Ottawa Folk Festival Robert Service Collection (from The Spell Of The Yukon)

Ottawa Folk Festival Robert Service Collection (from The Spell of the Yukon)

by Robert W. Service

This book, a collection of readings from Robert Service's iconic poem "The Spell of the Yukon," was recorded live at the 2010 Ottawa Folk Festival. It captures the spirit of the event with its enthusiastic audience and the powerful words of Service, who paints a vivid picture of the rugged beauty and challenges of life in the Yukon during the gold rush era. The recording showcases the poem's themes of adventure, hardship, and the allure of the untamed wilderness. While the recording was incomplete due to unforeseen circumstances, the available sections provide a compelling experience for listeners interested in Canadian literature, poetry, and the history of the Yukon.

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Robert W. Service

United Kingdom, Canada

Robert William Service was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the Bard of the Yukon".      Born in Lancashire of Scottish descent, he was a bank clerk by t...

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