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Strange Truths and Tall Tales: Product of Newfoundland

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  • We tell all kinds of stories from Newfoundland, Canada but the ‘strange and unusual’ is our sweet-spot. You’ll hear true-life accounts of death-defying courage, tales of horrible sea monsters and stories of murderous mummers. Alongside the history and folklore, we chat with modern-day storytellers who stop by to talk about their work. It’s a bit like ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ meets ‘Entertainment Tonight.’ Strange bedfellows? Definitely. It’s fun though. So, spend some time with us unravelling ‘the yarns that knit ya'.
    Robert (@productofnfld)
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  • The Tale of Mildred Baxter

    The Tale of Mildred Baxter
    Mar 19 2024
    Part One: Mildred Baxter Legend has it that folk-hero Mildred Baxter came to Harbour Breton in the mid-1840s to settle a score with her cheating fiance. In order to make the trip from her home in England, she adopted a secret identity. She disguised herself as a man and took up life in Harbour Breton alongside her fiance and his new bride. It’s a fascinating tale of love, lies and revenge that stretches the limits of credibility. Read: ⁠The Love and Lies of Mildred Baxter and Paul Langstone⁠ Part Two: Rosemary Lawton Talks Jackets and Trousers Rosemary Lawton is an award-winning singer-songwriter with a keen interest in Newfoundland music. She is a classically trained violinist, educator and writer. She has recorded traditional Newfoundland music (Fierce and Untamed), original compositions (Canvas) and published the book, Resilience: A Collection of Empowering Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador Women. Rosemary joins me on Strange Truths and Tall Tales to discuss Mildred Taylor, the tradition of ‘Jacket and Trouser’ songs, and her own songwriting. Hear Rosemary Lawton at the following links: Rosemary Lawton (website) Resilience, Rosemary Lawton Apple Music Spotify Instagram Part Three: Kyle Callahan’s Monsters Kyle Callahan is a visual artist from Mount Pearl, NL. He’s sometimes called ‘The Godzilla Guy’ owing to his popular artwork featuring classic movie monsters (like Godzilla) exploring Newfoundland. His artwork has recently been featured in the new Engen publication The Fairies of Foggy Island. Kyle discusses his work and explains how Godzilla discovered St. John’s harbour. See Kyle Callahan’s work: Kyle Callahan (website) Instagram Part Four: Monstrous Things The season, I’ve been capping off each episode with a segment I call Monstrous Things. It features tales of a Newfoundland sea monster sightings reported in the mainstream media. This edition takes us back to 1888 on Newfoundland’s Grand Banks, when an enormous sea monster was seen by fisherman aboard the Schooner Augusta. The sighting was described in the Evening Telegram on August 25th, 1888. Sources & Further Reading The Love and Lies of Mildred Baxter and Paul Langstone, Product of Newfoundland History, Town of Harbour Breton The Ballad of Mildred Baxter, Simani Rosemary Lawton Resilience, Rosemary Lawton Ballads and Sea Songs of Newfoundland, Elisabeth Greenleaf Kyle Callahan The Fairies of Foggy Island, Melissa Bishop, Nicole Russel, & Kyle Callahan, Engen Books Sea Monster Attack, Product of Newfoundland Monster of the Deep, The Evening Telegram, August 25, 1888 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/productofnfld/message
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    1 h et 8 min
  • Mummers and Music feat. Carolina East

