RYAN'S FANCY - BRAND NEW SONGS (Trad. Newfoundland Lp)
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RYAN'S FANCY - BRAND NEW SONGS. Released in 1976 on the RCA Records label with catalog number KXLI-0202. "...[Ryan's Fancy] can take a large part of the credit for the strength of the Atlantic Canadian music scene... It is their energy that we have striven to capture...We were lucky to have such an example." Great Big Sea. This group of Irish musicians came to Newfoundland via Ontario in 1971. Their original plan was to attend Memorial University and gradually ease out of the uncertain business of traditional music and into more traditional careers (such as accountancy). However, what happened was that they took the Newfoundland music scene by storm, quickly becoming local heroes and performing traditional songs with fabulous ringing harmonies, great energy and a strong mix of instruments to packed and wildly enthusiastic audiences at the Strand Lounge. Stories abound of the energy, charge and lift of the performances, of the packed venues, of people dancing on tables, and heaven knows what else.
In 1973, the music found a wider audience when a CBC TV producer named Jack Kellum, who had just arrived in Newfoundland, ran into Ryan’s Fancy one evening at the Legion in Pleasantville. This fortuitous meeting resulted in the Ryan’s Fancy television shows, which ran from 1974 to 1983. Through the medium of TV and because the shows involved travelling and performing to and with musicians and local people from Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, the impact and popularity of Ryan’s Fancy extended throughout Atlantic Canada.
During this time there were three Ryan’s Fancy TV series and the band released 12 LPs. In 1983, they decided to disband and Fergus, Dermot and Denis went their own particular ways.
Fast forward to November 5, 2003 when the following announcement was made: During a press conference held today at the Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, the East Coast Music Association proudly announced Newfoundland super group RYAN’S FANCY as the recipient of the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award for 2004. This award recognizes an individual or group who has had a profound and lasting effect on the Atlantic Canadian music industry.
Recorded in Halifax, Nova Scotia in November of 1976. The selections are: Reels (Sheehan's and the Sligo maid), now I'm sixty-four, brand new song, Cape Breton dream, Johnny I hardly knew ye, I followed her into the west, Molly Bawn, the Boston burgler, drunken sailor, sea people, and glimpse of heaven. The lp jacket and the vinyl disc are in very good condition. Winner pays postage which is $5.50 to the US and $6.00 to anywhere outside of North America. I will combine the postage on multiple wins to reduce the shipping cost. I accept Paypal, cash, US/Canadian/International money order/cashiers checks, US and Canadian personal checks, Bidpay.com (Western Union), and Payingfast.com. Check out my other auctions for another lp by Ryan's Fancy called LOOKING BACK with ebay item no. 4710514157.
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