STAN ROGERS - Northwest Passage REACTION - Such a sad sad song - first time hearing

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STAN ROGERS - Northwest Passage REACTION
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[@charleswallner429]

This particular song has been called Canada's unofficial anthem

[@edwardmeade]

This is song is much more sophisticated than most people realize. It's not a song about history but about current events, at least current at the time. In the 1970s the cod fisheries collapsed and many fishermen lost their jobs in the Canadian Maritimes. To find work, many of them, including some of Stan Rogers relatives had to move to western Canada to find work in the Alberta oil fields or in the Vancouver area. Stan Rogers was a master at putting himself in the shoes of someone else. In this case it's a jobless Maritimer heading west to find work. And yes, the names he mentions, John Franklin, David Thompson, Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser, and Henry Kelsey were all real folks who opened up the Canadian West.

[@troutfisher7182]

His song the Idiot must be about that too.

[@edwardmeade]

@@troutfisher7182 Exactly. The trio of "Northwest Passage, The Idiot and Lies" make this my favorite album of his and I like all of his stuff.

[@wernerdebertin5849]

@@troutfisher7182As a Maritimer, I can not listen to “The Idiot” without tearing up. The decades old story of the east losing their greatest resource, people, to build the west to what it is now because they were fortunate to have such a valuable commodity, oil. Yet we are still looked on with derision.

[@niewissen9912]

You are correct. However it is also about history. Describing the first people looking for the trade route to the pacific ocean. Very first verse speaks of this. The northwest passage opened trade to the Asian continent and made getting to the pacific faster

[@hlawrencepowell]

Stan Rogers was one of the great Canadian singer/songwriters. This is a song recounting the search for the northwest passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic. Stan had many, many great songs. He died saving passengers from a burning airliner in the mid-1980s. |Explore him more and you will be amazed. There is a folk festival named in his honour in Canso, Nova Scotia. He was from Ontario but spent much of his time in Nova Scotia where I live. He's a legend.

[@desimonium]

Hamilton, Ontario represent! 😎

[@janiceeglover2830]

A brilliant historian

[@jeremysmith54565]

Aye StanFest now sadly late Bruce Guthro was one of those who'd regularly be part of it, had a like list of maybe about 6 people who appeared there every year and Bruce was one of them (fan of Runrig lol). Gutted Bruce is gone now :(

[@stuartwait]

To find Franklins hand reaching the Beaufort Sea… a reference to the Franklin expedition which was trying to find the Northwest passage but was lost

[@jgriffin282]

If you have ever flown across Canada and looked down to see the massive land it is of forest and rock dusted in snow you would understand this song. And marvel at the explorers who lived back then.

[@peterzimmer9140]

The ships from the Franklin expedition were only recently discovered after all this time.

[@hazelmaylebrun6243]

I almost fainted when I saw Stan Rogers' face on reaction video. You have made my Christmas. Stan was a gem, and not just talent-wise. He was an amazing man too and was taken too young. They say that Stan made it out of the plane when it landed and caught fire, but he heard others crying for help, and in those days, there were no emergency lights within, so people couldn't see through the smoke, so he turned back to try and save people... people said they saw a big big man just helping people get to the exit, but he never made it back out. There is a beautiful rabbit hole for you to go down. Northwest Passage is stunning, but you will also love The Field Behind the Plow, Lockkeeper, White Squall, Tiny Fish For Japan, Barrett's Privateers, The Mary Ellen Carter, The Idiot, and oh, the songs go on and on... there is a festival every summer down East... Stanfest... seriously... this man, his amazing writing and that golden voice... what would he be doing now if he had lived?

[@jeremysmith54565]

The crew who put Stanfest together, is largely I believe who put the Bruce Guthro memorial one together few hours after his funeral. Did a truly amazing job of it as well, considering it had only been about a week they'd had to arrange it! Yeah Bruce (who every year I think it was appeared at Stanfest) died on the 5th of this month, fan of Runrig myself who Bruce kept going for another 20 years.

[@Dimcle]

MacKenzie, Thompson, Fraser, were explorers who opened up western Canada.

