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CBC Newfoundland & Labrador Apr 27, 2025

Her dad wrote ‘Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s.’ Hear how the song shaped her family story
Jocelyn Kelland hadn’t been born when her dad, Otto Kelland, wrote the song that would change his family’s lives. But Jocelyn was thrilled to get the news that her father’s classic "Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s" is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Her dad wrote ‘Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s.’ Hear how the song shaped her family story

Jocelyn Kelland hadn’t been born when her dad, Otto Kelland, wrote the song that would change his family’s lives. But Jocelyn was thrilled to get the news that her father’s classic "Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s" is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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CBC Newfoundland & Labrador Apr 22, 2025

From the archives: songwriter Otto Kelland tells the story of ‘Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s’
A Newfoundland classic is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Otto Kelland’s ‘Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s’. The induction will take place at the East Coast Music Gala in St. John’s on May 8th. We dug into the CBC archives for this interview with the songwriter himse...
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https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6731668?cmp=rss

From the archives: songwriter Otto Kelland tells the story of ‘Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s’

A Newfoundland classic is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Otto Kelland’s ‘Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s’. The induction will take place at the East Coast Music Gala in St. John’s on May 8th. We dug into the CBC archives for this interview with the songwriter himself. From 1995, here’s Otto Kelland with the story behind his beloved ballad.

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