Ian Tyson complained bitterly (to those who would listen) about American folksingers
taking the name "Alberta" out of his song !!!
When Sylvia was a guest on CJAD's "Aaron Rand Show" she mentioned "Four Strong Winds" -
and told him most Americans probably never heard of Alberta.
She told Aaron that in future IAN & SYLVIA concerts, performed across the United States,
Ian would explain the meaning of a song - and talk a little about our country up north.
Sylvia went on to say - they were performing at a New York coffee-house,
when Ian told them about Nova Scotia being a Province in Canada.
Some wise-guy in the audience screamed out....
"WHAT'S A PROVINCE" ??? !!!
Brucester
ps: Good observation by Joe Connor.
I, too, noticed John Stewart's voice missing from the chorus on "Four Strong Winds".
To be honest, the song sounds incomplete....and not our Kingston's finest hour.
Glad it was never included on their "Time To Think" album.
The Trio's version is interesting. Per the Bear Family book, it was recorded on September 11, 1963. On November 20, 1963, the Trio recorded it again, this time with Bob doing the lead. The second version sounds incomplete. I seem to remember that changing "Alberta" to "the mountains" was a common attempt to Americanize the song, but it drove Tyson nuts. On the version with Stewart singing lead, did you notice that Stewart seems to be missing from the chorus?
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