Ian Tyson passed away this morning (Thursday, December 29, 2022). A great Canadian legend. Thank you, Mr. Tyson. This song helped me at a very dark time in my life. It was that ray of hope. God bless you. May you rest in eternal peace.
"not a country music fan " : > } ... That's funny, don't let the cowboy hat and the pedal steel guitar in the band fool you, this duo was a mainstay of the late 50's early '60s FOLK MUSIC era. Many genres are so closely related, i.e., Ray Charles doing a country album or "classical composers" using folk songs of their country as the basis for themes within their symphonies. Good well written music transcends categorization and can been performed any old way.
Ian and Sylvia wrote this on same day Bob Dylan wrote,Blowin in the wind.They were both in New York at the time,and were friendly.Two absolute classics written on same day.
Ian Tyson is the real deal. A rodeo cowboy seriously injured, he learned to play the guitar. As a songwriter he managed to be acclaimed by his peers as one of the greatest in country music. His performance is amazing, his vocals and guitar on stage, so polished, so Canadian, so country. I love my country (Canada) and I’m so proud of the Tysons and their musical legacy.
This song was on the jukebox in the Mutual Coffee Bar on Robson Street in Vancouver when we were hanging out there in the fall of 1965...great song, great memories.
Drove home from a substitute teaching assignment in Kipling, Saskatchewan in the Spring of 2018. The sun was shining bright. I was passing bison on the left and other farm animals on the right near Candiac, Saskatchewan. This BEAUTIFUL song came on the radio at this exact moment! The scene was set and the conditions were absolutely PERFECT. I couldn't believe how incredible and appropriate the timing was to hear this most excellent song at this exact time! I thought oh my goodness, I could die and go to Prairie Heaven about now! I never had such a perfect rural country prairie experience such as this before or since this time. It was absolutely surreal. I had the most natural Canadian prairie high I have ever experienced!
Ian performed this at the funeral(s) for the four RCMP officers slain near Mayerthorpe ... words are inadequate to describe what that song accomplished in this setting ... Blessings Ian !!!
7th generation Texan, met my Canadian wife in Costa Rica , then married her in Alberta where i first heard Ian Tyson. Spent a year in Alberta and yes, the winds sure do get cold up there.
Came of (dating) age with this song. We lost a good one today. Brings a bit of mistiness to my eyes remembering back then and the wandering of time since. Guess I'm growin' old. RIP Ian Tyson.
This song brings tears to the eyes of this proud/stubborn Albertan man who won’t give up on his morals & values. Well done Ian, Sylvia, Gordon, Anne & Judy. Thank you for such a lovely song.
I'm not sure exactly why I'm still trying to figure it out. But every time I listen to their version of this song the original it brings tears to my eyes. It's like something in this song speaking to my soul.
My father and older brothers used to play this together on their guitars and sing. My mother would join in singing it as well. It was sung so often, it was like one of our family's songs. I was just little, and the sound of my whole family singing together made a big impression on me. It is so moving and nostalgic, and very Canadian. ❤
Summer of 61, tired of Arizona, loaded a two horse to my 51 GMC and with two pals took off following the rodeos, made it up there at the end of Summer and was turning to cold so we went on back home. Had a great time following the small rodeos, won some, met some girls, got in some fights, did some stupid stuff, (a lot) but got a life time of memories. This song brought back a lot of them memories.
What a wondeful, story of your life!! I am a Female Canadian Medical Officer , been so long away also from Home, this Song means so much & the words you sent !! Bless You.. Time means nothing, whether we are young , or as time catches up ,,only the experiences , we all share.. Thank-you for yours !! You belong in Our Books!!
Great number. Ian and Sylvia definitely has left a legacy of writing and singing. The same goes for all the icons in this video. They all were a pleasure to listen to.
Boy, this has to be the most truly Canadian song of all time. It's never failed to bring a tear to my eye and a huge lump to my throat. Thank you Ian. And you too Sylvia.
What a great song that too many people have never heard. I first discovered it when Neil Young covered it in 79, but didn't really look into Ian and Sylvia until decades later. Then realized what I had been missing.
