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Acadian Driftwood. " Acadian Driftwood " is a song by the Band. It was the fourth track on their sixth studio album Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975), written by member Robbie Robertson. Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and Rick Danko trade off lead vocals and harmonize on the chorus.
Uncut. 8/10 [5] Northern Lights – Southern Cross is the sixth studio album by Canadian - American rock group the Band, released in 1975. It was the first album to be recorded at their new California studio, Shangri-La, and the first album of all new material since 1971's Cahoots. It was recorded using a 24-track tape recorder, which allowed ...
The song "Acadian Driftwood", recorded in 1975 by The Band, portrays the Great Upheaval and the displacement of the Acadian people. [119] Antonine Maillet wrote a novel, called Pélagie-la-Charrette, about the aftermath of the Great Upheaval. It was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1979.
History of the Acadians. Modern flag of Acadia, adopted 1884. The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of 17th and 18th century French settlers in parts of Acadia (French: Acadie) in the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island ...
Another Robertson song, "Acadian Driftwood" from 1975, was also influenced by Longfellow's poem. [35] A half-hour suite of guitar music by guitarist and composer Loren Mazzacane Connors, based on scenes in the Longfellow story, was released as a compact disc titled Evangeline (RoadCone, 1998), with a title track vocal by Suzanne Langille.
"Acadian Driftwood" (1975), a popular song based on the Acadian Expulsion by Robbie Robertson, appeared on The Band's album Northern Lights – Southern Cross. "Louisiana Man" (1961), an autobiographical song written and performed by Doug Kershaw, became the first song broadcast back to Earth from the Moon by the astronauts of Apollo 12. Over ...
"Acadian Driftwood" performed by the Roches – 6:20 "The Unfaithful Servant" performed by Rosanne Cash – 4:56 "When I Paint My Masterpiece" (Dylan) performed by Josh Turner – 5:03 "Life Is a Carnival" (Danko, Levon Helm, Robertson) performed by Trevor Hall – 4:09 "Look Out Cleveland" performed by Jackie Greene – 3:13
The Band. Jaime Royal " Robbie " Robertson[1] OC (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician of Indigenous ancestry. [2] He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with The Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist. Robertson's work with the Band was ...