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“When the Robins Come Home,” was among many requested favourites Saltwater Joy shared in a recent musical visit to the Balcom Community Centre on a Sunday afternoon along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. Our thanks to our hosts for the invitation. It was a joy and pure pleasure for the band to make this contribution of music to the Centre, as it brings folks in the community together old friends and new. It was so nice visiting with you all! — Songwriter: Newfoundland's Pat Casey | Saltwater Joy

“When the Robins Come Home,” was among many requested favourites Saltwater Joy shared in a recent musical visit to the Balcom Community Centre on a Sunday afternoon along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. Our thanks to our hosts for the invitation. It was a joy and pure pleasure for the band to make this contribution of music to the Centre, as it brings folks in the community together old friends and new. It was so nice visiting with you all! — Songwriter: Newfoundland's Pat Casey | Saltwater Joy

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Sweet steppin’ with hard to resist “Maple Sugar,” we’re rollin’ back the carpets, gettin’ the salt out and rumbling the floorboards. This 1956 tune was composed by Ontario fiddler Ward Allen, who won contest after contest in Canada in the 1950’s. From the mid 50s to 60s, Allen toured Canada with Wilf Carter, performed at dances in Ottawa with the Happy Wanderers and played on a popular Barn Dance radio program. Allen was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville (1965), the Ottaw

Sweet steppin’ with hard to resist “Maple Sugar,” we’re rollin’ back the carpets, gettin’ the salt out and rumbling the floorboards. This 1956 tune was composed by Ontario fiddler Ward Allen, who won contest after contest in Canada in the 1950’s. From the mid 50s to 60s, Allen toured Canada with Wilf Carter, performed at dances in Ottawa with the Happy Wanderers and played on a popular Barn Dance radio program. Allen was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville (1965), the Ottaw

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Me oh, my oh, when a few of us drifters got together things started cookin’ and son of a gun, we had big fun on "Jambalaya” … an old familiar mainstay you’ll find on any menu of tunes at kitchen parties. Songwriter, Hank Williams released this song with his Drifting Cowboys in 1952 and it went hog wild, an immediate hit on both Country and Pop charts. Leading our kitchen crew, Fabian MacDonald of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. | Saltwater Joy

Me oh, my oh, when a few of us drifters got together things started cookin’ and son of a gun, we had big fun on "Jambalaya” … an old familiar mainstay you’ll find on any menu of tunes at kitchen parties. Songwriter, Hank Williams released this song with his Drifting Cowboys in 1952 and it went hog wild, an immediate hit on both Country and Pop charts. Leading our kitchen crew, Fabian MacDonald of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. | Saltwater Joy

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Two steppin’ er with a couple .. fiddle tunes that make a good match on the dance floor with “Red Wing” taking the lead after being introduced to “Snow Deer.” | Saltwater Joy

Two steppin’ er with a couple .. fiddle tunes that make a good match on the dance floor with “Red Wing” taking the lead after being introduced to “Snow Deer.” | Saltwater Joy

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A winding ‘er down “Fare thee well" with “The Leaving of Liverpool,” to close our gathering of friends in the aftermath of hurricane Fiona (September, 2022). This sea shanty seemed to sum it up. It’s all about pulling together by singing together. — Brian Pace’s kitchen, Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia and playing alongside Noel Battcock from Brigus South, Newfoundland on accordion. | Saltwater Joy

A winding ‘er down “Fare thee well" with “The Leaving of Liverpool,” to close our gathering of friends in the aftermath of hurricane Fiona (September, 2022). This sea shanty seemed to sum it up. It’s all about pulling together by singing together. — Brian Pace’s kitchen, Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia and playing alongside Noel Battcock from Brigus South, Newfoundland on accordion. | Saltwater Joy

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We hoisted up the John B’s sails and took a trip on the sailing ship to Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia. The Sloop John B has roamed the foam for decades, riding on waves of popularly since its earliest publication in 1916. This song was one of many requested favourites Saltwater Joy shared in a recent musical visit to the Balcom Community Centre along Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. | Saltwater Joy

We hoisted up the John B’s sails and took a trip on the sailing ship to Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia. The Sloop John B has roamed the foam for decades, riding on waves of popularly since its earliest publication in 1916. This song was one of many requested favourites Saltwater Joy shared in a recent musical visit to the Balcom Community Centre along Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. | Saltwater Joy

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The origin of “The Chinese Breakdown” fiddle tune is unclear, but it's quite certain it did not originate in China. AKA the "Beaver Valley Breakdown, "Georgia Bust Down, “Georgia Breakdown," and the "Tiger Rag," it caught on and was widespread from the South to Midwest, the American North and Canada and even to England and Scotland, first recorded by the "Dixie String Band" in 1925. - our version, the "Saltwater Breakdown" from a recent gathering of old tyme fiddle friends. | Saltwater Joy

The origin of “The Chinese Breakdown” fiddle tune is unclear, but it's quite certain it did not originate in China. AKA the "Beaver Valley Breakdown, "Georgia Bust Down, “Georgia Breakdown," and the "Tiger Rag," it caught on and was widespread from the South to Midwest, the American North and Canada and even to England and Scotland, first recorded by the "Dixie String Band" in 1925. - our version, the "Saltwater Breakdown" from a recent gathering of old tyme fiddle friends. | Saltwater Joy

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Finally, caught these guys picking the Wildwood Flower. — One of many evenings with neighbour Arthur Richardson dropping by with his 12 string. | Saltwater Joy

