Tales Of The Yukon [Import]

Hank Snow (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 7, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000WTYWQM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,435 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Face On The Barroom Floor

2. The Shooting Of Dan McGrew

3. The Cremation Of Sam McGee

4. The Spell Of The Yukon

5. The Ballad Of Blasphemous Bill

6. The Ballad Of One-Eyed Mike

7. The Ballad Of Hard Luck Henry

8. My Friends

Editorial Reviews

Hank Snow isn't generally thought of as a spoken word artist, but the Singing Ranger did dabble in dramatic readings during the course of a recording career that spanned four decades; Snow recorded the album Old Doc Brown and Other Narrations in 1955, and cut his best-known spoken album, Tales of the Yukon, in 1968. Proud Canadian Snow doubtless felt an affinity for the narrative poems of Robert William Service, who earned international fame for his rough-hewn but often sentimental tales of men in the Northern territories, and here Snow recites seven of Service's works (along with "The Face on the Barroom Floor," often attributed to Service but actually penned by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy), accompanied by minimal, unobtrusive musical backings. Snow recites Service's yarns with genuine gusto and shows a real feel for the material; if he's not quite a great actor, he knows the strengths of this material and he has a sense of drama that brings "The Cremation of Sam McGee" and "The Ballad of Hard Luck Henry" to life. And while Snow seems to understand the flashes of humor in these poems, he isn't afraid to serve up their melodramatic side at face value, and the readings are clever, thoughtful, and effective. Tales of the Yukon is an interesting curio for fans of Hank Snow, and folks with a fondness for Robert William Service's stories of rugged lives in Northern Canada should enjoy this immensely. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hank Snow's - Tales Of The Yukon, January 24, 2008

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G. Lantz "The Collector" (CA) - See all my reviews
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What can I say, I have been waiting over 40 years to get a good copy of this CD and I have it. It sounds wonderful...Hank Snow does Robert Service fantastic and 40+ years later it still is wonderful to listem too. Packaging for this is 5 star all the way with history, lyrics and photos as I would expect from the Bear Family. It does make you want more when he finishes. I highly recommend this to everyone. Anyone can listen to this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mav, November 9, 2008

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Sunlight Basin (Cody, WY) - See all my reviews

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Robert Service could describe in verse the lure of the North so elequently as to entice almost anyone to endure the trials of this most awesome land. Couple that with Hank Snow's deep and vibrant voice quality and the result is one of the best renditions of Service recitals.Tales of the Yukon

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CD of Yukon Poery, November 18, 2009

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Robert W. Skewes "Bob" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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Love this. With long road hauls, it is easy listening, but still feel like you are actually there watch the story unfold.