The Once's self-titled, independently-released debut was produced by Mark Neary and recorded by Don Ellis at Fat Track Studios in St. John's. It consists of twelve original arrangements of traditional and contemporary material.
1 Sail Away To The Sea
2 Nell's Song
3 Maid On The Shore
4 Coming Back To You
5 What Will You Be Building
6 Marguerite
7 Is The Big Man Within/Hound's/Gerald Thomas' Burnt Potato
8 Three Fishers
9 Willie Taylor
10 The Deserter
11 The Briar and The Rose
12 Anthem
Track 1 written Dave Cousins (SGO Music Publishing); Track 2 lyrics by Al Pittman (courtesy of the Estate of Al Pittman), composed by Phil Churchill, Nell's Waltz composed by Andrew Dale; Track 5 written by Amelia Curran (courtesy of Amelia Curran); Track 6 written by Scott Richardson (courtesy of Scott Richardson); Gerald Thomas' Burnt Potato tune written by Emile Benoit; Track 11 written by Tom Waits (Jalma Music); Tracks 4 and 12 written by Leonard Cohen (Leonard Cohen Stranger Music)The album is currently available for purchase at Fred's Records and O'Brien's Music Store in St. John's, online at
Mixing was done by Laurence Currie at Sunnyside Studios in Toronto; mastering by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering in Toronto.