's Fancy. With the disbanding of Ryan's Fancy in 1983 I had placed most of the pre-recorded music tapes and field tapes from the shows in the care of the Folklore Archives at Memorial University in St. John's. The Archives have been the source of much of the material used on this recording.
Jack Kellum
Executive Producer Performance Programs
CBC Television
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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