Atlantic Canada was fertile ground for collectors throughout most of the twentieth century. Whether centuries old or recently composed, story songs about historical, mythical, or local events have always been favored. Until the mid-twentieth century, these songs were generally sung a capella in homes, at sea, or in lumber camps and were “characterized by a straightforward, undramatic solo performance with little dynamic variation from stanza to stanza
” (Rosenberg 1992:473). High notes tended to be...
