Day 184 -- Waiting on Arthur

Well -- a look at the weather forecast for the east coast of North America clearly shows that something is approaching -- something upleasant named Arthur. As the first named storm of the season -- and turning into a hurricane at cat 1 and expected to be cat 2 tomorrow -- this may not bode well for this hurricane season. Only time will tell.

In the meantime, this storm is a certainty. The track seems likely to take it onshore between  the South and Eastern shores of Nova Scotia, across the province into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and then across to Newfoundland. In anticipation, a major folk music festival has been cancelled -- Stan Fest or the Stan Rogers Festival, held annually in Canso NS, where it invariably rains during the event. A tropical storm descending on the tent city of festival goers would not be pretty, so cancelling seems the wise choice.

The song today is my favourite of folk songs written and sung by a true singing Canadian folk treasure. This version offers a written history of the song and the singer.  Enjoy!

Northwest Passage -- Stan Rogers