The Grand Time of 9:12.04, by Quidi Vidi Ceili Band

The Grand Time of 9:12.04

by Quidi Vidi Ceili Band

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	1.	Quidi Vidi Ceili Band - The Grand Time of 9:12.04 03:30		buy track
	2.	Up the Pond (Banks of Nfld), Garryowen 03:39		buy track

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It’s 1981 at the Annual St. John’s Regatta. The record time to beat is 9:13, set by the Outer Cove crew in 1901. Skipper Jim Ring of Quidi Vidi started training a crew in 1977 and in 1981, the Smith Stockley crew enters the race. When they cross the finish line in the new record time of 9:12.04, the crowd goes wild.
To commemorate the event, a song was written by Pat Casey and recorded by Skipper Jim Ring, son Randy and others in the group “The Quidi Vidi Ceili Band”. Side B features the signature Regatta tune “Up the Pond”.

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released January 1, 1982

Jim Ring, accordion,
Randy Ring, mandolin,
Paddy Power vocals,
Jimmy Linegar, guitar,
Marilyn Inch, tin whistle .
Song composed by Pat Casey

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Kelly Russell St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador

In 1979 I created "Pigeon Inlet Productions", a record label dedicated to production, promotion and distribution of recordings by NL folk artists who would likely never be recorded by the major labels. These records have not been available for a very long time and I felt it was time that some permanent record exists that these records exist - Kelly ... more

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