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1. CHRIS HENNESSY: Grandfather (Chris Hennessy)
‘Ballad Of a Sad Café’, BOOT RECORDS BOS-7188, 1978
Personel: Chris Hennessey: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Backup Vocals;
David McIsaac: Electric Guitar, Dobro, Violin, Mandolin, Acoustic
Guitar; J. P. Ellis: Piano, String Synthesizer; Al Feeney: Piano;
Len Brennan: Bass; George Brothers: Bass, Len McDonald: Steel Guitar;
Dave Hellyer: Harmonica; Gordie Thomas: Drums; John J. Alphonse: Drums.
Recorded by Audio Atlantic, Halifax. Produced & Arranged by: Chris Hennessy
Engineered by Pat Martin
2. REG BROWN with DRIFTWOOD & FRIENDS: Grandpa Taught Me Things That I Should Know (Reg Brown)
‘Boil Up Time’, cassette tape RB4C-1000, 1989
Personnel: Skip Abbott: Bass Guitar; Dave Drake: Steel Guitar; George
White: Fiddle & Harmony Vocals; Bugs Greene: Accordion,
Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar; Charlie Payne: Accordion, Glenn Simmons:
Lead Guitar, Reg Brown: Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica, Drum Programming,
Sound Effects, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals; Elaine White &
Charlie Mercer: Back-up Harmony.
Lyrics, Melodies, & Musical Arrangements: Reg Brown
Engineered., produced & mixed by Reg Brown & George White.
Recorded: Driftwood Studio, Corner Brook.
3. HOLY CROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR: Grandfather's Clock (Henry Clay Work)
'Merrily We Sing', . FANTASY SOUND FS23441, 1977
Recorded on location in St. John’s and manufactured by Fantasy Sound, Willowdale ON
4. A. FRANK WILLIS: I'm My Own Grandpa (Unidentified on record)
'Getting Myself Together', HARE records WRC 1-564, 1978
Rec: Nashville. Prod: Les Ladd, A. Frank Willis,
Eng: Danny Hilley, Skip Shimmin. Remix: Les Ladd.
Personnel: Lloyd Green, Pete Wade, Henry Strezlecki, Mike Leach, James
Capps, Charlie McCoy, Hargus “Pig” Robbins, Jerry Kroo & more.
5. A. FRANK WILLIS: Grandpa's Motorboat (A. Frank Willis)
'Getting Myself Together', HARE records WRC 1-564, circa 1978
Rec: Nashville. Prod: Les Ladd, A. Frank Willis, Eng: Danny Hilley,
Skip Shimmin. Remix: Les Ladd. Personnel: Lloyd Green, Pete Wade,
Henry Strezlecki, Mike Leach, James Capps, Charlie McCoy, Hargus “Pig”
Robbins, Jerry Kroo & more.
6. DICK GARDINER: How I Love My Grandpa (Cecil Fry)
'Labrador Love', cassette tape, Dick Gardiner Records, DG-1989, 1989
Musicians: Rick Watson – Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Piano &
Accordion; Harvey Reid: Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin and Dobro; Kent
Allyn: Bass & Electric Guitars; Ray Brunelle: Drums; Greg Spatz:
Fiddle; Rick Plant: Electric Guitar. Harmony Vocals: Diane Cannon,
Linda Schrade, Paulette Lavoie Dubois, Bob Cannon, and Rick Watson.
Lead Vocals: Dick Gardiner, Paulette Lavoie Dubois and Tom Richter on
‘Oak Island Song’.
Engineers: Rick Watson and Jeff Landrock. Project Co-ordinator: Rick Watson. Producer: Rick Watson.
Recorded and Mixed at FISHTRAK RECORDING STUDIO, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Special thanks to the Country Award Winning Band, Angel Train, for Diane Cannon and Rick Plant
7. DICK NOLAN: Grandfather’s Clock (Henry Clay Work)
‘Newfoundland Songbook, Vol. 1’: I Walk the Line - Truck Driving Man’
Unidisc. AGEK-2571, 2008
Originally released on vinyl LP, Arc A-543, circa 1961
8. THE BAY BOYS: Our Grandpa (Unidentifed, arr. by Fred & Les Northcotte)
'Down Home Favourites Vol. 2', BB-1986-2, circa 1986
Personnel: Fred Northcotte (button accordion, harmonica & jokes),
Les Northcotte (vocals, 12 string guitar), Walter Ostanek (piano
accordion), Ken Senko (guitar & banjo), Richard Ostanek (electric
bass), Dave Morellato &Peter Davidson (percussion), Murray McFadgen
(backup vocals), Maureen Howard (vocal), Graham Townsend (fiddle &
piano)
Recorded: Rainboy Studios, Niagara Falls, ON. Exec. Producer: Walter Ostenek
Engineer: Rick Jurgens & Wayne O'Brien. Arrangements: Fred & Les Northcotte
Album Mix: Rod Morrisson & Wayne O'Brien with Rick Jurgens
9. GRAMPA: My Newfie Boat (Drozdoski-St. Germain-McKee)
45 rpm single - Goodtime Records GTS-00, Date?
Possible Personnel: Frank St. Germain, Dave Martin, David V McKee, Stan Drozdoski, Reid Taylor
10. DICK NOLAN: The Pub With No Beer (Gordon Parsons)
'Lukey's Boat', ARC AS810, circa 1968
Direction: Ben Weatherby. Rec: Bay Studios, Toronto.
11. SCOTT ROWSELL and AQUARIUS: Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley)
'Draggerman', 1974, Audat 477-9062
Dave Hillier, Wayne Sturge, Mac Burry and Scott Rowsell
12. GORDON QUINTON: Grandfather's Clock (Henry Clay Work)
Guitar Songs, Quay CS 7933, 1979
Personnel: Gordon Quinton, John Lacey, Boyd Norman. Prod : Gordon Quinton.
Eng: Neil Bishop & Claude Caines. Rec: Clode Sound Studios, Stephenville
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