HELLO FROM ED GUY AND MIKE OF THE SHARECROPPERS.We are celebrating 23 years a trio::: Guy Romaine on mandolin , guitar, harmony vocals, lead vocals…. Mike Madigan: BIG bass fiddle (bowed sometimes!),
guitar , fiddle, tin whistle, recorder , harmonica, lead vocals, harmony vocals, and …Ed Humber: contra bass fiddle, guitar, lead vocals, harmony vocals…………. We are a trio of singers, songwriters, musicians (& former teachers) from Pasadena, Newfoundland…….. Our first CD “NATURAL” included songs One Room School, The KYLE, Newfoundland Autumn, My Grandfather’s Fiddle, Mill Whistle, The Legionnaires, Lest We Forget, The Engineer’s Song, Freddie’s Tune, Twenty-Five Miners. These original songs have brought great response from Newfoundlanders and tourists from all around the world…. …….In 1992 we represented Newfoundland at an I.S.M.E. festival in Seoul, Korea and since then, have
entertained for national and international conferences, CRUISE SHIPS and COACH TOURS, while always remembering some of our best performances right here in Newfoundland in Parish and Legion Halls, Orange Lodges and schools….
…..Ed, Guy and Mike also performed “13″ shows in May of 1996 at the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE SEA in BRISTOL, England where we were invited to sing our second CD opener “This New Founde Lande” for the pre-Cabot 500 anniversary celebrations. We also
performed in BONAVISTA, Newfoundland, Canada on June 24th,1997(Discovery Day and 500th Anniversary of John Cabot’s Discovery) with the MATTHEW for Queen Elizabeth. Later that summer we entertained at the BRANDON Manitoba, CANADA SUMMER GAMES. At this event we sang many of our latest songs filled with culture, humour, folklore and tradition…..
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