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We have temporarily taken our store offline in order to improve its accessibility and functionality. Please direct any inquiries regarding in-stock items for local purchase or mail order through any of the following channels:
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At O'Brien's Music you'll find the best selection of Newfoundland music and the instruments to make it!
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Newfoundland Music

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We live for this.
In 1939 when Roy O’Brien opened the doors of O’Brien’s Music at 278 Water Street in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland was still its own country.
Roy and his wife Nellie waved their national pride high, and made O’Brien’s one of the first retailers and promoters of Newfoundland and Irish music. Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949 and the store quickly became the biggest seller of accordions in the country. Roy and Nellie raised six children in their home above the store, which had become a magnet for music lovers.
“I really want to carry on the tradition of O’Brien’s Music and make it very much the same type of place that my grandfather started.”
- Dave Rowe -
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