As the working day ends on the shore, the songs and stories begin. On January 26th we made a little night music, East-Coast style! At the End of a Down East Day featured everything from traditional lullabies and wistful evening airs to lively kitchen-party tunes made for dancing through the night.
The program includes songs by great Atlantic Canadian musicians such as Allister MacGillivray, The Ennis Sisters, The Fables, Robbie Smith, and Susan Crowe, as well as works by celebrated Canadian choral composers such as Elise Letourneau, Stuart Calvert, and Mark Sirett.
Special thanks to Abigail Sanchez Rojas for the original artwork on our concert poster!
| Ode to Newfoundland |
| Down East Day |
| Song for the Mira |
| In the Evening |
| Come to Your Mommy |
| Inis Siar (Inisheer) |
| ‘Tis Pretty to be in Ballinderry |
| A Miner’s Lullaby |
| Berceuse Acadienne |
| Cape Breton Lullaby |
| A Midwinter Night’s Dream |
| Kelligrew’s Soiree |
| Tha’m Muileann Dubh (The Black Mill) |
| Take Me Home |
| One Storm from Home |
| Here’s to Song |
| The Parting Glass |
The online program includes interesting notes on each selection, as well as details such as the composer, arranger, guest musicians, etc.