@@maurasniffen4877 He's a conceited arsehole. F him. He turned into everything he said he was against. Canada can have him. Joe Rogan is the best thing to happen to radio in 'Decades".
true true...soulful country/folk...from a couple of the greatest American songsters....North America...many of our finest NA artists are from Canada...Joni, Neil, 4 members of The Band, Gordon, Bruce Coburn....no need to name any more..there are so many. RIP Ian.
I’m not a Canadian and I’ve never been to Alberta, but I’ve loved Ian and Sylvia since I was a kid. Mom gave me this album for Christmas, and I about played it to death.
I started playing the guitar in the early sixties when the folk music explosion occurred. Ian and Sylvia were my favorite group. Great music. I wish that they had stayed together longer.
Amazing how some tunes stay with you. I played this in High School on my guitar in 1966. I first heard the album that year as recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia, from their 1963 album Four Strong Winds. My guitar went with me through six years of Navy service in the south and western Pacific on the USS Hornet, including recovery of Apollo 11 and 12. I still play, and heard the version by Neil Young today while driving, and had to find the original. So I sat down with my guitar friend tonight to play it again. Great memories.
I've followed Ian & Sylvia since their first album. My older sister was a friend of theirs in New York and she introduced me to their music. I still love their sound - 50 + years later. Though we are all much older, it still saddens me when our icons slip away.
Yes, I agree, They, just a Gordon Lightfoot was !! ~~ Although born yrs. after their Popularity, They were Great Canadian Icons for so may of Us, that Served & Still Serve Overseas.. T.Y. for your comment :))
We sang this song in my family when I was young, just sitting around singing for the joy of it. It fits right in with all the classics of folk and traditional music from the last several hundred years. It's a true classic, and will never grow old. As an American, I never doubted that the song spoke to me just as a fellow traveler along life's long, sometimes cold highway. Great songs cross all boundaries, break down walls, build bridges of understanding among peoples. Songs are the way of peace.
Went on tour in Canada in 2022. The guide played music as the bus rolled. I requested Four Strong Winds by Neil Young. Just today heard Ian’s version. A beautiful song. Alberta is grand! I adore Lake Louise. It may be one of the most beautiful places in the world. I live in US, but respect how Canadians protect their environment and treat others with such respect! Big fan!
2 of the most under rated artists of all time. Bobby Bare had a smash hit with this in 1964. Ian also wrote "Someday Soon" for Judy Collins. Sylvia under her maiden name Sylvia Fricker wrote "You Were On My Mind" for the We Five. Rest in peace Ian.
2024: I remember hearing Ian and Sylvia sitting on a gymnasium floor in a Toronto high school during their early days. I remember e didn't want it to be over.
Ian Tyson! One of the most underrated singer composers of my generation. He started out in the sixties singing with his ex Sylvia, and Then he wrote another hit (Someday Soon) that most of the country music artists covered.
Wow I learned something today. Did not know he wrote “Some day soon”. Heck I used to play both songs on my guitar but never thought about the songwriter 👍🏼❤️
My Mum was dying of cancer. Ian Tyson was playing this song at Heritage park. My Dad took her her home as he knew she was so ill. At Heritage Park, I knew my Mum was dying. She had no ability to hear this song in summer. She was too unwell. My life was so confused- yet I heard the depth of this song.
Thank you Ian. Such a wonderful song. Never appreciated you so much but now I certainly do. Part of growing old I guess. Thank you for a beautiful song
When I was 24 I took the chance to leave graduate school and go work in Alberta on a farm owned by some of my dad's relatives. I spent the month of September helping with a variety of farm tasks, even herding cattle on horseback. It was a wonderful experience and this song came to mean a great deal to me. I had heard the song several years earlier, in college, when I borrowed an album from a dorm friend, but it became meaningful only after I went to Alberta.
Nice personal story. I grew up in Chicago area, but ended up working on a ranch in Colorado, on the way near the Wyoming border one summer. All I did was help the owner build a new corrall, but have great memories of getting there every morning and just doing that.
I KNOW JUST YOUR FEELINGS. I WAS 19 & WENT TO NORTH CAROLINIA WITH MY BROTHER & HIS FAMILY. HE WAS IN THE MARINES. THIS WAS A SONG I LOVED THEN & STILL DO NOW THAT I AM 73 years young. GOOD LUCK Phil Hanna.
