This is the name of a Toronto folk group - two young men, a blue-eyed woman, and a guitar. They sing outdoors, indoors, wherever there’s a friendly audience. Most of the “with it” listeners in this film are the old folks in a home for the aged in St. John’s, Newfoundland. To them the group sings old songs of the sea, and a popular tune, Louis Collins, by Mississippi John Hurt.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310370
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Entertainers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Newfoundland
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Newfoundland - Social life and customs
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged - Institutional care
Music & Performing Arts → Bands (Music)
Music & Performing Arts → Blues (Music)
Music & Performing Arts → Entertainers
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music
Music & Performing Arts → Music
Music & Performing Arts → Performing arts
Music & Performing Arts → Singers - Canada
Music & Performing Arts → Singing
People → Hurt, Mississippi John, 1894-1966
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)