When I saw the headline, I felt something in my chest: that sinking feeling of momentary shock, that pit of surprise you descend into for a few seconds. Canada has lost its biggest supporter. I am serious when I write that I learned as much about Canada from listening two or three Stompin’ Tom albums, as I retained from two different university Canadian history courses. Added: Link to an hour and a half of classic STC. Gettin’ stinko, more recent. And Canadian polititians. How could I forget “Margo’s Cargo“?
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Donald Teplyske
Donald, after all my years following the excellent roots music in Canada, not to mention bird dogging Ian Tyson for decades, being a big fan of Hank Snow, etc., I had never heard of Stompin Tom. May he rest in peace.
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Dru
Stompin’ Tom was an i(can)con, and as stated in many of the stories written last night absolutely refused to consider branching out to markets outside of Canada; his songs told the stories of Canadians- past and present- much like Pete Seeger’s and Woody Guthrie’s do/did about Americans, albeit while stompin on a chunk of board. I’ve added some links to the original post; worth checking out, and they may explain why Canadians are a little different from others…or show how Canadians are different from others Not that we all get stinko on a Saturday night.