I want to tell you about a special song called Bluebell … but first some background.
Every year on the first weekend in March, for the past 16 years, the Haliburton County Folk Society has brought musicians together for Winter Folk Camp. There are 6 amazing stream leaders, who are also incredible Canadian musicians, providing 3 days of musical instruction in a variety of streams related to enhancing the participants’ musical acumen—whether it be related to vocals, instrumental technique, genre, or performance (etc). The weekend also includes evening concerts by the instructors, song circles, and jam sessions all of which are enhanced by a beautiful natural setting and amazing food. The bottom line is that the weekend is inspiring and a lot of fun! Note: If you are inspired to attend, get on the email list because the spots sell out fast when they are released for purchase. This year, it was just 36 hours before all streams were full.
This year, one of the six instructors was Shane Pendergast from Prince Edward Island. He comes from a long lineage of storytellers and musicians in the true Maritime tradition of song. I attended the Sunday night concert featuring 3 of the 6 instructors, including Shane. He chose to play his song “Bluebell”…
I was very taken by the words and melody, and thought my readers might appreciate hearing the song. So, I’ve posted the link to the YouTube recording below. If the novel ever gets picked up for a movie or a limited series (wouldn’t that be wonderful!), this would be the perfect theme song. I can see Rod, who loved to sing (albeit he was not a professional), singing it to Pearl in the Bluebell Woods. Have a listen and let me know what you think by hitting reply to this message or adding a comment to the blog. I also decided that a movie script would have to change Pearl’s nickname to Bluebell.
And … if you happen to know someone who produces movies or does limited series productions, maybe you can give them a nudge in the right direction.
Be sure to check out Shane’s other songs
