| Acadian Legends, Folktales, and Songs from Prince Edward Island |
| Georges Arsenault Translated by Sally Ross |
Island historian and folklorist Georges Arsenault
has been collecting songs and stories since the
1970s: words gathered by lamplight in the early
part of the 20th century, when the local men and
women would pass on what they had learned from
elders long gone. This collection includes eight
stories, thirteen legends, and twenty-three songs
with lyrics and musical notation.
Originally published as Contes, legendes et
chansons de l'île-du-Prince-édouard, this English
translation by Sally Ross includes footnotes and a
bibliography, as well as photos of his twenty-three
informants.
has been collecting songs and stories since the
1970s: words gathered by lamplight in the early
part of the 20th century, when the local men and
women would pass on what they had learned from
elders long gone. This collection includes eight
stories, thirteen legends, and twenty-three songs
with lyrics and musical notation.
Originally published as Contes, legendes et
chansons de l'île-du-Prince-édouard, this English
translation by Sally Ross includes footnotes and a
bibliography, as well as photos of his twenty-three
informants.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXCERPT |
| "This book is a journey into the oral traditions of the Acadians on Prince Edward Island. I invite you to follow me on my voyage of discovery of the authentic singers and storytellers I met during the 1970s and 1980s. You might be surprised to learn, as I was, that the treasurers of our Island heritage hidden in their memories were waiting to be rediscovered, even as they were gradually slipping deeper and deeper into oblivion. I will introduce you to some of the many Acadian men and women who welcomed me so warmly into their homes and who were willing to dust off the treasure chests of memory and share their wealth of legends, folktales, songs, and other gems from the past." - Georges Arsenault |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
CHAPTER 3 - THE FOLKSONG TRADITION IN THE CHAISSON FAMILY Maggie Chiasson (1890-1987): Beautiful Francoise The Drunkard Oh! Come See, My Ladies Sleep, Sleep, Sleep Alyre Chaisson (1911-1993): Seven Long Years Christopher I Married on the Twenty-fifth of September Marie-Anne Gallant (b. 1915: Seven Years at Sea The Hermit On the Leeward Side Denise Allaine (1909-1997): One Beautiful Sunday Night By the Clear Spring James Chaisson (b. 1936): Wolf Island Notes CHAPTER 4 - SONGS COMPOSED ON THE ISLAND Firmin Gallant Jerome Paneau's Dog Marie Caisie The Big Sow On Halloween And You Hear Me Well Elizee and Tosie The New Factory The Calumets Notes Bibliography |
Foreword by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives Preface Map of Prince Edward Island CHAPTER 1 - FOLKTALES Lazarette Gaudet (1909-1992): Pierre and Jules The Riddles Delia Perry (1899-1967): The Great Soothsayer Leah Gallant (1899-1984): The White Cat Emily Blacquiere (b. 1917): Mrs. Blackbird Delphine Arsenault (1912-1983): Eel Fishing The Lantern That Was Still Lit Stanley Arsenault (1915-1991): Old Jos Cormier CHAPTER 2 - LEGENDS Nellie Luttrell (1909-1993): The Haunted House A Vision Old Dollar Emmanuel Gaudet (1910-1989): The Rooster Old Dollar Turns into an Animal Hidden Treasurers at North Cape A Treasure Found in Frog Pond Benoit DesRoches (1904-1989): Old Xavier's Treasure Clothilde Arsenault (1896-1985): Old Mrs. Foster, Maple Syrup Rita Perry (b. 1920): The Beautiful Woman is Punished A Cure for Asthma Ozelie Boisvert (1913-2002): The Tall Woman Dressed in White |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Georges Arsenault Georges Arsenault's ground-breaking work in Acadian history and folklore is well-respected throughout Atlantic Canada. Winner of the Champlain and France-Acadie prizes, his landmark book Les Acadiens de I'lle, 1720-1980, also received a certificate of merit in regional history from the Canadian Historical Society. This book (The Acadians of Prince Edward Island, 1720-1980) was later translated into English by Sally Ross. Georges has authored several other books in French about Prince Edward Island Acadians, and recently compiled two CD's, Refrains et melodies de I'lle-du-Prince-Edward, a collection of Acadian folksongs and music from Prince Edward Island, and Dans un an et un jour, a selection of Island folktales. Sally Ross Sally Ross, a writer and translator from Nova Scotia, is the author of Les ecoles acadiennes en Nouvelle Ecosse, 1758-2000, and the co-author of the prize-winning book, The Acadians of Nova Scotia. |
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