[Tim Murphy]

Thanks so much for the Rogers, Colin. He has some serious fans here at the Sphere, Cathy, John, and me among them. I've never seen him before. How I'd love to hear the songs he should have written in the last thirty years...

And yes, Universal Soldier is a great song.

[Gail White]

Back when we were hosting frequent all-night drinking parties in New Orleans, we used to sing a number of anti-war songs, of which my favorite was called "The Willing Conscript". I've forgotten all the verses but this one:

There are a few things, sergeant,
You'll have to show me yet.
I haven't fully mastered
How to use the bayonet.
If he doesn't die the first time,
Do I stick him several more?
I hope you will be patient,
For I've never killed before.

[Jesse Anger]

It is my great pleasure to introduce to you an amazing talent. JOE PUG from Chicago, was in his last year of creative writing courses at some back woods university, when he quit and recorded a few songs. I was still on stage after a show when the house music came on, a harmonica rang out like a shofar
and I thought, is this a Dylan tune I don't know? Anyhow I continued to pack up my guitar and and wind my cables and Joe Pug kept on singin' and then this phrase drilled in and stopped me cold "I've come to trade the harvest for the seed" Anyways I befriended him on face book and he turns out to be a real nice guy. But I will leave you to it. Here is one called "Bury me far from my uniform" and let no one say that our generation has no bards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPDXGfk1Fb0

more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvo1F...eature=related

And more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZcub...eature=related

Best

Jesse.

[Wintaka]

Thanks so much for the Rogers, Colin. He has some serious fans here at the Sphere, Cathy, John, and me among them. I've never seen him before.

You're welcome, Tim. Stan was a big guy. FWIW, the young, longhaired blond guy on his left is his brother, Garnet, who played violin for Stan and was the subject of Ian Robb's song "Garnet's Homemade Beer". My Facebook friends will be relieved that I won't be retelling my allegedly embellished story of meeting Stan.

Thanks for bringing Joe Pug to my attention, Jesse. I'll check him out.

-o-

[Jesse Anger]

Wintaka

Just wanted to say as a fellow Canadian that I cannot listen to Stan Rogers sing without getting misty eyed. Was that link you posted from "the one warm line " documentary? If you haven't seen it check it out.

From Montreal

Jesse

[Wintaka]

Just wanted to say as a fellow Canadian that I cannot listen to Stan Rogers sing without getting misty eyed. Was that link you posted from "the one warm line" documentary?

Yes, Jesse, it is from "One Warm Line". I've always loved the part where there are Newfoundland fishermen speaking English with English subtitles.

From Montreal

My favourite city!

Best regards,

Colin (from Winnipeg)

[Tim Murphy]

It Was A' For Our Rightfu' King

It was a' for our rightfu' king
That we left fair Scotland's strand;
It was a' for our rightfu' king
We e'er saw Irish land, my dear,
We e'er saw Irish land.

Now a' is done that men can do,
And a' is done in vain!
My love, and native land, fareweel,
For I maun cross the main, my dear,
For I maun cross the main.

He turn'd him right and round about,
Upon the Irish shore,
He gave his bridle-reins a shake,
With, Adieu for evermore, my dear,
And adieu for evermore.

The soldier frae the war returns,
And the merchant frae the main.
But I hae parted frae my love,
Never to meet again, my dear,
Never to meet again.

When day is gone and night is come,
And a' folk bound to sleep,
I think on him that's far awa
The lee-lang night, and weep, my dear,
The lee-lang night, and weep.

Happy Burns Day, everyone.