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Like a hip teacher, ex-Moxy Früvous member Mike Ford gives life to historical figures usually confined to textbooks. Songs like the boisterous “Turn Them Ooot!” and the peppy “La Patriote” reference 1837 Rebellion leaders Mackenzie and Papineau, while the garage-y “Sir John A – You’re OK” serves as a rock tribute to our first PM. And Ford’s version of “I’ve Been Everywhere,” rhyming off Canadian place names at twice the speed of Hank Snow or Stompin’ Tom, makes the CD a treat. Curriculum-approved, too.Reviews
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