I remember watching Ian Tyson's Canadian television show. In the early seventies Ian was a huge star. He continued to make great music all these years residing in Alberta. Last year in 2018 about this time he cancelled shows as he was having major heart problems. I haven't heard a lot about his health since, I hope he has recovered and quite possibly will be able to do some limited performing. After all Ian is 85. I wish him all the best. I still love his Martin d-45, that he's playing in this re-union show and he used it on his television show as well back in the 70s.
Ian and Sylvia- Four Strong Winds. Ian Tyson wrote this song in my province of Alberta, Canada. He still lives here on a farm. Since he and Sylvia divorced. I have met him in person. A wonderful voice.
Joanna Egleton Thanks for your comment Ian Tyson wrote this song referring to his home here in Alberta, Canada. Where he was born and lived most of his life except for doing shows all over the globe. He's not doing too much of anything now except for caring to his farm here in Alberta.
+blinderII Still love this stuff, and it's been around long before I was born. Our country has its redeeming qualities--and it's got nothing to do with government! :) Hehehehehehehehe
+Paul Moniz Agree, the best. Nice Camera Job, give him credit. I can feel what Silvia is thinking .I play guitar and know she's thinking ahead in the song. Her eyes mesmerize me. Music is an Art.
Ian Tyson passed away this morning (Thursday, December 29, 2022). A great Canadian legend. Thank you, Mr. Tyson. This song helped me at a very dark time in my life. It was that ray of hope. God bless you. May you rest in eternal peace.
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Not sure about the eternal peace, but I hope Ian’s voice and music are not forgotten.
Only he knows, right? So why bother guessing about eternal peace @@johntechwriter
just reading this now i seen him live in edmonton about 1982 83
One of the best songs ever written and performed. Takes me to another place and time.
Ian Tyson, dead today at 89. Thank you Ian, for your music and your songs.
Not a country music fan, but I am CANADIAN, and this man is a Country music Icon. Sad to hear of his passing. R.I.P.
"not a country music fan " : > } ... That's funny, don't let the cowboy hat and the pedal steel guitar in the band fool you, this duo was a mainstay of the late 50's early '60s FOLK MUSIC era. Many genres are so closely related, i.e., Ray Charles doing a country album or "classical composers" using folk songs of their country as the basis for themes within their symphonies. Good well written music transcends categorization and can been performed any old way.
Folk. As for 'country', that is a big category.
I am fond of Kathleen Edwards in the New Country genre. John Prine in a country-folk style.
Wonderful song whatever way you hear it
Ian Tyson was “the working cowboy’s favorite singer” from Alberta down to Mexico.
@The Great Gazoo Good observation.
He died today at 89. One fine singer and a great songwriter.
Amazing footage , Alberta & Canada lost a legend , RIP Ian
RIP Ian. An absolutely iconic song.
👍👍
Oh my goodness. I did not know that Ian had passed. Yes, RIP.
And thanks for all the wonderful music.
@@mikec886😊
Beautiful man!
Remember seeing him many weekends at Ranchman's Bar in Calgary . Only later in life did I realize how lucky I was. RIP Ian Tyson
endless classic - song for a lifetime
think he was why I got the "alberta" obsession in my brain many many years ago.. proud to live here now and have called it home for decades!!!
Smiles, hi Elizabeth
I was intrigued with Alberta as well, but sadly didn't get to go
I'm from Australia sitting in bar atm in Calgary right now 6 May 2024 a Canadian gentleman said to me Alberta is the backbone of Canada.
Is he right.
@@paulthomson4960 S. Arizona cowboy here, wish I was there in Calgary hoisting one with ya..
Ian and Sylvia wrote this on same day Bob Dylan wrote,Blowin in the wind.They were both in New York at the time,and were friendly.Two absolute classics written on same day.
It must have been something in the air.
Must’ve been windy that day, eh?
@@paulwalker249 I bet they had a blast.
@@dionlindsay2 Well, since Suze Rotolo says it was Tyson who turned Dylan and her onto marijuana, you could be right about that.
@@ellenkomp3637 Hehe. I didn't know that.
Rip lan thanks for the great songs and memories
Ian Tyson is the real deal. A rodeo cowboy seriously injured, he learned to play the guitar. As a songwriter he managed to be acclaimed by his peers as one of the greatest in country music. His performance is amazing, his vocals and guitar on stage, so polished, so Canadian, so country. I love my country (Canada) and I’m so proud of the Tysons and their musical legacy.
