Stan Rogers - Home In Halifax (1993)

Tracklist

01. Bluenose
02. Make & Break Harbour
03. Field Behind The Plow
04. Shriner Cows (Dialogue)
05. Night Guard
06. Morris Dancers (Dialogue)
07. The Idiot
08. Lies
09. Free In The Harbour
10. Band Introductions (Dialogue)
11. Workin' Joe
12. The Legend Of Fingal (Dialogue)
13. Giant
14. 45 Years
15. Mary Ellen Carter Intro (Dialogue)
16. The Mary Ellen Carter
17. Barrett's Privateers
18. Sailor's Rest Intro (Dialogue)
19. Sailor's Rest

Originally recorded by the CBC in March 1982, it took nine years for this concert to be released on CD to the general public. The set is a good sampling of his early albums (excluding From Fresh Water, which was released after the concert but before this album's eventual release), with solid performances throughout. The inclusion of between-song patter is a revelation to those who think of Rogers as a mythical, almost saint-like figure of folk music: the man had a wicked sense of humor, and he wasn't afraid to use it. The versions here may not be definitive, but as a collection it's top notch.

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