I just heard an interview with Paul Mills on National Public Radio. They were talking about the Stan Rogers Revue currently playing in Montreal or Toronto(?). The interview featured cuts of his music and stories told by Paul Mills.

Hearing them talk reminded me of the day I learned of his death. I had only recently rediscovered folk music and was getting into it in a big way. And Stan Rogers was a big part of that rediscovery. I was busy learning everything he had recorded. It was an exciting time in my life.

Then, one day, the DJ at WRIU, who had been playing several of Stan's songs, announced that he was celebrating the first anniversary of Stan's death. I sat on my bed and cried without shame.

Even today I feel the grief. Some of his songs have touched me more deeply than any other singer's work. I have used his music is many different formats and venues and will always hold it close to my heart.