MacDonnell on the Heights - Stan Rogers video free download

Dave DeMars

While the song may be about John McDonnnell on a literal level, it can also be heard and appreciated as an extended metaphor for any and alll "good soldiers" whose efforts and labor are unknown, unsung, and unappreciated. It is about each one of us who pick up our load each day, scale our own personal heights, and carry on, doing (as my father was wont to say) "the best you can with what you got." So, here is to Stan, and here's to McDonnell who carried on and did their best with what they had.

Jolly Jacktar

Canada, you are the English of the west, be proud

Edward Rice

All peoples have heros.I"m from Buffalo with history of native peoples,English.French,German,Irish, Italian,Africans,Spanish,ect.The history from that area of the two nations is emence and facinating.

Storm Consort

I went to Niagara Falls and then to the Brock Monument at Queenston Heights November 2014

Cynthy B

Gorgeous song and voice

allenw195

Does this refer to the same person as Major "Red George" MacDonnell who lead the attack across the frozen St. Lawrence from Prescott, Ontario to Ogdensburg, New York during the War of 1812?

El McMeen

He is in the pantheon of the greatest folksingers EVER!

farmrgalga

I think from a Canadian/British perspective the guy was a hero...

Rikki0

I'm a Texan and I'm spreading the word about him as fast as I can. I have many friends here now who know of him. Still working on it.

Christopher Lp

Awesome. Especially since it was written about a "bad" guy. : )

milhistbuff1

I just recommended him to someone earlier today, This song will definitely be among the tracks i pass on to him.

Col Johnson

Nice to meet a fellow Stan Rogers fan. I'll continue to spread his music here in Oz.

Elmer Mudguaard

I have all Stan and Garnetts stuff!!

zigzag4d9

we need more musicians like this today

zaccc

The exceptions don't usually partake in that.. shit

Guy Maloney

Greatest songwriter ever. A national treasure. He died a hero, way before his time. And as Stan said about himself: "Not one in ten thousand knows my name."

Wolf of Kabul

I love this song.

Kevin Motter

I wish I could find songs as well written and sung as this and Northwest Passage, in the States.

klappspatenkamikaze

Stan Rogers is the man!

robsargent4

I'm fairly sure it's Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonnell, aide-de-camp to General Sir Isaac Brock in the War of 1812 (or so wikipedia tells us).

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