On May 27th, 2017, 200 citizens and friends of Muskoka gathered at the Gravenhurst Opera House to learn, sing and record "My Muskoka", a Canada/Ontario 150 project. IT'S FREE Watch the video on Youtube at youtu.be/dTHtzevUJgY
lyrics
MY MUSKOKA
Verse 1
Across the lakes of my Muskoka
To the shores of Georgian Bay
Over hills to Haliburton
Hear the voices as they play.
Verse 2
Mighty pines reaching upward
While the birches paint the sky,
The birds are harmonizing
To the loon's haunting cry.
Chorus
My Muskoka…
(echo) Generations gather here
My Muskoka…
From all over to be near.
My Muskoka…
Its beauty we’ll endear
My Muskoka through all seasons of the year.
Verse 3
The waters flow from springs and rivers
Into lakes we gather round.
They’re the heart of dear Muskoka
And the soul’s the sacred ground.
Verse 4
And when you leave my Muskoka
You will never leave behind,
These treasures are a part of you,
And always on my mind.
Chorus
My Muskoka…
(echo) Generations gather here
My Muskoka…
From all over to be near.
My Muskoka…
Its beauty we’ll endear
My Muskoka through all seasons of the year.
(REPEAT)
credits
released October 28, 2018
"MY MUSKOKA"
Lyrics and Music Vince Grittani
Arrangement Rosalind Mills
Music Director Dan McCoy
Choral Direction Deb Tilson
MUSICIANS
Dan Volchok
V.E. Selander
Ignatius Vankooten
Kelden Cowan
Rosalind Mills
Dan McCoy
VOCALS
SOLOISTS Alicia Power
Serena Hajee
CHORUS
Lynda Valcourt
Maya Chorly -Wagot
Roger E. Pinney
Jayne Drinkwater
Jan Jacklin
Val Sequeira
Margaret Young
Elanor Douglas
Kev Turner
Sandy Rachky
Joanne E. Kilpatrick
Gord Durnan
Ann Tanner
Jeanne Kesten
Maggie Keates
Susan Ward
Jim Larock
Sylvia Bouchard
Barb Lawlor
Elizabeth Ertel
Dorothy Reynolds
Marina Hoekstra
Iris Gammon
Shirely Harrison
Donna Gammon
Kathryn Hill
Fred Bower
Krysia Bower
Linda Portsmith
Elizabeth Edwards
Michele Ineson
Walter Ried
Genevieve Sequeira
Danielle Sequeira
Stan MacDonald
Carol Turner
Tom White
G.D. Tanner
Evert McIlwain
James Fox
Nancy Brown
M.A. Caslin
David Story
Leda Story
Elizabeth Curran
Laura Carter
Beverly Stewart
Jim Lynch
Susan P. Kelly
Carolyn Grant
Paul Kelly
Sandy Lemoine
Georgina Turan
Eileen Bartlett
Janice Wright
Barb Barrowman
Lisa Sellon
Anne Stuart
Wilsie Mann
Vivien Rogers
Joanne Wilson
Karlan Stoddard
Gayle Mitchell Shantz
Henry Nordin
Betty Franklin
Barb McGill
Jackie McFarland
Susan Kent
Christine Hemens
W. Hemens
Suzanne Francis
Cindy Francis
Joan Brandham
Gloria Rowe
Susan Chute
Alex Tilley
Patricia L. Anderson
Diane Harrop
Susan Gurr
Margaret Hillier
Linda Trotter
Janice King
Joan Thompson
Kathy Daoust
Sharon Morton
Joan Pharoah
Helen Flavell
Debby Andrews
Grace Iavaione
Paul Sprunt
Pam Maguire
Mary Gair
Elanor Lewis
James Lewis
Irene Peel
Barry Peel
Patricia O'Hare
Elaine Rodaro
David Rose
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