The Wonderful Grand Band (album)

The Wonderful Grand Band
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedMay 1978
StudioClode Sound Studio, Stephenville, Newfoundland
GenreRock/Folk
Length35:57
LabelClode Sound CS 014
ProducerThe Wonderful Grand Band
The Wonderful Grand Band chronology
The Wonderful Grand Band
(1978)
Living in a Fog
(1981)

The Wonderful Grand Band is an eponymous debut album release by The Wonderful Grand Band. The album was inspired by music the band played during a six-part television mini-series on the CBC called The Root Seller. The songs on the album are a mix of traditional music and folk-rock. The album comprises music composed by Émile Benoît and songs written by Ron Hynes.[1] This album features some of Benoît's first recorded music, specifically "Emile's Dream" which later, in 1980, the album of the same name was released by Benoît featuring titles that also appear on The Wonderful Grand Band. The album also features the first and original version of the widely covered "Sonny's Dream" which also appears re-recorded on their second album, Living in a Fog. The album was only available on LP until 2010 when it was reissued for CD.[2]

  1. ^ "Wonderful Grand Band". Citizenfreak.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]