Here’s a throwback to the first recording of Newfoundland fiddle music, 1957, an LP by “The Shamrocks”, what Banff Records called fiddlers Don Randell and Ted Blanchard backed up by Eric Dicks on the piano, three of the Happy Valley Boys (the fourth was Cec Lawrence on guitar). They recorded the album at VOCM on McBride’s Hill where the Happy Valley Boys did a Friday night show with a live audience. They called this tune Bonavist’ Harbour. | O'Brien's Music Inc.

What specific ways art and music reflect local identity in Newfoundland and Labrador? Music reflects the province’s settler history: Irish style fiddle tunes, jigs, and reels dominate many sessions. English sea shanties and ballads reflect Atlantic roots. Scottish influences appear in fiddle playing and step dancing. These influences blend into something uniquely Newfoundland familiar yet distinct from Europe. The Newfoundland Accent and Dialect. Local identity is proudly heard in: Lyrics sung i