June 20 2008

John F. Weldon did the animation for what has become Wade Hemsworth’s best-known song. Kate & Anna McGarrigle and the Mountain City Four did the soundtrack. If you were an English-speaking Canadian schoolchild in the 1980s with a TV you probably saw it. Arguably the most popular of the NFB’s Canadian Vignettes that aired on the CBC. It was already uploaded to youtube.com

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3 Responses to “The Log Driver’s Waltz (NFB short 1979)”

  1. Shiv Says:

    Quite, quite lovely!

  2. Killer Kane Says:

    I am seriously flashing back here. Ready to watch “The Forest Rangers” now.

  3. Jeremy Says:

    wow this is a MAJOR flashback,…. i loved this song so much


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