Stan Rogers performs The Mary Ellen Carter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT-aEcPgkuA

My friend Nick reminded me of this tune a few days ago, (Thanks, Nick!). Stan was perhaps the greatest folk singer of his generation, as well as the best Canada has ever produced. And this, his most famous song, is one of the few inspirational songs of "can do" spirit that this old cynic can stomach listening to. Rogers was a genius and a treasure. Absolutely essential.