Product of Newfoundland
A blog about Newfoundland: Strange Truths, Tall Tales & Pop culture from a Foggy Island.
Best Kind: Pop Culture from Newfoundland and Labrador
best kind: (n) Newfoundland phrase indicating general approval; in the best state or condition. Finest Kind.
Karl Wells: A Christmas Carol
A Newfoundland icon re-tells a Dickens’ classic at a Provincial Historic Site.
Songs For Tibb’s Eve
Music for a uniquely Newfoundland holiday tradition with songs by from The Duds, Tim Baker and more.
Duo Concertante: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Duo Concertante serve up a beautiful instrumental (and amusing video) for the holiday season.
Allison Crowe: In The Bleak Midwinter
Allison Crowe offers a great rendition of a Christmas classic.
Ian Foster & Nancy Hynes: A Week In December
Great contemporary holiday track (with a St. John’s reference or two).
RASA: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Do You Hear What I Hear? It’s a great Christmas cover by RASA.
Simani: Any Mummers Allowed In?
It’s not Christmas until someone turns on Simani’s Any Mummers Allowed In, Granny would say as she'd knit in her chair.
The Once: Oh My Rudolph
The (very) epic story of two reindeer who’ve spent too many Christmases apart.
Celtic Connection: A Children’s Winter
Celtic Connection perform a Newfoundland Christmas classic.
Rum Ragged: Song For A Winter’s Night
Rum Ragged make a Gordon Lightfoot classic their own.
RASA: The Coventry Carol
There’s nothing quite like a song about murdering children to give you festive feels.
Pamela Morgan & Anita Best: The Cherry Tree Carol
Though recorded by many, Anita Best and Pamela Morgan make The Cherry Tree Carol their own.
The Once: The Light in Your Window
The Light in Your Window is, without question, one of my favourite Christmas songs.
Matthew Byrne: Serving Girl’s Holiday
Matthew Byrne offers a beautiful rendition of an old, old Christmas song.
Quote The Raven: Lonely Christmas Eve
Quote The Raven’s Lonely Christmas Eve may be THE track for Christmas 2020.
Newfoundland & Labrador Mixtape
There is amazing music being made in Newfoundland and Labrador. Every day. You can hear some of my latest favourites on the Youtube playlist above. Get more playlists here.