I was on holiday in northern California during the summer of 1993. Our hostess provided various kinds of entertainment for our group each evening. One evening we were entertained by a local folk group. A significant number of their songs were—you guessed it—Stan Rogers songs, which were a great hit with the whole party (most of whom were Americans who’d never heard of Stan until that evening). The folk group knew a lot about Stan, and talked fondly about both the man and his music (and who wouldn’t!). They were educating our southern neighbours about one of our greatest Canadian musicians.

—Sharon Barnes