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E. Annie Proulx
Wayne Bartlett is part of the new wave of writers from Newfoundland and the Canadian Maritimes depicting the vanishing outport world. His is a voice of raw and powerful authenticity.—author of The Shipping News
Overview
Wayne Bartlett lives in Quirpon, Newfoundland, Canada. He works as a welding instructor for displaced fishermen. Since 1988 he has independently written and recorded five albums of original songs. One of the most popular, "She's Gone, Boys, She's Gone" is about the close of the Newfoundland fishery, and was made into an hour-long program for Canadian national television. He remains fascinated by the oral history of the area, and has researched and recorded these...