Courage & Patience & Grit
Encyclopedia
Courage & Patience & Grit is a DVD
/CD set released by the band Great Big Sea
on November 14, 2006. It contains video of the live performance from a concert at the Empire Theatre in Belleville, Ontario
along with music videos for the songs "Captain Kidd", "When I Am King", "Lukey", and "Shines Right Through Me". The live performance was recorded during their The Hard and the Easy
tour.
The name of the album comes from a line in the song "Tickle Cove Pond
" ("It's only by courage and patience and grit"), a song on The Hard and the Easy
, which provides the name for that album but which does not appear on this DVD.
* Tracks marked with an asterisk not available on the audio CD.
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/CD set released by the band Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
on November 14, 2006. It contains video of the live performance from a concert at the Empire Theatre in Belleville, Ontario
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
along with music videos for the songs "Captain Kidd", "When I Am King", "Lukey", and "Shines Right Through Me". The live performance was recorded during their The Hard and the Easy
The Hard and the Easy
The Hard and The Easy is an album by Great Big Sea. It was released on October 11, 2005 in Canada and October 25, 2005 in the US. It reached gold status by October 25, 2005....
tour.
The name of the album comes from a line in the song "Tickle Cove Pond
Tickle Cove Pond
Tickle Cove Pond was written by Mark Walker , a fisherman and song-writer who lived in Tickle Cove, Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada during the late 19th century. This song is prized locally for the beauty and wit of the lyrics, which turn a mundane event into an act of heroism...
" ("It's only by courage and patience and grit"), a song on The Hard and the Easy
The Hard and the Easy
The Hard and The Easy is an album by Great Big Sea. It was released on October 11, 2005 in Canada and October 25, 2005 in the US. It reached gold status by October 25, 2005....
, which provides the name for that album but which does not appear on this DVD.
List of Tracks
- "Captain Kidd" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) – 2:56
- "Jack Hinks" (Traditional) – 4:08
- "Sweet Forget Me Not (Graceful and Charming)"(Bobby Newcome, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) – 3:24
- "Billy Peddle" – (Traditional) 4:34
- "Concerning Charlie Horse" (Omar Blondahl) – 3:40
- * "I’m A Rover" (Traditional) 3:32
- "A Boat Like Gideon Brown" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) – 3:20
- "The Mermaid" (Phil Hillier, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) – 3:59
- "The River Driver" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) – 3:20
- "Scolding Wife" (Traditional Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) – 3:59
- "Old PolinaOld PolinaOld Polina is a traditional Newfoundland folk song. It is most likely based on the ship Polynia, built in 1861, of the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company fleet. The Polynia was commanded by Captain William Guy from 1883 to 1891, when it was sunk by ice in Davis Strait...
" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) – 2:34 - "Shines Right Through Me" (Alan Doyle, Kalem Mahoney, Séan McCann) – 3:17
- "When I’m Up" (Ian Telfer, Alan Prosser, John Jones) – 4:19
- "The Night Pat Murphy DiedThe Night Paddy Murphy DiedThe Night Paddy Murphy Died is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It was written by Johnny Burke , a popular St. John's balladeer.The song has been recorded by numerous artists, including Ryan's Fancy on their 1973 album Newfoundland Drinking Songs, The Irish Brigade on their 1991 album Are You...
" (Alan Doyle) – 3:37 - "When I Am King" (Alan Doyle) – 2:48
- * "Danny BoyDanny Boy-Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine...
" (Traditional) 3:01 - * "Run Runaway" (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea) 3:30
- "General Taylor" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) – 3:33
- "Sea Of No Cares" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Chris Trapper) – 4:15
- "Helmet Head" (Bob Hallett) – 3:00
- "Consequence Free" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) – 3:23
- "Mari-Mac" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) – 3:25
- "Ordinary Day" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann) – 4:40
- "Excursion Around The BayExcursion Around the Bay"Excursion Around The Bay" is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It was written by Johnny Burke , a popular St. John's, Newfoundland balladeer....
" (Johnny Burke) – 2:41 - "Fortune Set" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) – 3:15
- * "Old Brown’s Daughter" (Traditional) 2:48
Personnel
- Eric Beausejour – Design
- Chris Butler – Photography
- Yves Dion – Editing
- Alan DoyleAlan DoyleAlan Thomas Doyle is a Canadian musician and actor, best known for his work as one of the lead singers of Celtic band Great Big Sea.-Life and career:...
– Guitar (Acoustic), Bouzouki, Guitar (Electric), Liner Notes - Murray FosterMurray FosterMurray Foster is a Canadian musician, playing the electric bass and stand-up bass. The first concert he went to was a Peter Frampton concert at age 12 with Jian Ghomeshi in 1978. He attended Thornlea Secondary School, where he formed Moxy Früvous...
– Bass, Vocals - Bob HallettBob HallettBob Hallett is a founding member of Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea and continues to play with them today.Hallett was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on May 23, 1968, making him the only native St. Johnsman in Great Big Sea. Born to a musical family, Hallett learned to play the...
– Fiddle, Liner Notes, Tin Whistle, Button Accordion, Tenor Banjo - François LamoureuxBrasse-CamaradeBrasse-Camarade was a francophone rock and blues group from Ontario, Canada during the 1990s. They were one of the most popular and successful musical groups in Franco-Ontarian history, scoring Top 40 hits in Quebec and Portugal and becoming in 1995 the first Franco-Ontarian group ever to reach #1...
– Liner Notes, Mixing - Pierre LamoureuxBrasse-CamaradeBrasse-Camarade was a francophone rock and blues group from Ontario, Canada during the 1990s. They were one of the most popular and successful musical groups in Franco-Ontarian history, scoring Top 40 hits in Quebec and Portugal and becoming in 1995 the first Franco-Ontarian group ever to reach #1...
– Director, Liner Notes - Kris MacFarlaneKris MacFarlaneKris MacFarlane is a Canadian freelance drummer. He is best known for his work as the touring and recording drummer for Canadian folk band Great Big Sea. In addition to playing the drums, MacFarlane is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He currently lives in Westville, Nova Scotia...
– Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Piano-Accordion - Andrew MacNaughtan – Photography
- Séan McCannSéan McCann (musician)Séan McCann "The Shantyman" is a singer and musician in the band Great Big Sea.-Early life:...
– Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Liner Notes, Bodhran, Shaker, Tin Whistle - John McCullagh – Scratching
- Denis Normandeau – Mixing