tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201827858670905900.post6657942950790742460..comments2023-12-31T19:52:50.126-06:00Comments on Phylly's Faves: Gone to better Stompin' grounds Phylly3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201827858670905900.post-55315503556481867552013-03-11T14:24:28.518-05:002013-03-11T14:24:28.518-05:00@fitzg - You are right that he is a true "fol...@fitzg - You are right that he is a true "folk" singer. That is what made him so likeable - He was just one of the folks! <br /><br />@pi - You are very welcome. I wish I had been able to see him perform Live. I just found out that he actually visited our little town once! I'm sure I don't know where I was at the time! What a missed opportunity!Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201827858670905900.post-87020538811140989102013-03-11T13:02:17.065-05:002013-03-11T13:02:17.065-05:00Sigh. I did not know he had died! Your wonderful p...Sigh. I did not know he had died! Your wonderful post brought up great memories. Loved his songs, especially "Sudbury Saturday Night"- having visited there, it makes it that much more real. Oh, and the songs about potatoes and the one about tomatoes. He captured a quintessential Canada that few care to notice or celebrate. <br /><br />I saw him at the Mariposa Folk Festival on Toronto Islands many decades ago. Brought his own plywood for stomping on. :). He was a total breath of fresh air and a light in Canadian life. I will miss him.<br /><br />Thanks for this lovely tribute!pihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101335588855131315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201827858670905900.post-12312655924036112192013-03-10T08:26:54.293-05:002013-03-10T08:26:54.293-05:00Hockey Song! And all the rest. Sudbury Saturday Ni...Hockey Song! And all the rest. Sudbury Saturday Night - because my father introduced us to Stompin' Tom - after retiring from the Navy,Dad had a second career as area engineer just outside Sudbury. And he appreciated Tom's Canadianism.<br /><br />Though I've read that Mr. Connors was known as a country singer, I see him as a true folk singer and musical interpreter of wide-ranging, local history.<br /><br />fitzg Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201827858670905900.post-79641790128278239652013-03-09T16:03:18.715-06:002013-03-09T16:03:18.715-06:00The Hockey Song will certainly live forever. Bud ...The Hockey Song will certainly live forever. Bud the Spud is a great one too. I heard that they outlawed it in Idaho! LOL!<br />Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201827858670905900.post-85220318512485402292013-03-08T06:37:08.197-06:002013-03-08T06:37:08.197-06:00Wonderful tribute to Stompin' Tom!
I think out...Wonderful tribute to Stompin' Tom!<br />I think out of all the songs...the one I heard the most often was actually an ad for PEI tourism. "8 double zero, 565, 7421"! And if you call it today you will still get PEI tourism!!!<br />And "The Hockey Song" well...that's a wonderful way his music and pride in our country will continue to touch future generations - just ask my nieces & nephews (ages 4 to 11) - they know who Stompin' Tom is because of the Hockey song - So no worries Stompin' Tom - the torch will be carried.<br />tyme4tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com