"The winters drive you crazy, and the fishing's hard and slow,
You're a damned fool if you stay, but there's no better place to go..."

Also by Gordon Bok, from the album Turning Toward the Morning, is a song called Isle au Haut Lullaby (Hay Ledge Song). Performed with Ann Muir and Ed Trickett, this song is very sweet and touching.

"If I could give you three things, I would give you these:
Song and laughter and a wooden home, in the shining sea.

When you see old Isle au Haut, rising in the dawn,
You will play in yellow fields, in the morning sun."

Timberhead Music was kind enough to allow me to provide a short sample of Isle au Haut Lullaby in mp3 format (783k) for your enjoyment. To hear this sample, just right-click the link and select "save target as..." to download. If you need an mp3 player, you can get a free one here.

Be sure to visit Gordon's site at www.gordonbok.com for more information, reviews and tour dates. Online ordering is available, too.

Winfield Clark

Years ago, Winfield Clark met lifelong islander Gooden Grant, a former resident of Head Harbor and a man some island-notoriety in his time. Mr. Clark recently recorded an excellent song he wrote about Gooden Grant entitled Isle au Haut.

Visit Winfield Clark's site to hear the song.

I woke up this mornin', I didn't have the blues*...

...but Paula Greatorex does! Isle au Haut resident and diminutive host of WERU FM's Blues the Healer brings the best of the blues to the Downeast Maine airwaves Monday nights from 8 pm to 10 pm. Ably assisted by her Ole Buddy, Paula delivers a thematic presentation of blues music that's sure to please everyone from the neophyte to the most dedicated blues aficionado. WERU Community Radio is at 89.9 FM in Blue Hill and 102.9 FM in Bangor, and also broadcasts live streaming audio on the 'net at www.weru.org.

*Apologies to Loudon Wainwright III.