SQUID JIGGIN' GROUND
Created on 02/10/2003Latest update on 02/02/2017
Artist: Arthur Scammell
Author: Arthur Scammell
Label: Private Record
Year: 1943
Newfoundland fishing song, based upon Irish tune Larry O'Gaff, written in 1928 at the age of 15. Scammell was the first local musician to explore the local market. He made five 78RPM's that year, taking care of his own distribution. He sold almost 20.000 copies of this one.
Covers:
- 1957:
Hank Snow [for RCA Victor in Canada]
- 1981:
- 2003:
Chieftains [with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]
