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JeanieB wrote:Sugar, Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had some 'musicians' in our Iditabud list who COULD sing some of the poems/songs/parodies the Iditabuds have written and video it? Don't i remember one of our Norway friends plays the guitar and sings????with his sister maybe?????

Yeah, but I guess he's hiking in Ecuador right now, so everything would probably have a pasillo flavor with Andean flute and marimba background rhythms? (I wonder if they yodel in the mountains of Ecuador? )

Hi all, it's great to be back; I don't post often, but I've lurked for years! lol Anyway, I love Kyf Brewer's music, but a friend just sent me a link to this album: <http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidgill2>

David Gill is a mid-distance musher and his sound is mostly soft rock/folk. Amazon has individual tracks available too! I only listened to a couple samples before downloading the entire album. My favorite track is Jay!

Hey wannahike, glad to 'see' you and welcome to the best forum ever!!

My favorite mushing song is " The Husky's Code" by Kyf Brewer. Pat Moon said his wife cries whenever she hears that song. Here's the chorus:

I will be your guide beneath these Northern Lights
You will be my shadow in the snow.
Whatever path you choose, whatever trail we're on.
I'm ready to roll.

I love that song, Em. Sing it to myself all the time!

"Iditarod" by Mike Campbell with GB Jones and Team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnH5CFf6El8

Iditarod Trail Song by Alaskas Hobo Jim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZbOqFRnxw

The Chadburns "Northwind to Nome"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLETvqWEYeY

Clap for the Iditarod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbKpCeHgYVM

"Aliy Cam" -- Road Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXftw8iWg4

Alaska's Hobo Jim - Redington's Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cblGjUBekbM

EMWCEE & DAUGHTERS' SONG (from 2009)

Sixteen Dogs

Some people say a dog is man’s best friend
Well, a husky is made to race to the end
Race to the end and relish the cold.
A back that’s strong and a heart of gold.

CHORUS: You run 16 dogs and what do you get?
A journey through paradise you’ll never forget.
St. Peter don’t you call me, I don’t want to go home.
Till I get to the arch on Front Street in Nome.

He was born one morning when the sun didn’t rise
And the Northern Lights shone high in the skies
He gathered the team and hitched up the sled
And into the darkness together they sped

He was born one morning, it was blizzarding snow
With ice on his lashes and a frostbitten toe
He was raised in the wilderness, far off the grid
He was mushing as a baby with a pint-sized sled.

So if you see ‘em coming you’d really better go
‘Cause a husky knows “hike” but he doesn’t know “whoa.”
The front paws are lightning and the back paws are steel,
And they’ll never stop running till the end of the trail.

ESKIL & SISTER'S SONG (from 2009)

The Rookie Run

Come gather young huskies
it's high time you learn
'bout a placed called the Dazell Gorge
and the Farewell Burn.

I've raised you as sled dogs
I hope I didn't fail
'cause we're going to run
the Iditarod Trail.

Chorus:
And we'll march day and night,
gonna need all your power.
Alaska can be brutal
in the wee morning hour.

Now tell me young leader,
are you're mind set on home?
Please erase that good memory,
we're going to Nome.

The trail may seem endless,
so I'll sing you this song.
To keep you remembering:
it's a thousand miles long.

Chorus

The winds will keep howling.
The trail can be slow.
25 below zero.
Yukon River overflow.

The coast wears you down,
it's a long gruelling test.
Just remember in White Mountain
you'll get 8 hours rest.

Chorus

The trail may seem endless,
so I'll sing you this song.
To keep you remembering:
it's a thousand miles long.

Then at last it is over,
the nine days in March.
When we get to Nome city
and cross under the arch.

Chorus x2

live from K"ROD central...

This "shout out" goes out to John Baker....you REALLY ARE....

Rollin'

take the ride....all heck breaks out at 3:03.... and at 6:20 it just gets better.

Go Mr. Baker Go !!

tsfr

BRAIN FREEZE! Who remembers the song "And it's mush mush down fourth avenue, well the Yukon she's afrozen and the koyukuk too"?.. Yes, we all sang it (1960's)! Question is who wrote it?