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Bright moments shine through on a Halifax “Grey Foggy Day” … on a musical visit with recovering longtime band mate, Ecum Secum fisherman Arthur Richardson. Many a tune was shared down at the shore and music and friends will bring him home for more. | Saltwater Joy

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As the clouds rolled in on this "Grey Foggy Day," we rolled the table out and made room for a few rounds in 3/4 time. When you're riding out storms, waiting for the sun to shine, music and friends are the best ingredients to have on hand in your kitchen. "It's been such a long, long time since l held you and called you mine." Songwriter: Eddie Coffey (1996). Joining us on accordion, Newfoundland's Noel Battcock, Brigus South | Saltwater Joy

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"Dirty Old Town" the famous Irish love song, has held lasting relationships worldwide. It’s about the love of a town, an English town, written by a Scottish man ... and became an Irish classic romance. Ever since the start of its popularity in the 60s, through the Dubliners and the Pogues, its love has lived on through hundreds of recording artists for over its 75 years. Its melancholy melody lingers like the smokey wind … telling the story of a first love and the dreams beyond the limits of the

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The lovely, flowing "River John Sunset Waltz" is one of many musical memories of songs on deck that will linger long, through the coming months, til our next outdoor gathering of music and friends. This fiddle tune was written by Florence Killen of Truro, Nova Scotia and named for her home community, River John. | Saltwater Joy

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The answer my friend is still "Blowin' in the Wind" and it's been over 60 years since the song took to the air waves. Though it's been said the times they are a-changin', the questions remain the same. This song is destined to last throughout lifetimes to encourage voices that will bring about the winds of change, through seeking the answers that lie in the very humanity that soldiers fought to protect. November 11th, our day of remembrance, honours courage and sacrifice, acknowledging the impor

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"Farewell to Nova Scotia" your anthem boasts your beauty far beyond your sea bound coast, as we sing your praises raising voice and glass to heave a sigh and a wish for thee. Saltwater Joy with the Dock Gang and friends, live at the “The Dock” pub in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. | Saltwater Joy

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A "Song for a Winter's Night" shared with friends in special care draws us near and beautiful memories trickle and flow like softy falling snow. The song sends a warm message filled with holiday spirit, love and connection that’s just like receiving a Currier and Ives Christmas card from the days of ole … created with a nostalgic, traditional image. "I would be happy just to hold the hands I love and to be once again with you.” Songwriter: Gordon Lightfoot (1967). | Saltwater Joy

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I will be back "When the Robins Come Home" is a Newfoundland song that waltzes like the waves, as it tells a familiar story of a love lost at sea. Over the years the song has retained its longing for love to return. Songwriter: Pat Casey, popularized by Brian Finn. | Saltwater Joy

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Hop on! Doin’ a jig … just might be what floats your boat. We “Rowed Up in a Dory” with a guitar, a banjo and two accordions and didn’t take on too much water. Steering us in the right direction was Noel Battcock, Brigus South, Newfoundland, on this well-known Harry Hibbs tune (1970). | Saltwater Joy

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The song “When the Robins Come Home” is the well-known story of love lost at sea, told in a song written by Newfoundland’s Pat Casey. From our shore to your door, we always welcome new friends of Saltwater Joy ... so join us for more music at our Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/Saltwater-Joy-850502298386010/ | Saltwater Joy

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"Love Will Guide the Way" as we give this original song a Nova Scotia send off on her maiden voyage from Black Duck Cove, Ecum Secum, along the Eastern Shoreline. For those who've lost their way, she casts a hook that is sure to find you, reel you in and stay with you … and, “I know you'll be alright." Singer/songwriter: Fabian MacDonald of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with Saltwater Joy and friends. | Saltwater Joy

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As Halloween approaches, beware of late October skies. "Ghost Riders in the Sky" have been a-plowin’ these dark and windy nights since 1948, destined for an endless ride. Their mournful cry can still be heard to this day, as the legend lives on, driven by Johnny Cash, Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, Willie Nelson and a full range of other leading artists. Yippie-yi-o, Yippie-yi-yay" Songwriter: Stan Jones | Saltwater Joy

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“Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home” have always attracted pickers from far beyond "just that mile from Texarkana." From the time our mamas were rockin' itty, bitty babies ... Creedence Clearwater Revival, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, the Beach Boys and many more have been rockin' the cotton... goin' on now for over 80 years. Songwriter Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, made the first recording of the song in 1940. | Saltwater Joy

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The gales of November came early on this day 50 years ago, in one of the worst storms Lake Superior has ever known. Through Gordon Lightfoot’s historical account, the legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee, taking the 29 lives of Captain and crew aboard the bulk carrier, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. (November 10th, 1975). Lightfoot’s song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was written in memory of the crew members. Released in 1976, the song will continue

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Dancin’ our way into the new year kickin’ up our heels to the “Loggieville Two Step,” a tune by the givin'er fiddling legend of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Matilda Murdoch ... who never got played out. First to arrive and last to leave the hall, Matilda loved playing fiddle so much, she could outlast the dancers. Matilda was known as the “Queen of the Fiddle” (b.1920 - d. 2019). | Saltwater Joy

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Let’s kick up our heels two steppin’ ‘er to Manitoba’s Golden Boy and his two-step history. Making his way to the Eastern Shore in song, his incredible historical journey first began when he arrived in Halifax on a ship, in 1919. The Golden Boy, a 17 ft statue cast in bronze weighing 3,640 lbs, was commissioned for Manitoba’s Legislature Building. Surviving the shelling of the factory he was built in, in France, he ended up serving in the First World War, commandeered as ballast by his transport

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