Mark Walker [1846-1924] Listings
Mark Walker [1846-1924] Listings
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Down By Jim Long's Stage (?) Fanny's Harbour Bawn Girls From Sweet Bay Nellie Neil, Me Little Kettle Star Of Logy Bay (V) The Antis Of Plate Cove (V) Tickle Cove Pond Biographical Notes Mark Walker was born in Tickle Cove, Bonavista Bay, NL. About two years after marrying Mary Downey of Coachman's Cove, he moved to Sweet Bay, Bonavista Bay in 1875. There he worked as a fisherman and boat builder, and was the first postmaster of Sweet Bay. Some of Mark Walker's relatives have asserted that he also wrote Star Of Logy Bay and that the song was originally called Love's Lamentations. It is believed Mark Walker wrote all of his songs before he moved to Boston in 1906. |