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

A wonderful Stan Rogers song! But it does always amaze me that people brought up in the UK or Europe are unfamiliar with the Northwest Passage and its history. I doubt that the powers that be at the time would have funded explorers to discover northern Canada in the 1500s. They were trying to get to Asia and and all the wealth that the control of the spice trade would entail. Canada was merely a by-product of these attempts to find a shorter route to the riches that Asia promised. Of course, early explorers found many other valuable resources en route in the land that we now know as Canada. 🇨🇦 Here is a short doc about the hundreds of years of efforts spent to "find" the Northwest Passage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYq6gWmBqLt3jbM

[@jeffryheintz5738]

Stan's son Nathan is also very good, I'd recommend Land of the Living Skies, and Jewel of Paris.

[@DeusDevoid]

To call it sad…i don’t think so. It’s melancholic, for sure, but i feel more like it’s a song of awe and deep respect. It’s about exploring, and discovering for the first time in ease what so many before had to suffer and die to even have a hope to see. The part of the chorus, “to find the hand of Franklin reaching for the beaufort sea” is an homage to John Franklin, the Captain of the Terror of The Lost Expedition. There is a show about it that is incredibly well done.

[@lindamarshall3485]

I'd been looking for a song to introduce some Americans to Stan Rogers, and I decided this song was maybe not the right one. To Canadians, the search for the Northwest Passage is a foundational part of our story, but people from other countries don't even know about it, understandably. So many of Stan's songs are SO Canadian. Anyway, I sent them "Lock-Keeper", as it's a great introduction to his voice.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Thank you for reacting to Stan Rogers. Maybe try his song “The Mary Ellen Carter”. Thanks. Oh I see you did this song already. Thanks

[@adamdunbar8260]

Thanks Harri. I was raised on Stan Rogers as a kid. My parents always played him around the house. I got into punk and metal and played in the genre but never ever closed the door on any genre of music. Stan's voice is something instantly recognizable to Canadians. He's a national treasure. His brother Garnet, is an absolutely brilliant musician and singer/song writer. The story of the explorers and the search for the North West Passage is well documented. Stan had an understanding and love for this country that wasn't a jingoistic flag waving patriotism but a true love of the nation good and bad.

[@maruad7577]

For two other acapella Stan Rogers songs I would recommend "Barrette's Privateers" and "Rolling Down To Old Maui".

[@IMComputerSoloutions]

Here here!!!!! Agreed

[@jimbrentar]

if you've never heard his "Flowers Of Bermuda" you should. You'd love it. It'll make you cry.

[@georgefisher1995]

Stan’s songs ranged from chuckles of humor, (Barrettes Priveteers) to inspirational (The Mary-Ellen Carter), to gut grabbers (First Christmas Away From Home). His deep “story teller” voice is a beautiful ride.

[@janeroyce6568]

The second in command of the lost Franklin expedition and Captain of the Erebus was the grandson of Admiral Lord Gambier, who fought alongside Nelson, and was my ancestor. A fact that is of no interest to anyone but me!

[@DavidQuaile]

The narrator/voice of the song is driving west across the plains of Canada and through the Rocky Mountains to then follow the route sought by the early explorers (Mackenzie and Thompson) down the mighty Fraser River to the sea. He thinks also of the Arctic explorers specifically the Franklin Expedition which sought to find the Northwest Passage sea route to the Pacific and juxtaposes his journey west with theirs. Alexander Mackenzie and David Thompson both explorers who braved the uncharted Rocky mountains searching for the overland route from eastern Canada to the Pacific West Coast. Thompson was the first European to journey the length of the Columbia River to the Pacific in about 1811. Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast in today's British Columbia and carved on a rock "...from Canada by land 22nd July 1793."

[@andreraymond6860]

A biopic of Thompson's life would be so epic nobody would believe it. It is said that he (a cartographer for the Hudson's Bay company) charted almost hald of the waterways of Canada in his lifetime.

[@abchaplin]

I always thought that it was written from the point of view of a trucker.

