Liverpool, Nova Scotia
July 6, 2007
We woke up at the LaHave River home of the Blue Nose III Construction site near Bridgewater, NS. Construction is to begin the summer of 2008 and our friend Vern we hope will be part of that project. We stopped at the Bridgewater Atlantic Store, made phone calls to let everyone know we were okay and picked up bananas and sushi. We ate the sushi as soon as we got to the Roadtrek, yum. Across the bridge and down the road a short way is the Shipyards Landing with lighthouse and survey ships docked across the LaHave River. We could see across the LaHave River to Snyder Shipyard where they will build the Blue Nose III in 2008; it would be a great spot for a B&B where visitors could watch the construction. Fog rolled in. We paused at the LaHave Ferry landing remembering when we took every road in Nova Scotia including this ferry.
The old train station in Brooklyn, NS was turned into the Hank Snow Museum. Here is The Hank Snow Story by RE Joudrey:
“There’s a place in Nova Scotia, where the Mersey River flows, Near the little Town of Brooklyn, the birthplace of Hank Snow. And like the rushing waters, he just kept movin’ on, As a country music salesman, the US bought his songs.
The road was rough when he was young, he traveled here and there, In fact he often makes his brags that he’s been everywhere. Hawaiian skies and Hula girls are amongst his memories, Today he’s living comfortably, way down in Tennessee” ( Hank died in Dec. 1999)
“He had a trick horse, Shawnee, in his Wild Wet rodeo, He toured around the country, he put on quite a show. Then Ernest Tubb, the troubadour, put Hand Snow’s mind at ease, When he hit the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee.
He’d sing and pick his old guitar and folks would gather round, To hear his Rainbow Ranch Boys, with their Country Music sound. The rest Hank says is History, and we must all agree, ‘Cause he still picks and sings a bit in Nashville Tennessee.
Now Hank recorded many songs, he really did his thing, Old Dock Brown, the Drunkard’s Son, and Sammy Morganin’s Gin. Then back up to the Yukon, to cremate Old Sam McGee, And he still tells that story, back home in Tennessee.
And then one day a son was born to Hank and Minnie Snow, He named him from his idol of many years ago. The singing brakeman would be proud, if he was to this show, To find that our special guest, is Jimmie Rodgers Snow.
The moral of this story is, if you want to succeed, You chase your dreams with all your might, and not look back and grieve. And when you reach the rainbow’s end, that pot of gold you’ll see, You’ll be in music heaven, in Nashville Tennessee.
Now if there is a question of what Hank Snow achieved, Go to the railroad station in Liverpool and see. The memorabilia on display, the most were given free, Supporting all the friends that built “Hank Snow’s Society”.”
In 1985 Hank recorded a duet album with Willie Nelson, which was Hanks final label studio date. He had 85 songs in the top charts with 7 of them reaching #1. His hit, I’m Movin’ On holds the country music record for the number of consecutive weeks at number one-21 weeks!
Privateer Days in Liverpool is a town celebration bringing in people from all around. We parked next to the main stage park and enjoyed the day’s music: Fiddleworks, Johnny Stevens, Folds of Policy, Andy Duinker and Donna Rhodenizer, and Midlife Crisis. We were so sorry to miss our friend Sandy of Razzmatazz. We met Donna and Any after their gig. They have something special for educators. If you are a music teacher and want something really educationally sound and fun, look them up at http://www.redcastlepublishing.com/ or email them at andy@redcastlepublishing.com
We woke up at the LaHave River home of the Blue Nose III Construction site near Bridgewater, NS. Construction is to begin the summer of 2008 and our friend Vern we hope will be part of that project. We stopped at the Bridgewater Atlantic Store, made phone calls to let everyone know we were okay and picked up bananas and sushi. We ate the sushi as soon as we got to the Roadtrek, yum. Across the bridge and down the road a short way is the Shipyards Landing with lighthouse and survey ships docked across the LaHave River. We could see across the LaHave River to Snyder Shipyard where they will build the Blue Nose III in 2008; it would be a great spot for a B&B where visitors could watch the construction. Fog rolled in. We paused at the LaHave Ferry landing remembering when we took every road in Nova Scotia including this ferry.The old train station in Brooklyn, NS was turned into the Hank Snow Museum. Here is The Hank Snow Story by RE Joudrey:
“There’s a place in Nova Scotia, where the Mersey River flows, Near the little Town of Brooklyn, the birthplace of Hank Snow. And like the rushing waters, he just kept movin’ on, As a country music salesman, the US bought his songs.
The road was rough when he was young, he traveled here and there, In fact he often makes his brags that he’s been everywhere. Hawaiian skies and Hula girls are amongst his memories, Today he’s living comfortably, way down in Tennessee” ( Hank died in Dec. 1999)
“He had a trick horse, Shawnee, in his Wild Wet rodeo, He toured around the country, he put on quite a show. Then Ernest Tubb, the troubadour, put Hand Snow’s mind at ease, When he hit the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee.
He’d sing and pick his old guitar and folks would gather round, To hear his Rainbow Ranch Boys, with their Country Music sound. The rest Hank says is History, and we must all agree, ‘Cause he still picks and sings a bit in Nashville Tennessee.
Now Hank recorded many songs, he really did his thing, Old Dock Brown, the Drunkard’s Son, and Sammy Morganin’s Gin. Then back up to the Yukon, to cremate Old Sam McGee, And he still tells that story, back home in Tennessee.
And then one day a son was born to Hank and Minnie Snow, He named him from his idol of many years ago. The singing brakeman would be proud, if he was to this show, To find that our special guest, is Jimmie Rodgers Snow.
The moral of this story is, if you want to succeed, You chase your dreams with all your might, and not look back and grieve. And when you reach the rainbow’s end, that pot of gold you’ll see, You’ll be in music heaven, in Nashville Tennessee.
Now if there is a question of what Hank Snow achieved, Go to the railroad station in Liverpool and see. The memorabilia on display, the most were given free, Supporting all the friends that built “Hank Snow’s Society”.”
In 1985 Hank recorded a duet album with Willie Nelson, which was Hanks final label studio date. He had 85 songs in the top charts with 7 of them reaching #1. His hit, I’m Movin’ On holds the country music record for the number of consecutive weeks at number one-21 weeks!
Privateer Days in Liverpool is a town celebration bringing in people from all around. We parked next to the main stage park and enjoyed the day’s music: Fiddleworks, Johnny Stevens, Folds of Policy, Andy Duinker and Donna Rhodenizer, and Midlife Crisis. We were so sorry to miss our friend Sandy of Razzmatazz. We met Donna and Any after their gig. They have something special for educators. If you are a music teacher and want something really educationally sound and fun, look them up at http://www.redcastlepublishing.com/ or email them at andy@redcastlepublishing.com
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