Work Work Work: Work and Labour History in Song (2019) explores the ways that the diverse peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador have used music to think about the role of work in their lives.

From picket-line anthems to songs about mining, fishing, domestic labour, woods work, nursing, traditional subsistence practices, and more, the songs in this collection shed light on the many worlds of work in this province.

With both traditional and newly composed songs, this two-CD set presents powerful performances by some of the province’s finest singers.

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Sample Tracks

 Crossing the Line
Colleen Power Band

 Maqtukwek (Humber River)
Paul Pike

 Fear a’ Bhàta
Vanessa MacArthur Newman

Learn More

Read and listen to interviews with producer Jim Payne on the CBC Newfoundland and Labrador website and the Colleen Power Hour (CHMR-FM).

Work Work Work is the result of a partnership between SingSong Inc., MMaP, the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, and the Greening Memorial Fund at St. Francis Xavier University.

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