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The Doyles on the Cape Shore, Newfoundland

The Doyles, Johnny Doyle and Patsy Judge Here’s another 10 minutes from Robert McGrath which was recorded in Gooseberry Cove on the Cape Shore in Newfoundland. We are standing in a spot where a family called Doyles from Wexford once lived however sadly their home is now gone and all that remains are local memories. I find that there is a different energy when you record in the spot where an incident or event took place - you just connect differently. Once Robert starts talking he side-steps and talks about a famous singer from the Cape Shore called Patsy Judge that spent time with the Doyles and got a lot of songs from them. Wexford has the strongest song tradition in the south east corner of Ireland and you’ll find a load of Wexford songs naturally travelled to Newfoundland with the settlers. The chat meanders along and in the end Robert sings a song for me called ‘Johnny Doyle’ about a fella from Wexford (he claims) who ended up in prison in Newfoundland. There are many threads to this story and I’m unsure what are true but Robert has it that Johnny Doyle left Wexford after getting into some bother with the English army/authorities and ended it up coming to the Cape Shore and hanging low around Barasway. He says his cellar (place for storing vegetables) still survives and he also claims that the man they call Tramore (Jimmy Foley) had that story too that Johnny Doyle was on the run out there. I don’t have the time to join up the dots or expand the story and I’m happy to take the bits I have however if any of you want to age the song and join up a few records - feel free. I suppose the great thing about recordings like this is - I light the fires and plant the seeds and you can do the rest - if you want to. Text: Michael Fortune