Birch Boys Choir: Un Voyageur Errant

At a 2011 neighborhood Christmas party. The song is better known as "Un Canadien Errant," the title and subtitle here ("Un Canadienne Errant") are as requested by the arranger, Elizabeth Miller. The song is preceded by a reading of the poem "The Voyageur," written by William Henry Drummond. Background:
* Un Canadien Errant, 1845: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_Canadien_errant
* Le rebellion de bas-Canada, 1837-38: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Canada_Rebellion
* The Voyageur, 1905: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20609/20609-h/20609-h.htm#chap01
* William Henry Drummond: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Drummond

Category:

Music

Tags:

• a cappella
• voyageur
• canada
• folk song
• exile
• un canadien errant