Beautiful! In the heart
@@SusanGrisham-q7xinin
Definately!!!
Sad today to learn of Ian's death. We will miss you. Best Canadian song ever,
Thank you for your life of music. Rest in peace, my wandering Canadian.
This song was on the jukebox in the Mutual Coffee Bar on Robson Street in Vancouver when we were hanging out there in the fall of 1965...great song, great memories.
RIP Ian and Thank You for the music, Great Albertan 🎉
I guess just listen and be thankful we got to enjoy them❤
Drove home from a substitute teaching assignment in Kipling, Saskatchewan in the Spring of 2018. The sun was shining bright. I was passing bison on the left and other farm animals on the right near Candiac, Saskatchewan. This BEAUTIFUL song came on the radio at this exact moment! The scene was set and the conditions were absolutely PERFECT. I couldn't believe how incredible and appropriate the timing was to hear this most excellent song at this exact time! I thought oh my goodness, I could die and go to Prairie Heaven about now! I never had such a perfect rural country prairie experience such as this before or since this time. It was absolutely surreal. I had the most natural Canadian prairie high I have ever experienced!
Glad you had such a surreal experience.
feel it ... truly utopia ... a bit better if you are a country boy like me ... treasured eternal moments !!!
Ian performed this at the funeral(s) for the four RCMP officers slain near Mayerthorpe ... words are inadequate to describe what that song accomplished in this setting ... Blessings Ian !!!
I was there and will NEVER forget it. He said it was the best he had ever performed that song and I would agree. It was perfect.
@@habsfanlafleur OMG. That is transcendental and holy.
A Texan, but Canadian proud. Thank You Ian. Songs don't get much better than this. RIP Cowboy.
7th generation Texan, met my Canadian wife in Costa Rica , then married her in Alberta where i first heard Ian Tyson. Spent a year in Alberta and yes, the winds sure do get cold up there.
I’m Canadian and more specifically I’m Albertan . If there was a state that an Albertan can identify with its Texas.
hes from ontario
so sad to know hes past, an amazing singer, always cry when i hear Springtime In Alberta, RIP you were the best, and will be missed
R.I.P Ian Tyson. Thanks for memories.
Always a fan....R.I.P. Ian. Such a beautiful, beautiful song!
One of the most beautiful, heart wrenching songs ever written.
Not for Alberta .
I know they are singing about Canada but it could be Southern California in the 75.
A great song... beautiful! Saw them in Miami 1968.
RIP MY CANADIAN BROTHER! Thanks for the great music!
Came of (dating) age with this song. We lost a good one today. Brings a bit of mistiness to my eyes remembering back then and the wandering of time since. Guess I'm growin' old. RIP Ian Tyson.
I hear you, brother
Rest in Peace Ian. Thank you for all the great music.
He really was an Conant fella broKitchenmusic was his specialty ey.
RIP Ian, thanks for this beautiful piece of Canadiana.
...THX SO MUCH!...still here ...at 70 yrs..@Real Canadian Seniors
"I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way." Beautiful, but sad line. You know he's never coming back.
This song brings tears to the eyes of this proud/stubborn Albertan man who won’t give up on his morals & values. Well done Ian, Sylvia, Gordon, Anne & Judy.
Thank you for such a lovely song.
I feel you man. From one albertan to another.
As an American, I have to say I love your beautiful country and all of your musical legends. Looking forward to visiting again sooner than later.
That's Emmy Lou Harris not Anne.
I'm not sure exactly why I'm still trying to figure it out. But every time I listen to their version of this song the original it brings tears to my eyes. It's like something in this song speaking to my soul.
Don't forget Murray Mclaughlin on the left.!!
My father and older brothers used to play this together on their guitars and sing. My mother would join in singing it as well. It was sung so often, it was like one of our family's songs. I was just little, and the sound of my whole family singing together made a big impression on me. It is so moving and nostalgic, and very Canadian. ❤
Pretty pretty song and singing. It will live a long time.
One of the best songs ever written. Period.
yes
Bill Brennan
Amen.
agreed totally
Bill Brennan Amen.
Absolute home run, and he reportedly whipped it out remarkably quickly.
It is said that very little man does endures throughout time. This song is one of those things. RIP Ian Tyson .
