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John Tod

from A Ripple in Time by Tiller's Folly

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JOHN TOD

Late last evening I had a dream
I met John Tod on the Oak Bay Road
The weathered old ghost of a Hudson's Bay Trader
With lop-sided grin and old tattered cloths

He'd left his home on the Vale of Leven
Left Stornawa' on the Edward & Ann
He crossed the great ocean in 1811
Through Hudson's Bay and to Rupert's Land

I tried to imagine the span of a lifetime
As riddled with peril or molded by change
He could recall with childlike amusement
The youthful adventures of his former days

But where are ye now, ye Hudson's Bay Brothers?
And where are ye now, my comrades of old?
W' James Murray Yale or Edward Ermatinger
We lived with the Cayuse & Carriers bold

He told how they fought the valiant Nor'Westers
Along the Saskatchewan, long, long ago
And came to this place called "New Caledonia"
A land of promise and riches untold

It's hard imagine the span of a lifetime
As riddled with peril or molded by change
Yet he would recall in fondest reflection
The youthful adventures of his former days

And as my dream ends, I turned to look back
And see the procession advance down the road
Twenty-eight carriages all draped in black
As the world bids adieu to old John Tod

It's hard imagine the span of a lifetime
As riddled with peril or molded by change
Yet he would recall in fondest reflection
The youthful adventures of his former days

credits

from A Ripple in Time, released June 1, 2002
Bruce Coughlan – vocals, guitar, wood flute & whistles
Laurence Knight – bass, vocals
Nolan Murray – fiddle, mandolin, 5-string banjo
Michael Santshyn– fiddle, mandolin & vocals
Robbie Steininger – electric slide guitar, mandolin & dobro
Phil Robertson – drums
Ian Cameron – fiddle, mandolin & guitar
Chris Stevens – 5-string banjo
Gord Maxwell – vocals
Jack Duncan – percussion
John Ellis – shakers & guitar
All songs composed by Bruce Coughlan (SOCAN) except; Heel & Toe (trad arranged by Nolan Murray & Bruce Coughlan, Muddy Frogwater & An Dram Buidheach – by Nolan Murray (ASCAP)
Produced by Laurence Knight

Engineered by John Ellis & Eric Reed
Pre-production by Ian Cameron
Recorded at Magic Lab Recorders, Surrey, BC
The Factory, Vancouver, BC and Red Stripe Studios, Burnaby, BC
Tracked at NAL Studios, North Vancouver, BC
Mastered by Jamie Sitar at Suitesound, Vancouver, BC

Graphics by Bruce Coughlan

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada’s private radio broadcasters.

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Pacific Canadian-based recording & performing artist, Bruce Coughlan has spent decades making Acoustic Roots Music Music of all descriptions. An expressive singer and rock-solid guitarist, Bruce is driven by one guiding principle: It's all about the Song. ... more

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