A Song for the Gracie M. Parker
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Description
Among the hundreds of shipwrecksin Prince Edward Island history,the loss of the coasting schooner GradeM. Parker is exceptional. It is one ofonly a few Island shipwrecks to haveinspired a song, a song, moreover, thatis still known and sung in the WestPrince region of the province. That theGracie M. Parker persists in our folkmemory has something to do with thenature of the song itself, but also, to thecircumstances surrounding the tragedythat inspired it.
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- Title
- A Song for the Gracie M. Parker
- Creator
- MacRae, Allan J.
- Subject
- Island Magazine, Prince Edward Island Museum
- Description
- Among the hundreds of shipwrecksin Prince Edward Island history,the loss of the coasting schooner GradeM. Parker is exceptional. It is one ofonly a few Island shipwrecks to haveinspired a song, a song, moreover, thatis still known and sung in the WestPrince region of the province. That theGracie M. Parker persists in our folkmemory has something to do with thenature of the song itself, but also, to thecircumstances surrounding the tragedythat inspired it.
- Publisher
- Prince Edward Island Museum
- Contributor
- Date
- 1996
- Type
- Document
- Format
- application/pdf
- Identifier
- vre:islemag-batch2-533
- Source
- 40
- Language
- en_US
- Relation
- Coverage
- Rights
- Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.