Summer of 61, tired of Arizona, loaded a two horse to my 51 GMC and with two pals took off following the rodeos, made it up there at the end of Summer and was turning to cold so we went on back home. Had a great time following the small rodeos, won some, met some girls, got in some fights, did some stupid stuff, (a lot) but got a life time of memories. This song brought back a lot of them memories.
Bravo for your Comment !! Hope your Life is great now & The Memories Remain !!
What a wondeful, story of your life!! I am a Female Canadian Medical Officer , been so long away also from Home, this Song means so much & the words you sent !! Bless You.. Time means nothing, whether we are young , or as time catches up ,,only the experiences , we all share.. Thank-you for yours !! You belong in Our Books!!
Come on back any time fella ! Great story and I am sure memories eh.
Glad you got to make some good memories. You will never forget them!!
Wish I had the huevos to do such a thing.
Rest in Peace Ian Tyson 🤠🐴🌄🇨🇦
Great number. Ian and Sylvia definitely has left a legacy of writing and singing. The same goes for all the icons in this video. They all were a pleasure to listen to.
Boy, this has to be the most truly Canadian song of all time. It's never failed to bring a tear to my eye and a huge lump to my throat. Thank you Ian. And you too Sylvia.
nothing compares ................
Four Strong Winds was voted as Canada's No. 1 song on a CBC radio contest
Has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever sung
Yes
absolutely
Yes.
So true....
I agree absolutely
Canadians are lucky to have heard and known him. RIP Ian
What a great song that too many people have never heard. I first discovered it when Neil Young covered it in 79, but didn't really look into Ian and Sylvia until decades later. Then realized what I had been missing.
Neil Young did a great cover but Ian’s version is priceless
@@maurasniffen4877 He's a conceited arsehole. F him. He turned into everything he said he was against. Canada can have him. Joe Rogan is the best thing to happen to radio in 'Decades".
true true...soulful country/folk...from a couple of the greatest American songsters....North America...many of our finest NA artists are from Canada...Joni, Neil, 4 members of The Band, Gordon, Bruce Coburn....no need to name any more..there are so many. RIP Ian.
Best version. Great guitar. Voice says what words cannot. It makes me feel like I am sitting alone in a parking lot.
My dad was a trucker and him and mom had 8 children. He was an exemplary father and worker. Awww daddy your baby misses you!❤🙏
Bless your wonderful family
Loved this song 45 years ago and love it as much today. Ian's voice is amazing!!
Lynne Irish His songwriting talent is amazing. His voice is incredible.
make it 50 now !!!
....and he is good looking too!
Yes, 50 years later I can appreciate his voice and talent so much more.
I need to dig out my Ian and Sylvia albums.
❤️❤️❤️🎶🥲
Good job Ian and Sylvia, you show the weather who's boss
Wow! THIS is my life! IT doesn’t get any better than this!
An iconic Canadian song from two legendary singer.
So good to find this here when I've been thinking about Ian's passing.
Glad to finally hear the original. UA-cam is the best thing ever!
I’ve been a country music fan for a long time. How in God’s name did I never hear that voice before. That was nothing short of fantastic.
It was more of a pop song.
I’m not a Canadian and I’ve never been to Alberta, but I’ve loved Ian and Sylvia since I was a kid. Mom gave me this album for Christmas, and I about played it to death.
Just couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Come on up sometime ...the door is always open ;-]
This is a three handkerchief song for me. Thanks for making me cry tonight.
He was one of the greats. Sorry to see him go.
Ian had a beautiful voice and Sylvia Tyson matched it with her incredible harmonies. Wonderful pair.
I am a huge Neil Young And fan. He said he loved this song so I had to go to the source
I started playing the guitar in the early sixties when the folk music explosion occurred. Ian and Sylvia were my favorite group. Great music. I wish that they had stayed together longer.
Neil Youngs favorite song
Amazing how some tunes stay with you. I played this in High School on my guitar in 1966. I first heard the album that year as recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia, from their 1963 album Four Strong Winds. My guitar went with me through six years of Navy service in the south and western Pacific on the USS Hornet, including recovery of Apollo 11 and 12. I still play, and heard the version by Neil Young today while driving, and had to find the original. So I sat down with my guitar friend tonight to play it again. Great memories.
