Tales, Tunes & Toutons

Summer check-in from Sarah & Jenn!

Welcome back! Join Sarah and Jenn as we launch our third season, coming October 21st, 2022. 

We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose culture has been lost forever and can never be recovered. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. And we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut. We recognize all First Peoples who were here before us, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come. As First Peoples have done since time immemorial, we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and to respect the cultures, ceremonies, and traditions of all who call it home. As we open our hearts and minds to the past, we commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.

Tale: The involvement of Bell Island in the Second World War. When World War II Came to Bell Island The Bell Island Seaman's Memorial Bell Island Sinkings 

Tune: Homeward Bound Elisabeth Greenleaf Ballads and Sea Songs of Newfoundland 

Toutons: Chicken nuggets in Sarah's new air fryer!!! 

-Sarah & Jenn 

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Tale: The tradition of Nalujuit in Labrador. 

Tune: Sarah and Jenn sing a little bit of Auld Lang Syne together as a little Christmas treat. 

Toutons: No time for snacks today, just a little coffee and then some water to clear the vocal cords for the tune!  

Tale: The history of margarine in NL.

Tune: The Moon Shines Bright from the Green's Harbour Christmas Carols

Toutons: Sobeys toutons this morning folks with Crosby's fancy molasses. 

-Sarah & Jenn

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Tale: The history of Cabot Tower on Signal Hill

Tune: Maid on the Shore, sung by Mrs. Annie Walters of Rocky Harbour, 1929.

Toutons: We snacked our way through this one!

-Sarah & Jenn

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Welcome back! Join Sarah and Jenn as we launch our second season, coming October 2021.

-Sarah & Jenn 

We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose culture has been lost forever and can never be recovered. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. And we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut. We recognize all First Peoples who were here before us, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come. As First Peoples have done since time immemorial, we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and to respect the cultures, ceremonies, and traditions of all who call it home. As we open our hearts and minds to the past, we commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.

Tale: Heart's Content, a town in Trinity Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of NL

Tune: West Country Lady by Dermot O'Reilly

Toutons: All the snacks (and iced coffee)!!

-Sarah & Jenn

Chatting everything May 2-4!!!! 

Hope you are enjoying the long weekend with your family and friends. 

-Sarah & Jenn

May 24th Humdinger; songs that remind us of being at the cabin. 

Who will win? Sarah or Jenn?

Tale: Cottage Hospitals, Nursing Stations, and the MV Lady Anderson

Tune: Southern Cross written out by Lizzie C. Rose, Fox Harbour, Labrador, 1927

Toutons: Yummy eats from who_s_umami

-Sarah & Jenn

Tale: The Grand Banks' 1929 Tsunami 

Tune: The Mobile Goat by Tom Cahill, performed by Joan Morrissey

Toutons: Jalapeno Popper Sandwiches

Happy Easter!

-Sarah & Jenn

Tale: The tragic loss of the oil rig, The Ocean Ranger

Tune: Your Last Goodbye by Bruce Moss & Atlantic Blue by Ron Hynes

We hope you and your family are staying safe during this difficult time. Hold fast, Newfoundland & Labrador. 

-Sarah & Jenn 

Table scraps from S1 E9.

Tale: Mattie Mitchell - Mi'kmaq Chieftain, guide, prospector and explorer.

Tune: This is My Home by Harry Martin

Toutons: Coffee!! No toutons this week. 

-Sarah & Jenn

Tale: The Christmas time tradition of Mummering in NL

Tune: I'll Be There Christmas Eve by Ron Hynes 

Toutons: Coffee & Baileys

Folktunes vs. Christmas Tunes - Humdinger!!!

Who will win? Sarah or Jenn?

Tale: The history of the original Hotel Newfoundland

Tune: Tickle Cove Pond by Mark Walker

Toutons: Jam Jam Cakes from PJ's Store.

-Sarah & Jenn

Table scraps from S1 E4

Tale: The adventures of Professor Charles Danielle and his Octagon Castle.

Tune: Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's by Otto P. Kelland

Toutons: We ate pancakes this week!! 

-Sarah & Jenn