Here are a few episode descriptions for the Ryan's Fancy television series on the CBC. They are listed in chronological order as it is known but the list is far from complete. Episode titles are given when they are known. All dates and descriptions were provided by CBC St. John's. It Should be noted that all episodes were originally broadcast as part of the "Canadian Express" series unless otherwise noted.
April 30 1974
Ryan's Fancy play various Newfoundland songs with their special guest Maurice Hogan from Flatrock.
June 15, 1976
Ryan's Fancy on board the Norma & Gladys - various footage of Ryan's Fancy band who sing various songs of the sea in Newfoundland with interviews with people who sailed on the Norma and Gladys.
March 11, 1977
Ryan's Fancy show with special guest Ike Rich w' and Horace Goudie who were trappers in Labrador. The Ryan's Fancy crew are in a home in Labrador where Josie Penny performs for them, Sam and Bertha, who are from Nain, sing An Inuit Lament in their native tongue. Mrs Goudie, Horace's mother, tells how it was years ago.
March 18, 1977
Ryan's Fancy Show where the crew visits the community of Branch, St. Mary's Bay in Newfoundland with special guest, 85 year old Michael Nash, and Gerald Campbell who plays the mouth organ. Denis sings Let Me Fish Off Cape St Mary's.
March 27, 1977
Ryan's Fancy Show who travel to Cape Breton Island in the Vale of Margaree with special guest Frances MacDonald who is a Scottish Piper and was a member of the Black Wash Regiment. The crew visits Frances and his family
June 15, 1977?
Variety show hosted by Ryan's Fancy who visit Bell Island. Special guest is Harry Hibbs of Bell Island. Other guests are Paul Hann in Edmonton, Confidential Exchange in Winnipeg, Tom Kines in the Ottawa Valley and Jean Guy Moreau in Montreal.
June 30, 1977 ?
Heritage - "Cape Shore Irish Parts 1 and 2" Ryan's Fancy visit the Cape shore in Newfoundland, an area of Irish communities that has maintained their culture from generation to generation. They visit Branch, Cusslet, St. Brides, Gooseberry Cove and Patrick's Cove. Interview with Father Charlie Kelly, parish priest of St Brides.
June 15, 1978
Ryan's Fancy with a special show visiting a maximum security penitentiary in Dorchester, New Brunswick. Frank Pie a resident at the prison who plays the fiddle and Banjo, writes songs. Interview with Hank Sheehan, Director of Dorchester Penitentiary.
June 15, 1978
With special guest Rufus Guinchard, a fiddler who is 79 years old and is still performing.
June 5, 1979
Ryan's Fancy visit several french communities across the country. In Newfoundland they go to the Port Au Port Peninsula and talk with their special guest Emile Benoit. Other guests include Cabrriell in Alberta, Mona Goutier in Manitoba and the Evangeline Dancers in PEI.
May 16, 1980
Songs of the Islands Ryan's Fancy visit four Canadian Islands & singers & songwriters living there. They visit with Valdy on Vancouver Island, John Martin & his group Blue Herring on Prince Edward Island, Ron Hynes in Newfoundland and Kenzie McNeill on Cape Breton Island.
May,23, 1980
Contemporary Newfoundland Music Ryan's Fancy Show with special guests the Wonderful Grand Band or WGB, Bobby Lambert and Laverne Squires. Segments of the show were taped on the beach at Logy Bay. Interview with Sandy Morris about the formation of the Wonderful Grand Band.
Dates Unknown
Ryan's Fancy Show where the crew travels to Charlotte County in New Brunswick. Special guest is Bill Marshall, who is a naturalist, war veteran, amateur geologist, trapper and woodsmen.
Ryan's Fancy show with special guest Mac Masters of Arnolds Cove in Placentia Bay. Mac Masters is an old timer who once sailed on the sea in the times of Wooden Ships and Iron Men.
Ryan's Fancy show where the crew travels to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with their special guest Mike McDougal who is a fiddler, along with a fishermen in Ingonish, and the Town and Country Dancers of Sydney.
Ryan's Fancy Show with their special theme Songs of the Land. The crew visits Prince Edward Island with special guests Tommy Banks who is a farmer, Merk McCarden playing piano, George Budgell who is a fiddler and auctioneer.
Ryan's Fancy Show with their theme war songs and their guests are men from Halifax, who have lived through and experienced first hand the war life.
Ryan's Fancy Show with the special theme of Pioneers where they go visit Hans and Susan Fuzzbur in Mud Lake, Labrador
Ryan's Fancy Show who perform for the children at Mount Cashel Orphanage for the opening of the show with a special theme of young people and their music
Titles Here's a list of titles or subjects for which no summaries were available or which have not been matched to their appropriate program.
Codroy Valley
Minnie White
St. Lawrence
Times
Bonavista Line
Bay D'Espoir - Rum Running
Acadians
Labrador Song
Allister McGillivary - Harbour Breton
Songs of the Valley
French element
Atlantic Canada
Ingonish
St. Stephens logging
Songs of the Sea
Loyalists
Lee Creemo
Otto Kelland
PEI Farming
Change Islands
Branch Immigration
Childrens Winter
Historic Cities with Mayor Dorothy Wyatt
Best of Ryans Fancy
Family Music
Rising Tide Theatre
Songs of the North Woods
Dermot O'reilly
Denis Ryan
Fergus O'Byrne