Northwest Passage

Song Information

Composer: Stan Rogers

Lyric Author: Stan Rogers

Published: 1981

Country of origin: Canada

General Interest

One of Roger’s best-known folk songs, it tells the tale of early explorers who were trying to discover a route across Canada to the Pacific Ocean. The line “sea of flowers” refers to the prairie flowers blooming in Spring in Alberta.

Here's a link to the Lyric:

Northwest Passage Lyric

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