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All Around the Circle: Paddling a Folk Song

Posted on May 3, 2024 by TA Loeffler

No one knows with certainty who wrote I’s the B’y but it was likely composed in the 19th century. The song was first transcribed in 1951 by folklorist, Kenneth Peacock, two years after Newfoundland joined Canadian confederation (as a side … Continue reading →

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