We'll Rant and We'll Roar: Songs of Newfoundland

Sailors, sealers, whalers, and lumbermen: this recording of Newfoundland music is a sequel to Alan Mills’ earlier Folk Songs of Newfoundland (FW06831) and draws heavily on the collection of Gerald Doyle. On most tracks, Alan is accompanied by accordion, played by Gordon Fleming, and guitar, played by Gilbert Lacombe.

Canadian Alan Mills (1913-1977) forsook a career in journalism to become a prominent folksinger, actor, and the host of a folk music radio show for children. He can be heard in over 20 Smithsonian Folkways recordings, both for adults and for young people.

Liner notes provide a biographical sketch of Mills, and song backgrounds and lyrics.

Track Listing

101	We'll Rant and We'll Roar (The Ryans and The Pittmans)	Alan Mills	03:31
102	Jerry Ryan (The Foreman, Well Known Jerry Ryan)	Alan Mills	02:49
103	Old Polina	Alan Mills	03:04
104	Concerning One Summer In Bonay I Spent	Alan Mills	02:08
105	The Southern Cross	Alan Mills	04:36
106	The Spanish Captain	Alan Mills	02:50
107	Jack Hinks	Alan Mills	03:06
108	Harbour Place	Alan Mills	01:10
201	Hard, Hard Times	Alan Mills	02:23
202	Feller from Fortune	Alan Mills	01:43
203	Bachelor's Hall	Alan Mills	01:59
204	The Star of Logy Bay	Alan Mills	03:23
205	Trinity Cake	Alan Mills	02:59
206	Petty Harbour Bait Skiff	Alan Mills	04:47
207	Harbour Le Cou	Alan Mills	02:29
208	Sealers' Song	Alan Mills	02:42