Pick up any of James Keelaghans albums... as far as I'm concerned, he's the contemporary who's doing historical stuff BEST these days...

Especially look for...
Hillcrest Mine... about Canada's worst ever mining disaster
Fires of Calais... The Allied evacuation of same...
Boom Gone To Bust... a labour movement song, tied into the On To Ottawa march
Rebecca's Lament... a wonderful look at the woman who loved Tecumseh
Small Rebellion... about the Bienfait Massacre in 1931
cold Missouri Waters... about Wag Dodge and the Mann gulch fire, August, 1949
Kiri's Piano... Set against the backdrop of the paranoia of ww2... Internment camps.... for shame...
Captain Torres.. possibly James' Best Ever song...

So much for mentioning a few eh!

LOL!!

;-)