Canadian Boat-Song
The Canadian Boat-Song is an anonymously written poem or song which first appeared on record in the early 19th century. The question of its authorship has generated a considerable amount of literature.[4]
The poem/song first appeared on record in September 1829, in the Noctes Ambrosianae column of
The poem/song was said to have been sent from Upper Canada to a certain "Christopher North", who is considered to have been John Wilson (d. 1854). The authorship of the poem/song is uncertain and several people have been proposed: William "Tiger" Dunlop (d. 1848),[7] John Galt (d. 1839), John Gibson Lockhart (d. 1854), David Macbeth Moir (d. 1851), Walter Scott (d. 1832), and Wilson.[4][5][6] The strongest arguments point to Moir; the weakest to Scott.[4]
See also
- Scottish Canadian
- "Mingulay Boat Song"
References
- ^ Fowke, Edith, "Canadian Boat Song", The Canadian Encyclopedia, retrieved 5 December 2011
- ^ Moore, Thomas A Canadian Boat Song London: J. Power (1805) Library and Archives Canada - Amicus #4121845
- ^ The tune for A Canadian Boat Song by Thomas Moor
- ^ a b c d Dowler, Linda (1980), "The authorship of the "Canadian Boat-Song": a bibliographical note", Canadian Poetry, 6, archived from the original on 2012-12-21, retrieved 2011-12-06
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7710-9364-7
- ^ a b Bentley, D. M. R. (1980), "The "Canadian Boat-Song": a mosaic", Canadian Poetry, 6, archived from the original on 2014-10-19, retrieved 2011-12-06
- ^ Draper, Gary (Spring–Summer 1980). Bentley, D.M.R. (ed.). "Tiger Dunlop and the Canadian Boat Song". Canadian Poetry. University of Western Ontario Canadian Poetry Press.