All posts tagged “Canadiana

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The Four String Polka

Here’s another Canadian old time gem, featuring two of our great fiddlers, Graham and Eleanor Townsend.. I’m amazed at how much fantastic music we have immediate access to these days…

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Saturday Night up the Gatineau

I came across a remarkable video this evening, shared by doghousedonnie It features some home movie footage of a Saturday night wedding celebration at Keon’s Hotel in Chapeau Quebec and a live recording of the wonderful Mac Beattie and his Ottawa Valley Melodiers performing Saturday… Read More

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Stompin’ Tom RIP

As I grew up I somehow or other absorbed the lyrics to many Stompin Tom tunes. I don’t know where I heard them. They never played his music on the radio. The songs were just always there. You just had to reach out and grab… Read More

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The Wild Goose

The late Wade Hemsworth wrote some of the best songs that ever came out of this country, yet most people I know have never heard of him. I think it’s time to celebrate a few of those tunes here on 27th Street. Here’s the Wild… Read More