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Lyr Req: Old Songs, Dutch Barn Saturday Nite

02 Jul 02 - 11:21 PM (#741131)
Subject: Old Songs, Dutch Barn Saturday Nite
From: DonMeixner

Hello all,

Saturday Nite someone from Canada sang a song about the Metis uprising and Louis Riel. A line similar to..."If we don't do this now we never will"... is in the song.

A beautiful song and an elegant chorus.

Of course I remember none of it. The author and latest recording were mentioned. Anyone catch the name of the song and the author?

Don


03 Jul 02 - 02:47 AM (#741202)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Songs, Dutch Barn Saturday Nite
From: katlaughing

refresh


03 Jul 02 - 08:44 AM (#741347)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Songs, Dutch Barn Saturday Nite
From: Charley Noble

The song you're looking for might be by Bill Gallaher © 1995, from his The Last Battle CD BGM 1002 or maybe one by James Keelahan.

Charley Noble


03 Jul 02 - 08:52 AM (#741351)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Songs, Dutch Barn Saturday Nite
From: kendall

I have it on a Gordon Bok cd. The line that grabs me is: ..into the coolies they ran to hide, their dreams were washed away, and their spirit died...it ties my innards into knots.


03 Jul 02 - 09:08 AM (#741362)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Songs, Dutch Barn Saturday Nite
From: Dahlin

It was written by Bill Gallaher and can be found on Bok's latest CD "Dear to Our Island"


05 Jul 02 - 09:15 AM (#742823)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Songs, Dutch Barn Saturday Nite
From: Jim Dixon

Mark Cohen posted the lyrics back in an old thread called BS: Wounded Knee Anniversary.