Mark Walker (songwriter)
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Mark Walker (1846-1924) was a fisherman and songwriter from Tickle Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador.
He is best remembered for writing the song "Tickle Cove Pond".
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Mark Walker was born in Tickle Cove , Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1846. He maried Mary Downey of Coachman's Cove, on August 30, 1873, and moved to Sweet Bay, Bonavista Bay around 1875. There he worked as a fisherman, boat builder, and became the first postmaster of Sweet Bay.
Some of the songs written by Mark Walker include...
Tickle Cove Pond, The Antis of Plate Cove, Fanny's Harbour Bawn, Girls From Sweet Bay, Nellie Neil, My Little Kettle, Down By Jim Long's Stage, Star of Logy Bay *
- It has been revealed by some of his relatives that the Star of Logy Bay was written by Mark walker and given the originl title of "Love's Lamentations".It was later changed to Star of Logy Bay, because it was the hook in the song, the repeated last line in each verse.
It is believed Mark Walker wrote all of his song before he moved to Boston in 1906.
