Feller from Fortune (original) (raw)

Feller from Fortune (also called "Lots of fish in Bonavist' Harbour") (Roud 4427) is a Newfoundland folk song. Fortune is a town in Newfoundland. It was collected by Margaret Sargant and Kenneth Peacock in Newfoundland in 1950/1 and first appeared in print in the mid-1950s. The earliest well-known recording is from 1961 by Alan Mills & Jean Carignan (from their album Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada). More recently, it has been recorded by the Blackthorn Ceilidh Band, Dick Nolan and Great Big Sea.