Beyond the Blue

The Duhks performing "Beyond the Blue"

The Duhks

The second Canadian group this week is The Duhks. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but they have done a good bit of touring in the United States. I saw them a couple years ago. I have previously posted one of their videos in the Galveston post.

The first video of "Who'll Take My Place" is with their original lead singer, Jesse Havey.



Jesse Havey has been replaced by Sarah Dugas as lead singer, and she appears in the next two videos, including "Death Came Knockin'".




This is the title track from there latest album, "Fast Paced World".

Galveston 1900/Wasn't That a Mighty Storm

September 8 is the 109th anniversary of the of the 1900 Hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas. This was the deadliest natural disaster to ever strike the United States, killing at least 6,000 people. Here is a report, done several years ago, on the destruction of the St. Mary's Orphanage.



The most popular song that commemorates this disaster is "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm". This song was originally recorded by a man named Sin Killer Griffin, but unfortunately there is no video of this, or even a photograph of Sin Killer. There is this article published in the New York Daily News about the history of the song..

Several others have recorded this song since Sin Killer. I like this version done by The Duhks.