Singer-songwriter Allison Crowe, originally from BC but now living in Corner Brook, NL, recently reached out to let me know that she had recorded a new version of “The Water…
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Allison Crowe’s “The Water Witch”
Sunday, December 21st, 2014The Water Witch (Heroism of Pouch Cove Fisherman)
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012Hear a variant of this song performed by Corner Brook’s Allison Crowe (thanks for the reference to this site, Allison!): or by Pouch Cove native Patrick Moran: Anita Best has…
1875 Waterwitch
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012On November 29, 1875, the Waterwitch was heading for Cupids, NL. But in a blinding snowstorm, the ship struck rocks just north of Pouch Cove. The Newfoundland Express published the following letter from…