The Songs

Woman at Door (MUNFLA Photo P10757)

The Songs of Cape Breton

Learn about the types (genres) of Cape Breton Gaelic songs recorded by Leach, including milling songs, psalm precenting, homeland songs, love songs, and locally composed songs, and war songs.

MacEdward Leach recorded many genres of song in Newfoundland such as comic songs, ballads, cumulative or enumerative songs, and shanties. He also collected a number of instrumental dance tunes.

If you have further information about any of the songs or singers on this website, we would love to hear from you. Send an e-mail to leach@mun.ca.