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Thread #112655 Message #2387133
Posted By: CupOfTea
11-Jul-08 - 11:16 PM
Thread Name: Songs That Mention Canadian Places
Subject: RE: Songs That Mention Canadian Places
Song for the Mira and other songs by the Cape Breton songwriter Allister MacGillivray for sheer love of place.
For just plain silly: "Mermaid of Ontario" by Shel Silverstein & Pat Dailey A favorite around Lake Erie - has been recorded by Lee Murdock - whose exploration of Great Lakes songs isn't limited to the American Side - many of his (serious) songs have Canadian context and place names.
Eileen McGann's Requiem only mentions "north Ontario" but her repertoire might be worth looking into- I've only got her on cassette & can't dig that out right now.
David Mallet's Ballad of St. Anne's Reel mentions Prince Edward Island