“Concerning One Summer in Bonay I Spent”

Description

The singer -- and others from all over Newfoundland -- congregated in "Bonay" one summer for wood "rhind" and fishing. The singer pokes fun at the girls that went along and at the men dressing up to meet them.

Notes

Doyle mentions that the song was written by a "simple fisherman" and that "Bonay" is in the Strait of Belle Isle which separates Newfoundland from Labrador. - SH

Recordings

• Omar Blondahl, "Concerning One Summer in Bonay" (on NFOBlondahl03)

References

1. Doyle2, p. 33, "Concerning One Summer in Bonay I Spent" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Doyle3, p. 21, "Concerning One Summer in Bonay I Spent" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Blondahl, p. 29, "Concerning One Summer in Bonay" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. Roud #7292
5. BI, Doy33