[@createone100]

For many years I have attended the wonderful Winnipeg Folk Festival. At the closing on Sunday night, the main stage musicians ALWAYS play Stan Rogers’ ‘The Mary Ellen Carter’. Such a great song, and the entire audience (about 30,000 people) sings the song together. It is a beautiful yearly tribute to Stan. On a couple of occasions, Stan’s son, Nathan Rogers, has led the huge audience in singing the wonderful ‘The Mary Ellen Carter’. 🇨🇦🎶

[@whiskowinter2249]

Oh christ, I remember the last time I attended the Winnipeg Folk Fest back in 2013. Nathan Rogers, Stan's son, sang Northwest passage and my friends and I all stood up and placed our hands over our hearts. One of those friends of mine took her own life a few years ago. Everytime I hear this song, I am reminded of her.

[@createone100]

@@whiskowinter2249 I enjoyed your comment, and I am so very sorry about your friend. There is so much sorrow and despair in the world, and simple kindness is very hard to come by sometimes. I am helping my son who is in deep crisis. With a little support from everyday angels, he will ‘rise again’. Your friend is in the light and surely knowing great peace and love. 🙏🏻💖

[@j.b.9581]

@@whiskowinter2249 There are no words to express the sorrow for the loss of your friend. Remember the good, SING your heart out . . it helps.

[@TheAyeAye1]

Someone in a Canadian audience said, "My God. He wrote a new national anthem. "

[@georgem7965]

You really need to know some Canadian history to understand this song. For hundreds of years people tried to find a sea route around the north of Canada, the "Northwest Passage." Almost all failed due to the artic weather and ice. John Frankin was an English explorer who disappeared in the 1840s trying to find the route. The wrecks of his ships have only recently been found. The Beaufort Sea is the part of the Ardtic Ocean nort of Alaska that he was trying to reach. In one verse he sings of overland explorers shuch as MacKenzie and Fraser who explored the Canadian west and northwest. to reach the Pacific and the Arctic Ocean. Even though I am a Yank in Wyoming I really enjoy Stan Rogers' music and amm probably more familiar with Canadian history than most of my fellow countrymen. Maybe I was a Canadian in a previous life. For anyone who enjoys Stan Rogers try listening to Gordon Bok, a New Englan singer who does a lot of similar stuff.

[@dennisking7872]

Recommend Gordon Bok's work with Ann Mayo Muir and Ed Trickett - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWXLk3SKpd9pn8U (Beautiful maritime music!)

[@georgem7965]

@@dennisking7872 Absolutely! It's been one of my favorite albums, artists, and songs for 40+ years.

[@Dimcle]

I think, despite best efforts, you have to be a Canadian of a certain age with a knowledge of our history to truly get this song. It's one of the most Canadian songs ever.

[@marcbenoit7547]

Hi Harri . Stan Rogers produced our band " Éritage " last album in 1982 , on his Fogarty's Cove Music label . Being from Québec , this was to become a major support and promo for your touring schedule in North America . And furthuremore , the putting together of this record prooved to be a fantastic encounter with Stan , the man and a giant star for us . To say the least , I was so trilled with his doings that it still today warms my heart and spirit with uplifting thaughts . I recall Stan chatting with us about his stage experiences . So , after one of his performance of " Northwest Passage " , someone in the audience shouted : " My God , Stan just created a new canadian anthem ! " And that's more than a stone trowned in the big pound ! He was and , I like to think , that he's still a major corner stone of our canadian folk heritage , no enough praised as to this date , but very far from being forgotten and appreciated . I miss him dearly and can only cheerish his memory , life and huge legacy of songs and wrttings . Thanks for your REACTION on this matter . Cheers .

[@michaeldavey9658]

For a biographical try his brother Garnet's "Night Drive"

[@candytoo3729]

FYI they found the ships of the British that died in the Canadian arctic. Sir Franklin led the doomed expedition of the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror.

[@flyingbeaver57]