Love these two have listened to them since the 60’s
came back to it today. In Memory of A FRIENDS Loss when in Kandahar.. It still tugs at the Heart strings & the Wonderful Song/Lyrics of Canadianna !!
I've followed Ian & Sylvia since their first album. My older sister was a friend of theirs in New York and she introduced me to their music. I still love their sound - 50 + years later. Though we are all much older, it still saddens me when our icons slip away.
Yes, I agree, They, just a Gordon Lightfoot was !! ~~ Although born yrs. after their Popularity, They were Great Canadian Icons for so may of Us, that Served & Still Serve Overseas.. T.Y. for your comment :))
I am sitting here wiping tears from my eyes - what a wonderful gift for a cold winter night. Thank you, Ian and Sylvia, for everything.
Great loss of Mr. Ian Tyson, i will never forget his heavenly voice. Rest in peace. From Dieppe, New Bru
59 years ago this was my very first song to sing and play on the guitar, and still one of my favorites !!!!
My family have played this song at all the family funerals since my brother was tragically killed in a car accident in 1986. He was a great musician,
Loved him
We sang this song in my family when I was young, just sitting around singing for the joy of it. It fits right in with all the classics of folk and traditional music from the last several hundred years. It's a true classic, and will never grow old. As an American, I never doubted that the song spoke to me just as a fellow traveler along life's long, sometimes cold highway. Great songs cross all boundaries, break down walls, build bridges of understanding among peoples. Songs are the way of peace.
Yes exactly it has that timeless soul touching feel
RIP Ian, your music was a staple in my house growing up.
Smiles, hello Nancy
Went on tour in Canada in 2022. The guide played music as the bus rolled. I requested Four Strong Winds by Neil Young. Just today heard Ian’s version. A beautiful song. Alberta is grand! I adore Lake Louise. It may be one of the most beautiful places in the world. I live in US, but respect how Canadians protect their environment and treat others with such respect! Big fan!
Ian wrote it
One of the greatest songs ever. BRILLIANT!
Even Neil Young says it's 1 of the best lyrics ever written.
nothing better
C'est par Neil que j'ai découvert cette superbe chanson. Elle pourrait être choisie comme hymne de l'Alberta et même du Canada.
Many great Canadian songs, Lightfoot, Young, but this. This is the greatest....
What great voice. He's 53 here. I flipped the TV on one night and this was on. Taped it to VHS. Terrible quality. Glad this recording is here.
2 of the most under rated artists of all time. Bobby Bare had a smash hit with this in 1964. Ian also wrote "Someday Soon" for Judy Collins. Sylvia under her maiden name Sylvia Fricker wrote "You Were On My Mind" for the We Five. Rest in peace Ian.
RIP Thanks for this heart warming song..
Timeless folk song sung beautifully by this Canadian couple --- magnetic in every way. Forever in our memories.....
😃😄I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 the song but when last did you play it
The George strait of Canada and also Bob Dylan buddy what a super talent may he rest in peace wrote some of the best songs ever
Just a beautiful, heartfelt song about love and longing. This one really tugs the heartstrings.
Canadian Royalty right there! All of em!
I was first introduced to their music in 1973 living in Virginia. Fell in love with their music. Especially un canadien errant. (Spelling off maybe)
Your spelling is not off at all. The words continue...Un Canadien errant, banni de ses foyers, Parcourait en pluerant, Des pays etranger....
A truly wonderful singer he has passed into heaven and will remain in our hearts forever
2024: I remember hearing Ian and Sylvia sitting on a gymnasium floor in a Toronto high school during their early days. I remember e didn't want it to be over.
Ian Tyson! One of the most underrated singer composers of my generation. He started out in the sixties singing with his ex Sylvia, and Then he wrote another hit (Someday Soon) that most of the country music artists covered.
truly incomparable !!!
Wow I learned something today. Did not know he wrote “Some day soon”. Heck I used to play both songs on my guitar but never thought about the songwriter 👍🏼❤️
I thought George HamiltonIV wrote
Someday Soon"; perhaps I'm wrong; perhaps you're thinking of "Summer Wages."
@@lincolnmaceachern2410 No, check it out on Google.
These two have some of the best harmonies I've ever heard. Listening today in honor of my Dad who passed on his love of folk music to me.
