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The Canadiana Folksingers

When I sit alone with my memories My mind drifts back to the early 60s When folk music was all the rage The New Christy Minstrels, Peter Paul and Mary The Brothers Four, The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio The Canadiana Folksingers... who????? A six member group called The Canadiana Folksingers Included myself and my first wife Linda Along with two guitar players, a one-string-bass And I played the five-string banjo Did we have a blast? Oh yah! Made an album called “This Land Is Your Land” And a 45 rpm single called, “Hi Jolly!” Along with appearances on both Of the only two Canadian TV Networks at the time Memories of those days fill me with pride Can't go back but we can dream About when we were young And the world was ours to explore!

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Date: 11/14/2023 11:15:00 AM
Hello Happy Jack, Well I do remember Peter , Paul and Mary, The brother four, The Christy Minstrels. The Kingston Trio. I remember more. Good memories. Good memories. love,/Dalene/ xxxx-oooo.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/15/2023 10:27:00 AM
Hello Happy Jack, It was quit an er. I enjoyed the music back then. Yes thank you. i am. I hope you aRE HAving a nice3 dsay to. Love, /Darlene/
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Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2023 11:25:00 AM
Quite an era! Loved the music from that era oh yah Hope you're having a good day Darlene!
Date: 11/14/2023 5:30:00 AM
So glad that you brought this back to mind! I had forgot about this part of your past, Jack! :)
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Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2023 5:50:00 AM
What a fun time that was! Halleuya! Though new members of the Soup needed to hear this episode of my past! Love Happy Jack XXX
Date: 11/14/2023 4:43:00 AM
I wanted to applaud after reading your poem. Thanks soooo much for sharing your memories of your youth. Now I know someone famous! Seriously, you're a talented and gifted man, poetically and otherwise. I enjoyed this poem...made my day. Have a splendid day, dear Jack!
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Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2023 4:56:00 AM
Not exactly famous??? What a fun time we had back then! Yahoo!!! Appearing on TV was a blast...TV was in its infancy (black and white only) have many more tales to teii ??? xx

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