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They call my home the land of snow

"Acadian Driftwood" is the fourth track on 1975's Northern Lights/Southern Cross. "Acadian Driftwood" is a partly fictional portrayal of an episode in the troubled history of Acadia, the Great Upheaval. Hailed as one of The Band's finest songs, it describes the forcible displacement of the Acadian people after war between the French and the English over what is now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and part of Maine. Robbie Robertson's lyrics were influenced by Longfellow's poem Evangeline, which describes the deportation of … read more
"Acadian Driftwood" is the fourth track on 1975's Northern Lights/Southern Cross. "Acadian Driftwood" is a partly fictional … read more
"Acadian Driftwood" is the fourth track on 1975's Northern Lights/Southern Cross. "Acadian Driftwood" is a partly fictional portrayal of an episode in the troubl… read more

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The Band was an influential Canadian rock n' roll group in the 1960s and 1970s formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The original members were Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, drums, harmonica), Richard Manuel (piano, harmonica, drums, saxophone, organ, slide guitar), Garth Hudson (organ, piano, clavinet, accordion, synthesizer, saxophone), Rick Danko (bass guitar, violin, trombone, guitar), and Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica). The members of The Band first worked together as The Hawks, the backing band of rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins from 1959 u… read more
The Band was an influential Canadian rock n' roll group in the 1960s and 1970s formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The original members were Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, drums, har… read more
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