    Mummers and Music feat. Carolina East
    Dec 17 2023
    Part One: Mummers & Murder Newfoundland has a lot of interesting traditions but few are as celebrated as mummering. Mummering is a Christmas tradition that dates back hundreds of years. It came to Newfoundland from England and Ireland with the first settlers. In it’s best known form, it involves costumed people visiting house-to-house during the 12 days of Christmas.  Once invited inside, the host tries to guess the mummer's identity. Refreshments are served and fun is had by all. This sort of mummering is entertainment, but it wasn’t always fun for everyone. For some people, especially children, mummers were scary. They looked odd and behaved strangely. Mostly, the fear was unwaranted. In the 1800s mummering was altogether different. Mummers used to celebrate outdoors and could be found roaming the streets. There are many instances of mummers taking advantage of their anonymity to settle scores. In one instance, there was a murder. In the 1800s mummering was altogether different. Mummers used to celebrate outdoors and could be found roaming the streets. There are many instances of mummers taking advantage of their anonymity to settle scores. In one instance, there was a murder. Read: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mummers, Murder and Mayhem⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part Two: Twas The Night After Christmas In this segment we take a look at the lighter side of mummering with the Newfoundland Mummer Story Twas The Night After Christmas. It tells the story of a grandmother who is *usually* very good at guessing the identity of mummers until one fateful Boxing Day night when she meets her match. Read the Twas The Night After Christmas Part Three: A Chat With Carolina East Carolina East has made a name for herself across the country, not only as as an impressive singer but as talented songwriter. She’s making music inspired by an eclectic tapestry of influences; from soul, to country, to pop. She competed in the Sirius XM Top of the Country competition as one of eight semi-finalists. In July 2021, Carolina released a full-length album Soaked in Whisky. It’s a polished collection of songs about love, happiness, and loss. Her songs are honest, vulnerable, and. always relatable. Carolina joined me to talk about making music, her Christmas album Home for the Holidays, and how covering Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ changed her life. We also talked about her upcoming work with producer Russell Broom (well known for his work with Jann Arden). Hear Carolina East at the following links: Carolina East (website) Carolina East on Apple Music Carolina East on Spotify Carolina East on Instagram Message Carolina to get your copy of her Christmas album Home For The Holidays. You can watch Carolina’s Home for the Holidays Christmas special here and be sure to listen to her latest, Russell Broom-produced single ‘Airport’. Part Four: Monstrous Things The season, I’ve been capping off each episode with a segment I call Monstrous Things. It features tales of a Newfoundland sea monster sightings reported in the mainstream media. This episode offers the story of a ‘monster’ seen in the Codroy Valley area around Christmas, 1951. The sighting was described in the January 5th, 1952 edition of the Evening Telegram under the headline “Report Monster Destroying Nets.” What do you think it was? Visit: productofnewfoundland.ca Episode Guide: Mummers and Music fest. Carolina East --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/productofnfld/message
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    47 min
  • Tibb's Eve and Newfoundland Christmas Slush

    Tibb's Eve and Newfoundland Christmas Slush
    Dec 6 2023

    Part One: What is Tibb’s Eve?

    For me, and a lot of other Newfoundlanders, the 23rd of December is Tibb’s Eve. It is Christmas Eve Eve and the unofficial start of the holiday season.

    For some people, Tibb’s Eve has become synonymous with a good time, full of partying and alcohol. The connection with drinking is so strong that, for some people the day is known as Tipsy (Tip’s) Eve.

    In this episode we did into it a little and chat about Tibb’s Eve customs. To help me out, The Duds (Melanie O’Brien and Philip Goodridge) discuss their connection to the day and what lead them to record their holiday track ‘Before the Night (Tibb’s Eve’).

    Get more Duds music at the following links:

    • The Duds (duds4life.com)

      • The Duds on Apple Music

      • The Duds on Spotify

      • DudsTube (YouTube)

    Part Two: Newfoundland Christmas Slush

    I’ve celebrated 40+ Christmases in Newfoundland and, until surprisingly recently, I had no idea ‘Newfoundland Christmas slush’ — a fruity, frozen cocktail — was a thing.

    It is though. For a lot of Newfoundlanders the holiday season would not be complete without this batch-made cocktail.

    I reached out to food blogger/instagrammer Jeremy Whey (aka @stuffthatinyourgob) to discuss his history with Christmas slush. He shares his recipe and variations he’s tried. From there were drifted to dark/light Christmas cake, moose stew, salt cod and other Newfoundland food traditions.

    You can follow Jeremy on Instagram at @stuffthatinyourgob.

    Here’s his slush recipe, as shared in the episode:

    Jeremy’s Newfoundland Christmas Slush

    • 1 cup sugar

    • 6 cups water

    • 2 cans of frozen concentrated orange juice

    • 2 cans of frozen concentrated lemonade

    • 1 large can pineapple juice

    • 1 flask of vodka

    Boil the water, stir in the sugar. Add the remaining ingredients and freeze. To serve, scoop slush into a glass and top with as much 7-Up or Ginger Ale as you’d like.

    You can find some recipes for alternate versions of Christmas slush here.

    Jeremy and I confessed that some of our Christmas baking efforts have been less-than-successful. We used the word ‘dunch.’ It occurs to me that non-NL listeners may be less familiar with that word. Here’s a link to the definition in the Dictionary of Newfoundland English.

    And here’s the recipe I mentioned for my mother’s dark Christmas fruitcake. I’ve had great success with this one — nothing dunch about it.

    Check out the blog post to see, as ‘the murderous mummer’.


    Part Three: Monstrous Things

    Normally ‘Monstrous Things’ features tales of Newfoundland sea monsters that have been reported in the mainstream media. This episode, is taking a different tack and veering into the realm of full-on legend — with tales of boo-baggers, boo-darbies and a strange Christmas creature called Rockyfoot.

    What do they have in common?

    Like Krampus and Santa Claus, they’ve all been used to encourage good behaviour in children.

    Read more here: Rockyfoot: Newfoundland’s Krampus


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    52 min
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