Hari. Boy, this is not a song for which a few words of comments will suffice. I guess first of all, I should say that there are many Canadians, particularly in western Canada, who think Northwest Passage should be the National Anthem of Canada. Why? I suppose the short answers are: 1) it gathers together several important names, and stories in the history of the exploration of most of Canada - pretty well everything west and north of Ontario/Quebec. The Franklin expedition is a famous story, and it was only relatively recently that 3 graves were found on an island in the high arctic that contained 3 of the earliest of Franklin's crews to die. The research since then has been extensive, and we now know much more. It's a truly dreadful story. But - there's always one or two of those - it also captures, as no other song does, the sheer size of this enormous country, and how much of it really is. Later in the song, Stan talks about heading west - which in this case is heading for the barrier of the Rocky Mountains, in Alberta.). Stan mentions David Thompson, "the Great Mapmaker", and Alexander MacKenzie (for whom the enormous MacKenzie river is named, and finishes by mentioning following the path of Fraser, taking "the roaring Fraser to the sea." (I confess that I'm a bit prejudiced because that's where I live. I've spent my whole life exploring the huge ara mapped by Thompson, often following his diaries and maps. There's nowhere else on earth like it) The Thompson Canyon and Thompson River, then the Fraser Canyon and the mighty Fraser river, cut an awe-inspiring path through the very centers of three mountain ranges, with the Fraser River finally coming to the Pacific Ocean at Vancouver in southern B.C. If you don't live out here, you would not know those names, or those places, or the stories of MacKenzie, Thompson and Fraser, and their search for a way through the seemingly impossible barrier of 3 mountain ranges that start on the west side of Alberta and extend through much of British Columbia. We - those not in the small southern part of Ontario, know exactly how enormous, wide and savage this land is. If Canada breeds strong souls, that's part of the reason. I don't know anyone here in western Canada who doesn't know this song, and its meaning. And most can sing it A Capella, as Stan does. What I said about the National Anthem is not a joke; this song represents most of this country, and includes some of its most important history - unless you're one of many who live in the tiny "Laurentian Triangle" that encloses Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Those people do not know,and do not understand - or care - just how wide and how savage this land is., and at the same time the magnificent work of those early explorers.

[@heidimueller1039]

This has often been called Canada’s second national anthem.

[@Visionary1970]

I first heard this song in the mid 90's. It changed my life and much like Gordon Lightfoot's music set me on a path of Canadian music that to this day I'm still discovering. The entire "Northwest Passage" album is an amazing slice of Canadian life. Pick it up if you can still find it.

[@wwoods66]

1:55 "Shall I say historical, or biographical, [story]?" Yes.

[@milesbliss3256]

Great video. Folk music is so under rated when sung so beautifully.

[@Canuovea]

If you want a funnier Stan Rogers song, or at least performance (though I believe he wrote it too), I'd recommend The Wreck of the Athens Queen. Flowers of Bermuda is also good, but not funny. Barrett's Privateers is a classic too.

[@brianfromtheambar7944]

Welcome to Canada. In our deep wilderness, whatever doesn't kill you, waits for you around the nect bend. So stay awake.

[@charliesmith4072]

This is Canada's "alternate" national anthem. In many ways the search for the Northwest Passage was what made Canada a unified society. As an American I find "Barret's Privateers" as haunting. We Americans pretend to have forgotten the four times we have fought wars against Canada.

[@Jadorey]

Omg i love this song. Stan Roger has many sea shanty’s but none bring tears to my eyes like this song. He’s my favourite singer and his stories, told through his baratone voice, are absolutely brilliant. Thank you for this video.

[@julianpicciano2382]

The high backup vocals are actually his brother, Garnet Rodgers, who also plays the violin in many of his songs. He's still alive and makes music and tours. I really like his song "Small Victories". His son, Nathan Rodgers, followed in his footsteps, check out "Jewel of Paris" and "Land of the living skies"

[@ericamueller9086]

For me, tears well up at the mention of "Small Victories". Such a great song, at first a sad example of how we exploit animals, but ending with pure joy. Anyone who has ever saved a needy animal will connect with this song.

[@xlerb2286]

@@ericamueller9086 Agreed. We foster rescue cats, so there's lots of small victories there. Got one purring on my lap right now.

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

Stan also did one for farmers: "Field Behind the Plow"

[@notable9]

One of my favorite folk songs ever

[@roughnec12]

It's history dude. My father spilled on an ice breaker escorting the SS Manhattan in 1967.

[@ThistleAndSea]

Harri, there are SO many fantastic Stan Rogers songs for you to listen to someday. He was a treasure. A real gem.

[@xanderLudahl]

The Real Mckenzies do an excellent cover of this tune

[@lightatthecape2009]

Actually the route was ice bound most of the year.

[@TraceyTruly]

Loved it!!!!! Now you need to listen to stan rogers barrett's privateers!

