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Land of the Silver Birch
1920s Canadian folk song
Land of the Silver Birch
"Land of the Silver Birch" (Roud 4550) is a traditional Canadian folk song that dates from the 1920s. The lyrics are sometimes erroneously attributed to Pauline Johnson, perhaps in confusion with her well-known poem, "The Song My Paddle Sings". It is sometimes sung to keep time while canoeing, and sometimes sung at campfires in a round. It is in Aeolian, or natural minor, but may be sung with a raised sixth, creating a Dorian feel. Its subject matter is a romanticized vision of nature and the land from the perspective of an Indigenous person.
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