Songs of the Pacific Northwest

Details below	Get the Companion dual-CD Get it NOW! 40 musicians sing 37 songs from the P.J. Thomas BC Song Collection in a Tribute to the BC Bard
	ISBN-13: 978-0-88839-610-5 ISBN-10: 0-88839-610-4 8.5" x 11", sc, 208 pages 62 songs in the book music, lyrics, history 182 historical photos & illustrations Music transcription/notation by Shirley A. Cox
“Far from home, far from home, On Fraser River’s shore” So sang the miners at their sluice boxes at Emory’s Bar during the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858. British Columbians have always sung about their work, and their recreation, their politics, their living conditions — the good times and the bad. This unique collection of songs spanning a period of seventy-five years is a colourful documentary giving vivid glimpses into the social, economic, and political life of the province from the time of Captain Cook to the present. Founding and honorary life member of the Vancouver Folk Song Society, honorary president of the Canadian Folk Music Society, Phil Thomas sings, accompanies himself on a five-string banjo or guitar and has for thirty years taught and been concerned with the spread of awareness and enjoyment of folk music. Much of his teaching has been in the field of child art and he has taught in the Vancouver School of Art, at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
• Contents • Songs of the Pacific Northwest
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 6 Chapter 1 Pre-Colonial Times 1 The Bold Northwestman . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . 8 2 The Poor Armourer Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 12 3 Annexation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . 16 Chapter 2 Victoria, Vancouver Island 4 Chief Douglas’s Daughter . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 20 5 The Dredger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 26 6 Victoria Christmas Song . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 34 Chapter 3 The Fraser River and the Cariboo Gold Rushes 7 Far From Home . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . 36 8 The Young Man From Canada . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 40 9 Old Faro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 43 10 Bonnie Are the Hurdies, O! . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 45 11 Know Ye the Land? . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 48 12 The Skedaddler . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 50 Chapter 4 Towards Confederation 13 Cheer, Boys, Cheer for the Dominion Nation . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 52 14 Song of the “Dominion Boys” in B.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . 57 Chapter 5 Pioneering, Sod-busting and Settling In 15 Seattle Illahee I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. 60 16 Seattle Illahee II . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 62 17 Mary, Come Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 64 18 My Name ’Tis Vernon Fetterly . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . 68 19 The Old Go-Hungry Hash House .. . . . .. . . . . . . 70 20 Klondike! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . .. . 73 21 Hip-Hip-Hoorah for My Native Canada! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 76 22 Pembina River Homestead . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 79 23 Where the Great Peace River Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 82 24 The Banks of the Similkameen .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 86 25 Moose Hunter’s Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 88 26 Prohibition Song . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 92 27 Come All You Coal Miners . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 96 Chapter 6 Canada’s Army and Navy 28 D’Ye Ken Sam Hughes? . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 29 We Are, We Are, We Are Canadians . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 102 30 We Are Sam Hughes’s Army . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . 104 31 We Are the Boys of the Old Rainbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106	Chapter 7 Transportation by Land and Water 32 Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... . ..... 33 Teaming Up the Cariboo Road . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 34 The Wreck of the C.P. Yorke . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 115 35 Where the Fraser River Flows . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 118 36 If I Had a Plane Like Pattullo . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 123 37 The Truck Driver’s Song . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 127 38 The P.G.E. Song . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 130 39 The Minto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 134 40 The Fort Nelson Freighter’s Song 137 Chapter 8 Logging and Sawmilling 41 Way Up the Ucletaw . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 140 42 Buck’s Camp Down at Monroe .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 142 43 The Potlatch Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 145 44 The Grand Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 148 45 The Greenhorn Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 150 46 Haywire Outfit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 152 47 The Greenchain Song . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 154 Chapter 9 Mining: Prospecting, Coal and Hard Rock Mines 48 Way Up in the Monashee Range . . . . . . .. . . . .. 158 49 Are You From Bevan? . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 160 50 Bowser’s Seventy-Twa . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 166 51 Taku Miners . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 169 52 Hard Rock Miner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . 172 53 I’m Only a Broken-Down Mucker . . . . . . .. . . . . .175 Chapter 10 Fishing for Salmon and Halibut 54 The Doryman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 178 55 The Song of the Sockeye . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 184 56 Bank Trollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 186 57 The Pender Harbour Fisherman .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 188 58 Bring Back That Gill Net to Me .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 190 Chapter 11 Ranching Dairy and Cattle 59 The Young British Rancher . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 192 60 Tying a Knot in the Devil’s Tail . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 194 61 Sunset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 196 62 Hangin’ in the Barn . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 198 Appendix: Sources of Text, Tunes and Emendations . . . . .. . 200 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . 206 Index of Titles and First Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208108

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