Overview
Guitar, accordion, mandolin, tin whistle, violin, singer, storyteller, actor, writer, step dancer, and teacher of traditional Newfoundland set and square dances. [SingSong website]
Jim Payne is a Newfoundland folk singer, best known for performing and recording many of the traditional sea shanties of Newfoundland culture. He also composed the song “Wave Over Wave” with Janis Spence and founded the record label SingSong Inc. Payne was born in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. [Wikipedia]