Remembering Stan Rogers
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Remembering Stan Rogers: An East Coast Tribute is a tribute album
to Canadian
folk
singer-songwriter
Stan Rogers
, released in 1995 on EMI Music Canada. The album was recorded live over two nights of concert performances at Halifax
's Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
on April 23 and 24, 1995. In 1996 a second volume was released, An East Coast Tribute II, which featured fourteen more performances from this tribute concert.
An East Coast Tribute II
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
to Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Stan Rogers
Stan Rogers
Stanley Allison "Stan" Rogers was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter.Rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his finely crafted, traditional-sounding songs which were frequently inspired by Canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing...
, released in 1995 on EMI Music Canada. The album was recorded live over two nights of concert performances at Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
's Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
The Dalhousie Arts Centre, at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, contains a number of theatres, an art gallery, classrooms, and a sculpture garden. It is the premier performing arts venue in the Halifax area, and was opened officially in November, 1971.The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium is the...
on April 23 and 24, 1995. In 1996 a second volume was released, An East Coast Tribute II, which featured fourteen more performances from this tribute concert.
Track listing
An East Coast Tribute- The Irish DescendantsThe Irish DescendantsThe Irish Descendants are a folk group from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. All the members, born of Irish emitters, were workers in the Newfoundland fishing industry before forming the band in 1990 out of the remnants of two former Newfoundland bands – The Descendants...
, "The Mary Ellen CarterThe Mary Ellen CarterThe Mary Ellen Carter is a song written and recorded by Stan Rogers, intended as an inspirational hymn about triumphing over great odds. It tells the story of a heroic effort to salvage a sunken ship, the Mary Ellen Carter, by members of her former crew...
" - Rita & Mary Rankin, "Tiny Fish for Japan"
- Terry Kelly, "Fogarty's CoveFogarty's Cove- Track listing :#"Watching The Apples Grow"#"Forty-Five Years"#"Fogarty's Cove"#"Maid on the Shore"#"Barrett's Privateers"#"Fisherman's Wharf"#"Giant"#"Rawdon Hills"#"Plenty of Hornpipe"#"The Wreck of the Athens Queen"#"Make and Break Harbour"...
" - Ian McKinnonIan McKinnonIan Duncan McKinnon, QSO, JP, is a New Zealand educator and local politician, serving presently as Deputy Mayor on Wellington City Council.-Teacher administrator:Ian McKinnon, BCom, DipEd, began his teaching career at King's College, Auckland...
and Joey KitsonJoey KitsonJoey Kitson from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island is the three-time ECMA Award winning vocalist for Rawlins Cross. Kitson is currently starring in a production of "Stan Rogers - A Matter of Heart" a musical review of the legendary Stan Rogers at the Mackenzie Theatre in downtown Charlottetown...
, "You Can't Stay Here" - Evans & Doherty, "The Lock-Keeper"
- Debbie Adshade, "Harris and the Mare"
- Les Méchants MaquereauxLes Méchants MaquereauxLes Méchants Maquereaux are an Acadian musical group originating from New Brunswick. The band formed in 1992 with locals Johnny Comeau, Roland Gauvin, and Cayouche with Louisiana's Zachary Richard. In 1995, they won the East Coast Music Award for Acadian Recording Artist of the Year.-References:...
, "Acadian Saturday Night" - Lennie GallantLennie GallantLennie Gallant, CM is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music crosses into the folk, Celtic, rock and country music genres...
, "Make and Break Harbour" - John Allan CameronJohn Allan CameronJohn Allan Cameron, was a Canadian folk singer, "The Godfather of Celtic Music" in Canada. Noted for performing traditional music on his twelve string guitar, he released his first album in 1968. He released 10 albums during his lifetime and was featured on national television...
, "Guitar Instrumental" - Laura SmithLaura SmithLaura Smith is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1995 single "Shade of Your Love", one of the year's biggest hits on adult contemporary radio stations in Canada, and for her adaptation of the Scottish folk song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" which she entitled "My Bonny"...
, "Song of the Candle" - Matt MinglewoodMatt MinglewoodMatt Minglewood is a Canadian musician whose style can be described as a blend of country, blues, folk, roots and rock.-Career:...
, "Forty-Five Years" - Modabo, "Northwest PassageNorthwest Passage (song)"Northwest Passage" is one of the best-known songs by Canadian musician Stan Rogers. An a cappella song, it features Rogers alone singing the verses, with several guest vocalists harmonizing with him in the chorus...
" - Bruce GuthroBruce GuthroBruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career...
, "Stan's Tune"
An East Coast Tribute II
- Rita & Mary Rankin, "The Wreck of the Athens Queen"
- The Irish DescendantsThe Irish DescendantsThe Irish Descendants are a folk group from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. All the members, born of Irish emitters, were workers in the Newfoundland fishing industry before forming the band in 1990 out of the remnants of two former Newfoundland bands – The Descendants...
, "Sailor's Rest" - Terry Kelly, "The Bluenose"
- Ian McKinnonIan McKinnonIan Duncan McKinnon, QSO, JP, is a New Zealand educator and local politician, serving presently as Deputy Mayor on Wellington City Council.-Teacher administrator:Ian McKinnon, BCom, DipEd, began his teaching career at King's College, Auckland...
and Joey KitsonJoey KitsonJoey Kitson from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island is the three-time ECMA Award winning vocalist for Rawlins Cross. Kitson is currently starring in a production of "Stan Rogers - A Matter of Heart" a musical review of the legendary Stan Rogers at the Mackenzie Theatre in downtown Charlottetown...
, "The Jeannie C." - Evans & Doherty, "White Squall"
- Debbie Adshade, "Giant"
- Lennie GallantLennie GallantLennie Gallant, CM is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music crosses into the folk, Celtic, rock and country music genres...
, "Fisherman's Wharf" - McGinty, "Rolling Down to Old Maui"
- Sweet Absalon, "The Flowers of Bermuda"
- Laura SmithLaura SmithLaura Smith is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1995 single "Shade of Your Love", one of the year's biggest hits on adult contemporary radio stations in Canada, and for her adaptation of the Scottish folk song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" which she entitled "My Bonny"...
, "Delivery Delayed" - Matt MinglewoodMatt MinglewoodMatt Minglewood is a Canadian musician whose style can be described as a blend of country, blues, folk, roots and rock.-Career:...
, "Working Joe" - Modabo, "Oh No, Not I"
- Bruce GuthroBruce GuthroBruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career...
, "So Blue" - Cast, "Barrett's Privateers"