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Where the Westerlies Blow Onshore

from The Gift by Clary Croft

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Where the Westerlies Blow Onshore

Anna Osburn and Don Osburn. SOCAN

... one of my favourite songs written by two of my favourite people - dear friends who live in a beautiful setting overlooking the Bay of Fundy ...

All the life that I remember
And for many years before,
There was wind and there was water
In our time along the shore;
We were caught up by the sea winds
But the waves would bring us home;
Years and years would go by
Before I’d go out on my own.

And in the distance now, I can see that land
On the horizon to the north,
That land where rugged coastline lies
And the Westerlies blow onshore.

Well, the snow flies in November
And there’s flurries into May,
And the frost stays in the ground ‘till June
When the last snow melts away;
All the boats are in the harbour,
Waiting for the tide,
And I’ll be watching for them,
On the other side.

From the land that I now stand on,
High above the sea,
That place across the water
Is still calling out to me,
And if I did return there,
I would still be known,
And they would still be waiting
To gather in their own.

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from The Gift, released April 20, 2021

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Clary Croft Nova Scotia

Clary is a folklore researcher, author and recording artist. His newly published memoirs, Clary Croft: My Charmed Life in Music, Art, and Folklore, chronicles a career spanning over fifty years. His work with the traditional music from the Creighton Collection, has caused Clary to be called, “the acknowledged master of one of the richest repertoires in Canada.” [Halifax Mail Star] ... more

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