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An iconic Atlantic Canadian folk musician (though he was actually from Ontario and only had relatives in Atlantic Canada, this is basically forgotten these days) whose brief, brilliant career began in 1976, produced a number of albums, and was then cut short by his tragic death in an airplane accident in 1983.

He left behind an enduring legacy for the Canadian music scene, and a number of his songs ("Barrett's Privateers", "Northwest Passage", "The Mary Ellen Carter") have become national standards. "Northwest Passage" has been cited by prime ministers and governors general as an unofficial national anthem of sorts, and was voted the fourth-best Canadian song of all time in a CBC radio poll.

There is an annual music festival held in his honour in Cape Breton.


Discography:[]

  • Fogarty's Cove (1976)
  • Turnaround (1978)
  • Between the Breaks ... Live! (1979)
  • Northwest Passage (1981)
  • For the Family (1983, the first of five posthumous collections)
  • From Fresh Water (1984, posthumous)
  • Home in Halifax (1993, posthumous)
  • Poetic Justice (1996, posthumous)
  • From Coffee House to Concert Hall (1999, posthumous)

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  We swore this year we'd keep things simple then did our usual spree.

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 Ontario, y'know, I've found the place I'd rather be;

Your scummy lakes and city of Toronto don't do a damn thing for me,

I'd rather live by the sea.

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  • War of 1812: "Billy Green" tells the story of the famous Billy Green the Scout who "helped defeat the Yank invaders". "MacDonnell on the Heights" tells of the Battle of Queenston Heights. "The Nancy" is about a skirmish between the crew of the titular ship and some American forces.