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On this date, 16 January 2008, the birthday of our great hero, RWS, I remember with affection him and his works in the hope that all over the world, enthusiasts will perhaps be reading some of his inspiring verse.

He was indeed the poet of the peope and I would like to think that not only in Scotland, but all over the world, others share this sentiment.

Donald L Reid
Richard Hall

'The Shooting Of Dan McGrew' arguably Robert W Services best known poem has been parodied many times.

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.

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.

Narrated with conspicuous relish by Michael Marra, this interpretation of
The Cremation of Sam McGee is a chilling, enthralling and entertaining work.

The music that accompanies the narration is played by the Sam McGee
ensemble, which features Christine on cello and eight of Scotland's finest traditional musicians. A must have in any Service enthusiast’s collection.

Rob Adams - Glasgow Herald

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