Cod Moratorium Songs
This is a selection of songs that deal in some way with the impact of the 1992 cod moratorium on fishing communities in Newfoundland and Labrador. If the CD or cassette is held in the QEII Library or Centre for Newfoundland Studies, there will be a link to the catalogue record which will give you the location and call number. Please notify us of other titles to add to this list by sending an e-mail to cnsqeii@mun.ca. The lyrics for the majority of these songs can be found on the website GEST Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Bartlett, Wayne. "She's gone boys, she's gone." On cassette: She's Gone Boys, She's Gone. SWC Productions, 1992. From Quirpon, Great Northern Peninsula.
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Buffett, Jim and. Chris Buffett. "The moratorium song." On cassette: The Moratorium. SWC Productions, 1993.
Carroll, Dan. " No longer a fisherman". On CD: No Longer a Fisherman. SWC Productions, 2000? Written by Selby Noseworthy.
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Evans, Bobby. "Jig One on the Sly." On CD: Songs of the Island. Glovertown: Top Sound Recording, 1994.
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Great Big Sea. "Fisherman's Lament." On CD: Great Big Sea. NRA Productions Ltd., 1993. "Sean's father Edward wrote a poem about the fate of Newfoundland's fishermen. Later, Sean added the stirring melody."
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Hillier, Calvin. "When the last ship comes sailing in." On cassette: When the Last Ship Comes Sailing In. 1993.
Irish Descendants. "Will they lie there evermore?" On CD: Gypsies and Lovers. Warner Music Canada Ltd., 1994. Written by John Phippard.
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Lee, Fred. "Back in school." On CD: Once Upon a Schooner. 1994.
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Lee, Fred. "We all knew 'twas comin'." On CD: Once Upon a Schooner. 1994.
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Moonshiners, The. "The good days are gone." On cassette: The Good Days Are Gone. SWC Productions, 1993. Based in St. Anthony.
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Morgan, Wayne. "Fisherman's pride." On CD: Fisherman's Pride. Sawyer Hill Productions, 2002. From Port de Grave.
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Morgan, Wayne. "The package song." On CD: Fisherman's Pride. Sawyer Hill Productions, 2002. From Port de Grave.
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Payne, Jim. "Empty nets." On CD: Empty Nets. SingSong, 1992. "Empty Nets was commissioned by MUN Extension Services and the Coalition for Fisheries Survival for a series of public forums on the crisis in the fishing industry."
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Porter, Harris. "Searching for a Rainbow." On CD: Life of a Fisherman. SWC Productions, 1994. From Port de Grave.
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Prince, John and A Piece of the Rock. "Let's all pull together." On CD: Take Me Back. Rattle Falls Publishing, 1994. Written and composed by John Prince.
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Prince, John and A Piece of the Rock. "Where Do Old Boats Go?" On CD: Take Me Back. Rattle Falls Publishing, 1994. Written and composed by Rex Roberts and John Prince.
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Stuffed Squid. "The last waterhaul". On cassette: Well done liar! SWC Productions, 1992?
Stuffed Squid. "Moratorium blues". On cassette: Well done liar! SWC Productions, 1992?
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Stuffed Squid. "Package song". On cassette: Well done liar! SWC Productions, 1992?
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Walsh, Junior. "I used to be a fisherman." On cassette: I Used To Be a Fisherman. 1993. From Marystown. "I wrote the song "for all the wonderful fishermen who right now are not quite sure of what their destiny will be."
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Whyatt, Sabrina. "What Has Gone Wrong?" On cassette. Lloyd Bartlett Productions, 1994.