A collection of traditional folk songs from the lumberjack winter camps of the late 19th and early 20th century. Lush three part harmonies, fiddle, acoustic guitars, and mandolin dominate the recording.
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"14 tracks that define the heroic, lonely and frequently dangerous lifestyle of logging."
"With jaunty rhythms and excellent vocal harmony, the Wailers have dug out some treasures of Canadian folk music from the archives and brought them to life."
The Last of the White Pine Loggers
The Wakami Wailers, 1985
There's one class of men in this country who's names are not mentioned in song…
Come all you boys who wish to hear how we got up to the woods last year…
Come all you bold young shantyboys and hear as I relate…
When the Winter Comes at last, and the river freezes fast…
Away, hey, away we go, across the ice and through the snow…
Come all you jolly fellows, and listen to my song…
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