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A Brief Canadian History three songs

by G.S. MacLeod

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Dawson City- The Gold Rush 04:31
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Dawson City- The Gold Rush music and lyrics G.S. MacLeod 1898 The real gold of the Klondike Was in entertainment Because the stakes were already claimed So bring your pans and horses And set up your miner’s tents There is no gold for you in Dawson Just money to be spent CHORUS ‘Cause even an angel Couldn’t be good in Dawson Midnight sun on the Yukon Got ‘em through the crossing Montreal Marie Snake Hips Lilly And Klondike Kate Would help pass a lonely miner’s day 1899 The stampede for gold is over And 8000 leave But a town is born So bring your pans and horses And set up your miner’s tents There is no gold for you in Dawson Just money to be spent CHORUS
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION The Dirty Thirties 02:00
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION (The Dirty Thirties) word and music by G.S. MacLeod Union folk come along And sing those union songs Unions be strong Our time is not long The dirty 30’ were the great depression years We road the rails in search of work Our destinies unclear Arrested for vagrancy with no clemency CHORUS Dust and debt destroy our prairie long And do nothing politicians carry on While we can’t make our loans And the banks foreclose CHORUS R.B. Bennet is afraid of Western Socialists Woodsworth and Douglas are no communists Communist, Socialist who cares All we want are jobs and health care CHORUS
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Les Patriotes 03:12
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Les Patriotes - paroles et musique par G.S. MacLeod Cent quarante prisonniers Sont déportés 1839 Les Patriotes en exile C’est un temp de colère Sur un bateau de prisonniers Je pense à mes camarades morts Par les fusils anglais Et nous sommes deux peuples Sans pays Et si tu vois mon pays Mon pays malheureux Cent quarante prisonniers Sont déportés 1839 Les Patriotes en exile Et nous sommes deux peuples Sans pays Et si tu vois mon pays Mon pays malheureux X3

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A Brief Canadian History

I have created A Brief Canadian History because I like to tell stories with music and images. In my songs I have created vignettes about individuals, groups, and events that hold a significant yet often obscured place in our Indigenous and Canadian history.

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released June 30, 2020

G.S. MacLeod - Vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica
Jonathan Moorman - Fiddle, bazouki
Jamie Hebert - Drums, bass, percussion
Kat Brown - Vocals
Christina Sciascia - Vocals

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G.S. MacLeod Montreal, Québec

G. S. MacLeod is a descendent of Hiberno-Norse immigrants, he grew up in Montreal's multicultural community where he was exposed to blues, rock, jazz, folk, Celtic, punk and world music. MacLeod has written skillfully woven a lyrical tapestry in French and English to create an original Canadian storytelling voice from the pedigrees of ‘Rambling’ Jack Elliot, Gordon Downie and Daniel Lanois. ... more

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