Stan Rogers and the Historicity of 'The Nancy'

A song about the War of 1812 from the Canadian side

Released in 1984 after his untimely death at 33, From Fresh Water found Stan Rogers still exploring westward from the Davis Strait, through Canadian history, to put his national character to song. Rogers loved Canada, and the Canadian ‘working man,’ like a great extended family. Poetic patriotism is a coherent theme throughout his life’s work and certai…