The songs selected include many contemporary songs. In addition, there is some new material that has never been recorded. The selections include a number of historical works with artistic merit. Without getting into a debate about the merits of or definitions of musical styles, it is intended that all selections be produced in a traditional Newfoundland and Labrador style. That is, country and western, pop rock, and similar styles will be avoided.
All material has a Newfoundland and Labrador origin or context.
History of the Project For a couple of years I was kicking around the idea of producing such an album. With the partnership of my brother Paul, we initiated work on this project in January of 1997. We didn't make a great deal of progress until July of 1997 when we hired Jason Whelan of Sound Solutions Inc. as our producer. His job was to gather together the material and artists, prepare the arrangements, and engineer the recording, mixing, and mastering. Since then the project has moved along and the album has now been sent away for reproduction.