Farewell to Nova Scotia – Song Download

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Gordon learned this traditional song from Kendall Morse. He used to sing it when he worked in “the cities to the Westward,” homesick for his own coast; hence the pensive mood. Dick Swain tells us that Helen Creighton, in Traditional Songs from Nova Scotia, describes a similar version as a combination of contributions from various people.

12 String Guitar: Gordon; Steel 6-String Guitar: Cindy