Disregard the above picture, the cd I'm selling is GERARD HAMILTON - NORTH BY NORTHEAST. Produced by The Fables Glenn Simmons with a band including Glenn Simmons, Rick Hollett, Paul Boomer Stamp, Byron Pardy, Jason Whelan, Kathy Phippard etc. The songs are: daniel's cove harbour, salty sea, i won't fall, primitive thunder, lazy tom, waves on the ocean, sara's song, badger drive, long long before your time, a mother's love, kiss the old woman.

 All inserts and compact disc are in very good condition, a few small light surface scratches on the disc which don't affect play. Check out my other items! FOR MORE NEWFOUNDLAND CD's. Be sure to add me to your favorites list! I combine postage on multiple wins to reduce the shipping cost and only charge the actual cost to ship. Winner pays postage which is $3.50 within Canada and to the US. To anywhere outside of Canada/US the shipping cost is $4.00 if I ship without the jewel case, if i ship with a CD-R jewel case then the airmail shipping cost is $6.00. Please ignore the automatic ebay invoice if you live outside of Canada/US until I can send a revised invoice with correct shipping cost. Depending upon the weight of the cd it's possible that to ship to the US I may have to use a cd-r case to keep the package weight under 100 grams, all inserts will be included of course. If you prefer I can further reduce the shipping cost on multiple wins by inserting the inserts and disc from one cd inside the jewel case of another, this way the discs won't get scratched or the inserts wrinkled.

Gerard Hamilton: From Boats to Ballads

The fishery and the old skippers made a man out of me—made a man out of a young boy ... Music will always be a part of what I’m about ...

I’m from the sea. 1 worked alongside the sea all my life. But I’m headed in another direction. “North by Northeast” is a direction on the compass, and now I’m coming from the sea into music.

- Gerard Hamilton

July, 1988

Gerard Hamilton steers his wooden trap skiff through the still waters of Petty Harbour. It is 3 a.m. He has been up since 2 a.m. Soon he will reach his berth on the fishing grounds. Gerard is alone in the skiff. Besides his fishing gear, he has food and a radio. At daybreak, with luck, the cod will strike. Then the work begins.

Gerard is a hand-line fisherman. He baits his hooks with caplin or squid. Hand-lining is tiring work. Gerard catches only one fish at a time. These days the cod are small, but the work is still hard. When the fishing is good, he doesn’t stop.

As Gerard waits for daylight he makes breakfast. While the kettle boils he sings softly to himself. The song is by one of his favourite singers, Don Williams: "You’re my bread when I’m hungry, you’re my shelter from troubled wind, you’re my anchor in life’s ocean, but most of all you’re my best friend ..."
His voice mingles with the distant chug of boats making their way to the fishing grounds.