[@pacard33]

I was such a huge fan of the Canadian CBS TV offering "Due South" and this song was a thematic musical backdrop throughout the seasons of the show. Went and bought the album when I first heard it on one of the episodes. Terrific song.

[@johnharkness7114]

One of the ironies here is that the doomed Franklin expedition may not have been so doomed if they had asked help from some in the "land so wild and savage"

[@scuppernog1]

If you’re interested Harri there is band from Vancouver called Unleash the Archers that has covered this song and made a bit anthemic. I would love to see you react their song “Awakening” as well. Cheers from Texas 😎🤘🏻

[@pgrigg]

I love how much feeling you were able to get from the song, just from the voices and hearing it without having read any information about it! It really shows how music touches us all.

[@shaunculp4221]

Stan Rogers Barrett's Privateers

[@sarmbaker3945]

as a Canadian i joined the military at 19 and had a Halifax room mate and he intero'ed me to Stan Rogers..His songs are incredible. The biggest point was taking the northwest [passage was a suicide role. You could never know if you could make it through or when!

[@shadowmage135]

This song is about those who plotted the first course across the North west passage . It is a historical song

[@carolpurcell1772]

Thank you so much Harri for doing this... I love Stan!

[@lbd-po7cl]

A great song by one of Canada’s finest. The tragedy of the Franklin expedition resulted in a number of traditional ballads in the 1800s, the best known being Lord Franklin, which has been recorded by a great many artists. My favorite is this version by Pentangle - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5eTlGSogZyVqc0

[@danieldoesdumbstuff]

Keep in mind the Franklin Expedition was a real thing.

[@jeepster7806]

Look for Lord Franklins expeditions, the others are also real figures from history

[@IMComputerSoloutions]

FYI The NorthWest Passage has never really been used much to this day. Now of course the ice that caused such problems back then has melted due to global warming. Because of the route through the Arctic Ocean is in the Canadian North where the land masses are contiguous with and belong to Canada the now more accessible route has fallen under much dispute with regard to whether or not international waters laws apply. If you look at a map of Canada you'll see that the most direct route from the Atlantic to the Pacific and vice versa goes right through Canadian Waters.

[@hopemoffatt7377]

This is a history lesson. Many men lost their lives trying to find the Northwest passage, that would get them across the continent to the Pacific. These are Place names and names of explorers who searched for that Northwest passage.

[@traog]

I didn't come to know Stan's music till a number of years after his death in 1983. I have a collection of his music on CDs and play them often. I did get to see his brother Garnet do a show in a neighbouring community, he is very good to. If you want to try some of his music I'll suggest, "All that is".

[@phballer99]

My favorite song of all time, bar none. Stan Rogers is in my top 3 favorite singers of all time, especially for male voices. He's a legend here in Canada, especially on the East Coast where I'm from. His picture is hanging in our best concert venue, the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. I saw his son Nathan at that very venue doing a tribute show of his dad's music. It was amazing. Nathan is extremely talented in his own right.

[@RandoReport]

Song of the Candle, one of his best.

[@ronbecker7939]

Mary Ellen Carter and Flowers of Bermuda please!!

[@JudithYD]

I second the call for Mary Ellen Carter!

[@ronbecker7939]

@@JudithYD grew up in so cal and my brother was a captain. Got into this in the 1980’s. Great motivational song!!

[@JudithYD]

@@ronbecker7939 I got into stan Rogers through science fiction folk singing, otherwise known as filk. Stan Rogers was a favorite at science fiction conventions. Much honor to your brother - being a captain is a difficult job. And like the Mary Ellen Carter, we can all rise again!

[@dennisking7872]

@@JudithYD He already reacted to Stan's "Mary Ellen Carter" and "White Squall."

[@JudithYD]

@@dennisking7872 Thanks. I will go listen to them now.

[@jeangodding6348]

Another Stan rogers song I love is ‘ little fishes for japan “ ..while on a visit to port Dover ( home) he talked with fishermen in the local beer parlour about their shame & embarrassment at the state of the fishing industry on the Great Lakes .

[@abchaplin]

"Beer parlour"? You must be from down home. ;)

[@jeangodding6348]

@@abchaplin nope Ontario ,it’s a common term here .

[@Tamara-fb4so]

I had to Google Stan Rogers. I hadn't heard of him. I'm intrigued. Thanks.

