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Old Polina Old Polina is a traditional Newfoundland folk song. It is most likely based on the ship ''Polynia'', built in 1861, of the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company fleet. The ''Polynia'' was commanded by Captain William Guy from 1883 to 1891, when it was sunk by ice in Davis Strait. This song is similar to another song called ''The Balaena,'' about another whaler. ==Background story== Every year, the whaling fleet would sail from Dundee, Scotland to Newfoundland, there to pick up men to hunt the whales. Since the first ships to make it to Newfoundland would be able to pick the most experienced men, it became a bit of a competition to see who could make it in the fastest time. The other ships named in the song, the ''Arctic,'' the ''Aurora,'' the ''Terra Nova,'' and the ''Husky,'' are all ships from the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company fleet. The ''Aurora'' was the ship that rescued the crew of the ''Polynia'' in 1891 when it sunk. Art Jackman, Mullins, and Fairweather were a couple of the captains of the ships at that time. There are records of a Captain Fairweather in command of the ''Balaena'' (mentioned in 1894 and 1896), an Alex Fairweather in command of the ''Terra Nova'' (1885-1893), and a J. Fairweather for the ''Aurora'' (1882-1886). This song has been published in a number of song books, including the 1955 edition of Gerald S. Doyle's ''Old-Time Songs and Poetry of Newfoundland,'' as well as Paul Mercer's ''Newfoundland Songs and Ballads in Print 1842-1974'' and Michael Taft's ''A Regional Discography of Newfoundland and Labrador 1904-1972'' both available from Memorial University.
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