This week on Swim Drink Fish Music, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and our Canadian partner groups on the Fraser and Ottawa Rivers launched the newest song in our music club. This is an important one.
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The song is called Ballad of a Fisherman’s Wife, and it was inspired by the situation in the Gulf. The group Great Lake Swimmers (awesome name) led by Tony Dekker wrote and recorded the song JUST for us.
Here’s Tony’s quote:
“Great Lake Swimmers’ “Ballad Of A Fisherman’s Wife” was written after hearing, with great dismay, news about the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Most striking and heart-felt to me were the sentiments of outrage from those who made their living in and along these waters, especially the fishermen, and especially their wives. I wanted to comment on this ongoing crisis from that very specific viewpoint,” says singer-songwriter Tony Dekker.
Please check out the song at http://www.swimdrinkfishmusic.com. It’s an incredible honour to see artists from one area stepping up to support the issues of Waterkeepers in other areas.
