http://www.robertwservice.com/ Robert W Service, The Original Homepage Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:55:18 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss/ XOOPS News info@robertwservice.com info@robertwservice.com en http://www.robertwservice.com/images/logo.gif http://www.robertwservice.com/ 144 100 http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3 A brilliantly atmospheric travelogue in music and words, Christine Hanson’s The Cremation of Sam McGee celebrates both the Scottish ancestry of Yukon poet Robert W. Service and his greatest creation, the irascible, ill-fated and fascinating Sam McGee.<br /><br />Christine Hanson’s musical adaptation of Service’s famous poem travels in the imagination to the frozen Yukon frontier where the cellist’s original compositions take the listener across the snow in tandem with this quirky, tragicomic tale.<br /><br />Narrated with conspicuous relish by Michael Marra, this interpretation of <br />The Cremation of Sam McGee is a chilling, enthralling and entertaining work.<br /><br />The music that accompanies the narration is played by the Sam McGee <br />ensemble, which features Christine on cello and eight of Scotland's finest traditional musicians. A must have in any Service enthusiast’s collection.<br /><br />Rob Adams - Glasgow Herald<br /><br />Visit <a href="http://www.christinehanson.com" target="_blank">Christine Hanson</a><br /> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:40:00 -0700 http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3 http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1 'The Shooting Of Dan McGrew' arguably Robert W Services best known poem has been parodied many times. Sat, 26 May 2007 13:56:01 -0700 http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1