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GEST Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador:
http://www.gestsongs.com/36/cain.htm
Variant of Pat and Joe Byrne's 1983 lament for Labrador, rearranged and recorded in 1992 by Labrador Black Spruce, and originally recorded as The Land God Gave To Cain by Pat and Joe Byrne from Great Paradise with Baxter Wareham from Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay, NL, on their 1983 Towards The Sunset LP 33-1/3 rpm, trk#12, Pigeon Inlet, St John's NL, recorded at Echo Music and Recording Ltd, and re-issued on CD in 2003.
This variant was rearranged and recorded by Labrador Black Spruce on their 1992 Love Of The Land Cassette, trk#2, distributed by Black Spruce Music, Labrador City, NL, recorded at CBC Radio and produced by Glen Tilley.