(THE)  NORTHERN  LIGHTS  OF  LABRADOR

Composed by Don Fulford;  Recorded by Cory & Trina
Time signature:  Written and usually performed in 6/8 (compound duple) time, as in the first
                           youTube Cory & Trina video below
 
                           Here, for simplicity, I've changed to 3/4 (simple waltz) time, easier for
                           beginners to play.  I plan to add the preferred 6/8 version later.

Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 3   (waltz time)
Beat symbol =  Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Either row:  Buttons 3 - 7*

Verse 1 (of 3)

 .5  |   :5     .5*  |  :3   "3  "3  |  :5*   .6*  |  :6    "5*  "5*  |  :5   .4   |  :3*  .4  |   .:3~ |
I've  travel-led     far  by  the  north-ern   star since the   day that     I  was    born, /

| ~:    "5    "5   |   :6   .6   |   :6   .7*   |  :6     .6*   |   :5*              
       From the     Ca - rib - bean to      New  Or  -   leans  /
                                                                 .5   |   :5*   .6   |   .6    .6*   .5*    |   .:5~ |
                                                                I've    been  in -  clined        to       roam; /

| ~:   "5   "5   |    .6    .6   .6   |   :6    "7*  "7*   |   .6   .6   .6*   |   :5*      
        And the    beau- ty  I've   seen and the     pla - ces I've    been  /
                                                              .5   |      :5*     .6   |   .6   .6*   .5*   |   .:5~ |
                                                               I      thought  I'd       see        no     more, /

| ~:   "5 "5 | :5   .5* |  :3     .3  |  :5*   .6* |   :6    "5* "5* |   :5    .4  |  :3* .4 | .:3~ | ~:
        Till  I   saw the lights that shine so   bright  in  the   skies of    Lab-ra - dor.   /


Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Key:  G

The music is in 6/8 (compound) time.

Singer:  Trina (Fulford) Crewe
Group:   Corey & Trina

​Posted by:  oldirishladdie
​From:  1981 TV special.

The composer, Don Fulford, is Trina's brother.
​
Sadly, Trina Crewe died, after a battle with cancer, on July 5th, 2007, in Calgary, Alberta.
Key:  A

Tempo:  ~175 bpm.

Singer:  Raymond Crooke

Accordion:  Gerald Freake

Posted by: ​raymondcrooke

Gerald, a retired teacher, founded the Fogo Island Accordion Group in the 1990s.
Key:  A

Tempo:  ~185 bpm

​Singer:  Maisie Wiseman

Accordion player:  Ed Sheppard

​Posted by:  maisie wiseman
Key:  G

Tempo: ~165 bpm

Singer:  Rose Sparkes 

Posted by:  Rod Sparkes
Key:  C
​
Tempo:  ~190 bpm

Singer:   Ed Legge

Posted by: Newfieman7765
​
Key:  C

Tempo:  ~185 bpm

Group: John Logan &
​             Ken Organ 

​Posted by:  Logan Organ
Key: D

Tempo:  ~170 bpm.

Group: Skipper Hots Band

Posted by: Norman Andrews

​From: Straitsview, NL.
Members:  Ford Blake , Ernest Hedderson , George Blake , Curtis Blake , Ernest Pilgrim , Shawn Manuel 
Key:  Db

Singer:  Audrey Gilliangham ?

​Posted by:  Audrey Gillingham

​
Key:   A

Group:  Derina Harvey Band

Singer:  Derina Harvey

​Posted by:  Derina Harvey Band
Key:   A

Tempo:  ~130 bpm

Singer:  Jean Hewson

Posted by:  Peter Bull

​Recorded in St. James Anglican Church, Battle Harbour, Labrador, July 6, 2015.
Key:  Ab
​
Tempo:  ~180 bpm

Singer:  Jamiee Thomas  

Posted by: Jamiee Thomas

Jamiee's performance at the Northern Lights Gala in Ottawa in February of 2014.  
BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS
​Lyrics:
(Source)
​I've travelled far by the northern star since the day that I was born,
From the Caribbean to New Orleans  I've been inclined to roam;
And the beauty I've seen and the places I've been  I thought I'd see no more,
Till I saw the lights that shine so bright in the skies of Labrador.

Those northern lights that shine so bright when the night is cold and clear,
The snow is bright from the pale moonlight and silence fills the air;
I cast my eyes to the sparkling skies and I can see once more,
Those northern lights that shine so bright in the skies of Labrador.

This place I've heard in every word is far away and cold,
But I have found in this beautiful town  a treasure as rich as gold;
Those dancing lights with their colors so bright each night as I look through my door
Those northern lights that shine so bright in the skies of Labrador.

Sometimes when I'm down, there's no one around to tell my troubles to,
I stroll outside and I gaze at the sky and I'm no longer blue;
The night is still as I drink up my fill as if I'd see no more,
Those northern lights that shine so bright in the skies of Labrador.
​
My time will come like everyone when I must say goodbye,
I'll feel so sad as I look out the plane as it soars through the sky;
And I'll think of the time when I can say that I'll return once more,
And see those lights that shine so bright in the skies of Labrador.
And see those lights that shine so bright in the skies of Labrador.
Background Links:
Click HERE for biographical info on Corey & Trina

Click HERE for a short youTube video of Labrador's northern lights, as captured by Rajash Massey in February of 2012.

There really is something magical about Newfoundland and Labrador. Click HERE for Labrador tourist travel information.