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   Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 20:03:28 GMT

   I would also recommend recordings by several Newfoundland & Labrador
   groups and musicians, including:

	    Figgy Duff (Figgy Duff, After the Tempest, Weather Out the Storm)
Hypnotic Records	A&M Records 		Boot Records
96 Spadina Ave		939 Warden Ave		1342 Matheson Blvd. E
9th Floor		Scarborough Ont		Missasauga Ont.
Toronto M5V 2J6		M1L 4C5			L4W 1R1
CANADA			CANADA			CANADA
Hypnotic is probably the best place to write for all their releases
(I used to have a Nfld address for Hagdown Music [Noel Dinn] but I lost it.)
A&M is distributing their latest album, Weather Out the Storm and Boot
Records put out their second release, After the Tempest.


	    Rawlins Cross (A Turn of the Wheel, Crossing the Border)
Mckinnon Productions	Rawlins Cross Productions Inc.
P.O. Box 245		85 Barnes Rd
Central Station		St. John's NF
Halifax Nova Scotia	A1C 3X5
CANADA B3J 2N1		(709) 738-0498
15.50/CD  10.50/CS
+1.50 post CANADIAN funds
The first address is probably the best.

	  Tickle Harbour (The Brule Boys in Paris, +an older one[Hare's Ears?])
Tickle Harbour is a large band with 3 Irishmen, 3 Nflders and one Chicagoan.
They are very Altan-like, but could use a better vocalist.  
(flute, tin whistle, hammer dulcimer, two fiddles, guitar, mandolin, vocals)
	  Emile Benoit (Emile's Dream, at least one other)
Emile is a master fiddler/composer in his late 70's and has composed
100's of tunes, some of which have been played by Figgy Duff, Kelly Russel
and other.
          All the Best (compilation of St. John's artists)
The compilation includes Ron Hynes (formerly of the Wonderful Grand Band), 
Art Stoyles, Frank Maher (of Figgy Duff), Anita Best and Pam Morgan (of Figgy
Duff), Kelly Russell (of Figgy Duff) and Emile Benoit, and others.
The above three are on:
Pigeon Inlet Productions
P.O. Box 1202
St. John's NF
CANADA A1C 5M9

	    The Irish Descendants (Misty Morning Shore)
First City Productions Inc.
P.O. Box 29004
Torbay Road Post Office
St.  John's Nfld
A1A 5B5 CANADA
(709) 738-0381

	    Rufus Guinchard, Kelly Russell, Jim Payne (a couple of records)
Rufus died last year at the age of 91.  He didn't compose many tunes
but was a living storehouse of Nfld music tradition, which he passed on
to Kelly Russell and others.  Jim Payne is a good singer songwriter who
often performs with Kelly Russell, Christinal Smith and others.
SingSong Productions
Station "C"
St. John's NF
A1C 6J9 
CANADA
They may have some releases on Pigeon Inlet as well.


Wonderful Grand Band -- Living in a Fog
    Out of print but O'Brien's may have LP's.  Satirical pop
with a celtic influence.


   Other upcoming Nfld. artists who may release recordings soon
   soon include:
		 Red Clift (young band, killer fiddle and mandolin)
The mandolin player also plays in a heavy metal band on the side.
		 Twillagher (young band, good fiddle, good fem. vocals)
		 Rankin Street (sounds like early Spirit of the West)
lots of sea chanties, good vocals.
		 Christina Smith and friends
Christina is a hot fiddler who is also teaching many new young fiddlers.

   Celtic bands in the Vancouver  area include:
		  Spirit of the West (early stuff best)
                      early stuff: Stony Plain Records
                                   P.O. Box 861
                                   Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
                                   T5J 2L8
  				   (403) 468-6423
                  
		     later stuff:  WEA Music of Canada
				   1810 Birchmount Rd.
                                   Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

		  The Stoaters  (Poguish celtic rock, soon to be released)
     O'Day Productions (604) 873-9686
		  Martingale
		  Blackthorn

   Other notable Canadian acts are:
		  The Rankin Family (several recordings)
the address has been posted before 
		  The Barra McNeils
		  Loreeena McKennit (Elemental, Parallel Dreams, The Visit)
the address has been posted before
		  Rare Air
		  Celtic Blue
                  La Bottine Souriante (Quebecois/celtic)
                      Green Linnet for some, Rounder    for some
                      43 Beaver Brook Rd.    1 Camp St
                      Danbury CT 06810       Cambridge Massachusetts 02140
                  Orealis
                      Green Linnet has some
		  and many others I'm sure.

   Post or E-mail me if you want any more detail on any bands or recordings.
   I can dig up mail order addresses for the Nfld. artists if anyone
   wants them.		
		  David <Dalton@Geop.UBC.CA>