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railroad station where he had often spent nights during visits to his mother (Snow,
1994, p. 503). He was elected to the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences Hall of Fame, received honors from the Canadian government, and
continued to tour his native country to standing ovations and sell-out crowds (Snow,
1994, p. 2). His more than 100 albums include numerous songs paying tribute to
his homeland. These include, ‘'Canadian Pacific,” “Blue Canadian Rockies,” and
his nostalgic expression of love for his home province, “My Nova Scotia Home”:
There’s a place I’ll always cherish
Neath the blue Atlantic skies
Where the shores down in Cape Breton
Bids the golden sun to rise
And the fragrance of the apple blossom
Sprays the dew-kissed lawn
Back in deal old Nova Scotia
The place where I was bom
The Scotian and the Ocean Limited
And the Maritime Express
Their mighty engines throbbing
Make their way towards the west
And the sturdy fishing schooners
Sway so lazily to and fr