A collection of traditional folk music from the lumber camps of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Solid three part harmonies, fiddle, acoustic guitars, concertinas, and more.

Available on Spotify and iTunes.

"Just as a pristine old-growth forest is treasured, the Wakami Wailers have aged well."

Rambles

River Through the Pines

The Wakami Wailers, 1999

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1. Jimmy Judge

For he was as fine a young man as ever the sun shone on…

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2. Fifty Thousand Lumberjacks

Fifty-thousand lumberjacks, fifty thousand packs…

Lyrics and Notes

3. The Town of Brandywine

Young Mary was a maiden when the birds began to sing…

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4. White Water

When I was young and in my prime, I thought I'd go for a river driver…

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5. Blue Mountain Lake

Derry down down down derry down…

Lyrics and Chords

6. The Frozen Logger

'Cause nobody but a logger stirs his coffee with is thumb…

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7. Tickle Cove Pond

In cuttin' and haulin', in frost and in snow, we're up against trouble that few people know…

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9. Hurry Up Harry

Come all you true born shanty-boys and listen on to me…

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10. The Shantyboy's Alphabet

A is for axes, which all of you know, and B is for boys that can use them also…

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13. The Fairie Blonde

From bow to stern she was wood and steel; this lake had seen no better…

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15. The Little L'Eau Pleine

One evening last June as I rambled o’re the hills and the valleys alone…

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