[Alberta's Child]

Pinging to those from the previous threads. This one might be the most obscure on the list. Ian Tyson is an iconic figure from the Canadian music scene dating back to the 1960s. Started as a folk artist as one half of the "Ian & Sylvia" duo, then migrated to classic country when he settled down in southern Alberta. Many of his country songs still reflected some of his early folk roots.

Tyson might have been one of the most original and unique country music artists in North America. Started his career as a rodeo rider, learned to play guitar while recovering from a serious injury after getting tossed off a horse in a rodeo, and decided that the music business was better in the long run. He moved to Alberta in the late 1970s and spent the next 40 years running a ranch where he raised cattle and trained horses while still turning out music and touring mostly in small-town venues in the western U.S. and Canada.

"Fifty Years Ago" is a timeless classic of reminiscing about days gone by. I first came across Ian Tyson on country radio stations in Calgary back in the day, and some of these songs have really grown on my over the years.

"And the sighing of the pines, up here near the timberline ... makes me wish I'd done things different, oh but wishing don't make it so."

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[aMorePerfectUnion]

I’d like the complete list all at once.

Just a list. This chinese drip torture is killing me bro.

Thanks.

[Fiji Hill]

The math teacher that I had in 1965-1966 was an Ian & Sylvia fan.