Dawson City- The Gold Rush

from A Brief Canadian History three songs by G.S. MacLeod

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Produced by G.S. MacLeod
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jamie Hébert

Gold was discovered in 1896 in the creeks of a native fishing camp at the junction of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers and this caused what was known as the Klondike Gold Rush. Termed the “Paris of the North” Dawson City was the largest city west of Winnipeg, 40,000 at its peak with telephone service, running water and steam heat. Elaborate hotels, theatres and dance halls were erected, and Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated $25,000 for a public library in 1903. The town was staked out by Joe Ladue and named after George M. Dawson, Director of the Geological Survey of Canada, who explored the region in 1887. In 1899 the Gold Rush was over and 8000 people left Dawson that summer. By 1902 the city only numbered 5000 and Dawson officially became an incorporated city.

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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

credits

from A Brief Canadian History three songs, track released June 2, 2020
G.S. MacLeod: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
Jonathan Moorman: Fiddle, bouzouki
Jamie Hébert: Bass & percussion loops.
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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