Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada

Folksinger Alan Mills (1912–1977) and fiddler Jean Carignan (1916–1988) perform an eclectic collection of traditional folk songs and tunes from their native Canada. Mills also performs his own distinctive versions of "Cod Liver Oil" and "The Foolish Man," and tells two stories: one is his own dramatic narrative "Ti-Jean and the Devil," told in the folktale tradition of Quebec. The other is his amusing recollection of a traditional Nova Scotian telling and singing of the British ballad, "Lady Isabel." Carignan contributes two traditional reels and a French-Canadian jig. Liner notes include lyrics, musical notation, and Mills’s notes on the songs.

Track Listing

101	There's Lots o' Fish in Bonavist' Harbour	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:03
102	Cod Liver Oil	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:53
103	Reel du pecheur (Fisherman's Reel)	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:25
104	She's Like the Swallow	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:02
105	Son voile qui volait au vent (Her Veil Blowing in the Wind)	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:18
106	Lady Isabel	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	04:41
107	Jigue Tenfant (Tenfant's Jig)	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:14
108	The Foolish Old Man	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	03:38
109	La Bastringue	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	01:33
201	The Kangaroo	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	01:44
202	Citadel Hill	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:17
203	Peggy Gordon	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:24
204	Sur la route de Dijon (On the Road to Dijon)	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:07
205	Battle Hymn of the Republicans, 1960	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:12
206	Lord MacDonald's Reel	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	02:31
207	Ti-Jean and the Devil	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	08:23
208	Ah, si mon moine voulait danser! (Oh, If My Monk Would Dance!)	Alan Mills and Jean Carignan	01:46