Ron Hynes "Sonny Dream"

"Sonny's Dream is a folk song written by Newfoundlander Ron Hynes in 1976. The song was heard by Hamish Imlach while on a trip to Canada, who modified it somewhat and played it in folk-clubs in Britain. There it was heard by Christy Moore who recorded it and passed it on to other artists in Ireland.[3]

The song is tremendously popular in Atlantic Canada, and has been covered by many other artists, including Hayley Westenra, Stan Rogers, Valdy, Great Big Sea, Jean Redpath,Emmylou Harris and others.
It was named the 41st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio".
Exerpts taken from Wikipedia

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