Drive Dull Care Away Folksongs from Prince Edward Island

University of Prince Edward Island. Institute of Island Studies, Edward D. Ives — 1999

Leading folklorist Edward ''Sandy'' Ives illuminates the process of gathering songs, learning about their singers, and discovering their histories in this candid and revealing account. The folksongs in this collection are embedded in the cultural history of Prince Edward Island and in the rich, Celtic-influenced, local songmaking tradition. By ......