Douglas Connors - The Dungarvon Whooper

Before the song the singer can be heard telling a story about earlier in the day. A young man asked him where Debec was and the singer replied that it was up in Carleton (?) county where we live on potatoes and fiddleheads. Another song about the Dungarvon Whooper appears in the Manny collection as (024-11). This song is about the whooping soul of a murdered lumbercamp cook that was believed to haunt along the Dungarvon river. The song ends with an exorcism that allows the tortured soul to rest and a proclamation that the region has been peaceful ever since. This song appears elsewhere in the Manny collection as (121-09) and (124-21). Other songs about the Dungarvon Whooper appear at (024-11) and (102-03). 071-08 Conners, Douglas (Connors?) 1966  This song is sung with guitar accompaniment. This song appears in Louise Manny and James Reginald Wilson eds. Songs of Miramichi  Brunswick Press Fredericton, N.B. pg. 78. [[Category:C]]