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BUG Jams & Events 1 January 2021

On Vacation - No BUG Jams In August and September

But Mark and I will be back before you know it!

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2021-10 1 January 2021

BUG ZOOMbie JAMboree October 20, 2021

Join Sue and Mark for an evening of spooktacular Halloween songs - play, sing, laugh, mwahahahaha! It's FREE and you don't need to be any good. This is the kind of BUG you WANT to catch!

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Songs 1 March 2019

Grey Foggy Day

Eddie Coffey is a legendary Newfoundland songwriter-entertainer who has penned some of the province's most well-loved songs including the anthemic, Grey Foggy Day.

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Songs 29 April 2017

Sonny’s Dream

"Sonny's Dream" (also known as "Sonny") is a folk song written by Newfoundlander Ron Hynes in 1976.

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Songs 28 February 2017

Peein’ In The Snow

Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers are a folk music and comedy act formed in Glovertown, NL, in 1983, with Kevin Blackmore (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, guitar), Wayne Chaulk (vocals, guitar, mandolin), and Ray Johnson (vocals, accordion, fiddle).

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Songs 20 February 2017

Shed Song, The

Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers is a musical and comedy trio from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which is composed of Kevin Blackmore ("Buddy Wasisname"), Wayne Chaulk, and Ray Johnson ("The Other Fellers").

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Songs 5 June 2016

Saltwater Joys

Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers is the name of a musical and comedy trio from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which is composed of Kevin Blackmore ("Buddy Wasisname"), Wayne Chaulk, and Ray Johnson ("The Other Fellers").

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Songs 4 March 2016

When I Am King

Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage.

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Songs 2 April 2015

Attitude Of Gratitude

The Swinging Belles, a JUNO award-winning swing band for kids from St. John’s, NL, are intent on getting both kids and adults to kick up their heels and have a swinging good time with the whole family!

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Songs 4 February 2014

Seagull Stew

Mark and I had a terrific evening playing with Codskiff at the house party and this is one of the songs that they taught us. (Sue)

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Songs 16 March 2013

Lukey's Boat

"Lukey's Boat" is a comical song widely sung on the east coast of Newfoundland and collected by Elisabeth Greenleaf in 1929 in Twillingate, Nfld.

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Songs 16 March 2013

Squid-Jiggin’ Ground, The

"The Squid-Jiggin' Ground" became Newfoundland's first local hit record when it sold 15,000 copies in 1943.

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Songs 16 March 2013

Ryans and the Pittmans, The (We’ll Rant And We’ll Roar)

"The Ryans and The Pittmans" is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It tells of the romantic entanglements of a sailor named Bob Pittman, and his desire to sail home to finally marry his "sweet Biddy". The song is also known as "We'll Rant and We'll Roar", after the first line of the chorus.

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Songs 28 February 2012

Sweet Forget-Me-Not

DOWNLOAD THE SONGSHEETSweet Forget-Me-Not (WORD) Sweet Forget-Me-Not (PDF) You can play along with the 1st video in GCEA tuning! "Sweet Forget-Me-Not" was composed in 1877

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Songs 23 February 2012

I'se the B'y

"I'se The B'y" (also I's The Bye) is a traditional Newfoundland folk song/ballad.

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Songs 23 February 2012

Kelligrew’s Soiree

The Kelligrews Soiree is a popular Newfoundland folk song first published in 1904. It was written by Johnny Burke (1851 – 1930), a popular St. John's balladeer.

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Songs 4 June 2011

Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor

"Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor" is a traditional Newfoundland and Labrador folk song. It is a comical retelling of the Jonah tale, with a Newfoundland whaler as protagonist, but in this instance the whale gets his comeuppance.