[@Savage.Doomer]

Check out his songs: The Idiot, Field Behind The Plow, Lies, Lock Keeper

[@lightatthecape2009]

The Northwest passage was supposedly a shorter route to the wealth of Asia. Franklin was one such explorer. He and all crew vanished until about 10 years ago the found the ships sunk.

[@marybaillie8907]

Stan Rogers was a great baritone singer from Canada.🇨🇦 This was his most famous song. It a song of exploration as Stan looks at the routes that early settlers travelled from the Canadian east coast to the west coast. Singing a capella with several surprise singers filled the chorus. Beautiful history story. Sadly he died at the age of 33 in a fire on an Air Canada jet in Cincinnati. Terrible loss. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Adam.Beautiful song. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@IMComputerSoloutions]

No Mary You Are Wrong. This song is not about settlers trying to get from the east to the west coast. It is about explorers often funded by Merchant Shipping Companies or even governments to establish a shorter shipping route to the eastern coast of Asia from Europe. In an effort to save from having to sail way south and then back up and across the pacific ocean many expeditions tried navigating the Arctic Ocean only to get caught in the drifting and shifting ice. No one ever established an actual route back then, they all failed. The lucky few that did complete the journey swore to never do it again. The majority of those who attempted it were never seen again hence the line in the song "And a long forgotten lonely cairn of stones". Listen to the lyrics. FYI Stan Rogers is and will always be a great Canadian Singer/Song Writer. His legacy is his music and his unmistakable voice. He may be gone but he is still currently Great. To say this is his most famous song is also wrong. Barrett’s Privateers is the song that got him the most recognition from 1977. Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about (people die in an fire not on a fire - by the way) .

[@phantomkate6]

It's about the Franklin expedition, not an early route across the country. The rest is correct, though!

[@Dimcle]

​@@phantomkate6 It's about all the Arctic explorers who died searching for the passage, not just Franklin.

[@buutich1]

Stan Rogers is singing of the Franklin Expedition being lost and the ships and men's bodies found frozen in this century.

[@dbaker1962]

One Warm Line: The Legacy of Stan Rogers - Full Length Documentary kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mccmWIdsupb68

[@pfyearwood1]

The Northwest Passage was quest to find a sea route from Canada to the Orient. Without it, the ships had to go around the south tips of Africa or South America.

[@rodneymasters2002]

You think thats good listen to his library one of the best writers ever.... born in Hamilton Ontario ..🇨🇦

[@ThyGeekGoddessMuze]

This is why Commander Riker called a rugged area of space, "The Northwest Passage".

[@TwentyOne_Five]

Awesome

[@frankm.2850]

Seriously, you should read up on the history exploration of the arctic and Antarctic, including the lost Franklin expedition (referenced with the “find the hand of Franklin reaching towards the Beaufort Sea.) What these men went through and what they achieved is amazing given their primitive resources.

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

Check out First Christmas Away From Home by Stan Rogers

[@AryehDenn]

We are not racist, we are historical. The founding Canadian history is a ballad of sorrow. Many died , in service of "The Crown" to establish what we now call 'North America'. May Our Lord Watch over us and keep us" keep U. S.

[@jefferytheis4157]

so surprised and pleased to find a Stan Rogers reaction video! I see I'm 4 months late. Also not surprising to see limited comments, yet many heartfelt and enthusiastic ones. All I will add - as an American - is that my Canadian girlfriend and her family are traditional Canadians, thru and thru. Her dad, when she was a kid, actually took her to Admiral Franklin's grave/monument, told her his story, and got teary...

[@jefferynordgulen4436]

Im kind of shocked you were not taught basic history, the search for the northweat passage and the Franklin expedition is a vary famous historical event

[@tipptoggy]

One of my all time favourite songs, I recorded this with the Shanty group Jenkins Ear in the 1990s. The story is about leaving the Maritimes in search of work out west. Stan contrasts his own journey with those of early explorers, their motivations were similar, economic, seeking better times and fortunes. The key to this is in the final verse. The irony is that the Northwest Passage was hunted for centuries, so as to bring in silk and tea from China, now with container ships we don't need the North West passage and we get all sort of cheap goods from China. The Chinese economy is growing, they are building coal powered electricity stations and consequently polar ice is melting and a viable North West Passage will open up.

