The cd I'm selling is Phyllis Morrissey - Woman of the Island. The compact disc is in excellent condition, all artwork is included. Check out my other items! FOR MORE 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.


Phyllis Morrissey has a sweet, sentimental voice, and her album Woman of the Island puts that voice to good use. The Newfoundland singer exhibits great feeling in this collection of story songs, most of which deal in some way with her homeland's lifestyle and culture.

The title track, written by Delores Hynes, is a tribute to the older generation of island women who are the bedrock of their communities despite the daily hardships they endure. Sharon Washington's "Sleep Well, Bonnie Boy" deals with Newfoundland's fishing crisis. "Ah! The Sea" by Ged Blackmore is, obviously, a tribute to the ocean.

"Kilkelly, Ireland" is a great Irish ballad by Peter Jones that brings to life a series of letters spanning decades, the only link for a family separated by the famine. "The Last of the Great Whales," written by Andy Barnes, is a sad and beautiful testament to a species nearing extinction.

There are 12 songs on Woman of the Island, and Morrissey handles each with grace and style. The liner notes provide a nice background on each track, (although lyrics would have been nice). Still, Morrissey's songs, her voice and the stories she tells are an enchanting way to pass some time.