FOLK SONGS OF CANADA

STOMPIN’ TOM THE HOCKEY SONG

STOMPIN’ TOM IS KNOWN FOR HIS MUSIC

1 OF HIS SONGS IS BIG JOE MUFFERAW. IT WAS ABOUT THE OTTAWA VALLEY

HOCKEY SONG .CANADAS MOST FAVOURITE SPORT.

BUD THE SPUD. IT IS ABOUT POTATOES FROM P.E.I.

STOMPIN’ TOM PASSED AWAY RECENTLY . HIS SONGS WERE VERY PATRIOTIC. MOST SONGS WERE ABOUT DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE HOCKEY SONG IS PLAYED IN ARENAS AROUND THE COUNTRY. TOM WORE A COWBOY HAT.

Log driver’s waltz

Log Driver’s Waltz Log driver’s waltz is a song that celebrates the

profession of log driving, a practice in the lumber industry which involved transporting felled timber by having workers walk or run on the logs as they floated down rivers

Birling (log rolling) is now a competitive sport in some areas.

A short animated film was made by the National Film board the song was sung by the McGarrigle sisters .

Real log drivers.