[@maestro-zq8gu]

There's a lot of mystery about the final days and weeks of the expedition. The ships have been found but I haven't seen any explanation yet.

[@troutfisher7182]

It is a historical song, those named were actual arctic explorers looking for the proverbial northwest passage, that until recently has always been blocked by arctic ice.

[@LuminairPrime]

I love that this song successfully conveyed the chilling nature of the story of Franklin to you in just a few words!

[@AryehDenn]

It was / is, a haunting hymn to remind us ( Canadians ) of the effort that was taken to map, landscape, take stock of, to open our minds to, to stand amazed at the foot of God of, for all His creation... That of, what we have truly been gifted and, yet also, been made responsible for, in this great land of amazement ! ... and yes, haunting too, isn't it !

[@dmastermanga]

The part saying they are trying to find "The hand of Franklin reaching out to sea" is referring to a previous undertaking by Sir John Franklin who made the attempt before the character singing the song. Franklin and his crew died a brutal death to the arctic elements and the lyric can be interpreted both metaphorically and literally, as his expedition were frozen in time by the arctic perma-freeze and they would have likely found their well-preserved remains.

[@stuartbeaton-gm9xn]

Proper Canadian National anthem!

[@slackocaster]

As a Canadian who was born and raised, I can say this song is our unofficial national anthem. Stan is a legend in these parts.

[@AryehDenn]

The northwest Passage was the precursor to the Panama canal. Many died in search of the seasonally open, northern water way to the Pacific ocean. It is an integral part of Canada's history. May they now rest, not in arms of ebony, but in the arms of our Lord

[@tolvaer]

just came across your channels, best wishes

[@VlRGlL]

Would love to see reactions to Harris and the Mare and his version of The Witch of the Westmoreland

[@jimbrentar]

many explorers searched for a northern sea route between the atlantic and pacific. many of them died in the search. alas, global warming may yet eventually open up a true northwest passage

[@adamdunbar8260]

they did find a northwest passage. The Canadian Navy goes through it as do the coast guard even the rcmp have been through it

[@DeanReinhardt]

this song is a historical truth

[@IamMorpheaus]

Welcome to Canadian Folk .. I was privileged to see and hear Stan in 1979 it a town which is now Cold Lake Alberta .... this is just one small sample of his vast catalog ... Please listen to more you will be haunted and enlightened about the Canadian experience .. Thank you for bringing this Canadian treasure to light ... Oh .. Check out his son Nathan .. Please.

[@dennisking7872]

Harri has reacted to this one, "The Mary Ellen Carter," "White Squall," and "The Lock Keeper."

[@siriusdragon]

My ex actually got to meet his wife and son. I got introduced to his wife and got to hear his son sing this song, and his son sings JUST like his dad. It was haunting and amazing.

[@dennisking7872]

Nathan Rogers

[@TooSweet444]

i love that you did this song so much! I'm a history and folklore nerd and it's so awesome getting to enjoy this sort of song alongside someone else. If the story was interesting for you and you enjoy horror, I recommend watching The Terror miniseries. It's pretty darn great as both a historical piece and a thriller. They incorporate so many accurate historical details in the show and it's so immersive and wonderful

[@littleredhen8205]

Seconded!! Also, as a companion may I suggest the book Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing.

[@Teajay21]

I love Stan Rogers, his work is definitely storytelling through music

[@matttremer3902]

RIP to all those lost on the Franklin Expedition 1845-1850's.

[@wolfwing1]

You might like the unleash the archers version, it's a bit more rock but just as good in it's own way :>

[@christopherstauffer8487]

The man was a modern day writer of sea shanties and dearly missed

[@shadowmage135]

No you are wrong n . it is a part of Canadian history !

[@jackiebuttnor8410]

Yes. This song is about the Franklin Expedition that left England in 1845 to try to find a northern route over the top of Canada to the Pacific Ocean. It disappeared in September 1846. Over the years many have tried to find the lost ships and the HMS Eribus was located in 2024 and the HMS Terror in 2016.

[@eileencashb9593]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition

[@heavymetalhead9661]

You need to hear Northwest Passage cover from Unleash the Archers