My Mum was dying of cancer. Ian Tyson was playing this song at Heritage park. My Dad took her her home as he knew she was so ill.
At Heritage Park, I knew my Mum was dying. She had no ability to hear this song in summer. She was too unwell.
My life was so confused- yet I heard the depth of this song.
Definitely one of the best folk singer-songwriters ever. RIP Ian Tyson!
Thank you Ian. Such a wonderful song. Never appreciated you so much but now I certainly do. Part of growing old I guess. Thank you for a beautiful song
When I was 24 I took the chance to leave graduate school and go work in Alberta on a farm owned by some of my dad's relatives. I spent the month of September helping with a variety of farm tasks, even herding cattle on horseback. It was a wonderful experience and this song came to mean a great deal to me. I had heard the song several years earlier, in college, when I borrowed an album from a dorm friend, but it became meaningful only after I went to Alberta.
Nice personal story. I grew up in Chicago area, but ended up working on a ranch in Colorado, on the way near the Wyoming border one summer. All I did was help the owner build a new corrall, but have great memories of getting there every morning and just doing that.
good experience and good song. i like this song very much.
I KNOW JUST YOUR FEELINGS. I WAS 19 & WENT TO NORTH CAROLINIA WITH MY BROTHER & HIS FAMILY. HE WAS IN THE MARINES. THIS WAS A SONG I LOVED THEN & STILL DO NOW THAT I AM 73 years young. GOOD LUCK Phil Hanna.
One of my favorite song along with Perry como 'song I think of you.
@@surprisevisitor2000 Me, too. Grew up in Chicago area, went west and stayed there.
Great classic song by a great Canadian duo. 😀
I remember watching Ian Tyson's Canadian television show. In the early seventies Ian was a huge star. He continued to make great music all these years residing in Alberta. Last year in 2018 about this time he cancelled shows as he was having major heart problems. I haven't heard a lot about his health since, I hope he has recovered and quite possibly will be able to do some limited performing. After all Ian is 85. I wish him all the best. I still love his Martin d-45, that he's playing in this re-union show and he used it on his television show as well back in the 70s.
The harmony is so exquisite and his voice is sheer perfection.
they defined perfection !!!
Sylvia had the voice of an Angel
Ian and Sylvia- Four Strong Winds.
Ian Tyson wrote this song in my province of Alberta, Canada. He still lives here on a farm. Since he and Sylvia divorced. I have met him in person. A wonderful voice.
Donna Shaw Thanks my friend. Too bad this man's voice up and flew off into the sunset, as did Sylvia because he was great.
Joanna Egleton Thanks for your comment Ian Tyson wrote this song referring to his home here in Alberta, Canada. Where he was born and lived most of his life except for doing shows all over the globe. He's not doing too much of anything now except for caring to his farm here in Alberta.
Gregory Williams Thanks Gregory.
carter4871 Thanks dear buddy.
Yvonne Seewald Thanks Yvonne.
This was my song of my 21 years in the Navy had a seafaring ring to it, beautiful song and good to see many artists sing it!!
Thanks for the rec jreg
Sylvia wrote an iconic hit song of the sixties recorded by We Five
.."You We're On My Mind"
Ian & Sylvia Tyson two Amazing Canadian duo singers.Totally Awesome,can't get any better then this.Great vocals..Love their music..
Absolutely love that song!!! Still listening to it all these years later.
Been listening to other versions, this is the best.
Paul Moniz i second that opinion brother
Paul Moniz Gives me chills every time! Beautiful song!
+blinderII Still love this stuff, and it's been around long before I was born. Our country has its redeeming qualities--and it's got nothing to do with government! :) Hehehehehehehehe
+Paul Moniz If you can dig it up, listen to the whole show. Everyone was spot-on when this was aired.
+Paul Moniz Agree, the best. Nice Camera Job, give him credit. I can feel what Silvia is thinking .I play guitar and know she's thinking ahead in the song. Her eyes mesmerize me. Music is an Art.
I love Ian and Sylvia. This is my favorite song and I cry each time I hear it.
Neil Young said that this is his favorite song of all time!
❤Beautiful lyrics...beautiful melody!
Unforgettable song... Ian and Sylvia❣
Ian Tyson... Rest in Heavenly Peace...🙏🌹