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Jean Shepherd - Jean Shepherd Reads Poems of Robert Service [CD]

Jean Shepherd - Jean Shepherd Reads Poems of Robert Service [CD]

Release Date: /// Folkways Records

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Robert W. Service (1874-1958), the "Bard of the Yukon," was one of Canada's best known and best loved poets. Born and raised in Britain, he moved to Vancouver at age 21 and travelled up and down the western coast of North America. His poems celebrated life in the Pacific Northwest and helped popularize the region among people around the world. Jean Shepherd (1921-1999) was a humorist and radio host who enjoyed reading Service's poems aloud on the air. He reads the poems dramatically, and prefaces each poem with a short introduction. Liner notes include the complete text of the poems and introductions.

Tracklist:

  1. Introduction To The Ballad Of Pious Pete
  2. The Ballad Of Pious Pete
  3. Introduction To The Baldness Of Chewed Ear
  4. The Baldness Of Chewed Ear
  5. Introduction To The Parson's Son
  6. The Parson's Son
  7. Introduction To The Sceptic
  8. The Sceptic
  9. Introduction To The Shooting Of Dan Mcgrew
  10. The Shooting Of Dan Mcgrew
  11. The Cremation Of Sam Mcgee
  12. Introduction To Hard Luck Henry
  13. Hard Luck Henry
  14. Introduction To The Pines
  15. The Pines
  16. Introduction To Ambition
  17. Ambition
  18. Introduction To The Low-Down White
  19. The Low-Down White
  20. Introduction To The Ballad Of Blasphemous Bill
  21. The Ballad Of Blasphemous Bill

UPC: 093070975422
Label: FOLKWAYS RECORDS
Release Date: 5.30.12
Format: CD

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