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The Story of H.M.S. Shannon
19587 min 48 secFilm: Animation
Production: David Bairstow
A lively touch to any program, this song story describes an incident in the War of 1812. Colourful drawings give a satirical twist to the engagement between a British ship, the H.M.S. Shannon, and an American ship, the U.S.S. Chesapeake. Sung to guitar accompaniment by Canadian folksinger Tom Kines.
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Subject categories
- War, Conflict and Peace > Canadian-American RelationsColonialismWar of 1812
- Music > Folk Music
- History - Canada - Pre-1867 > War and Conflict
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- David Bairstow