The Last Calling Port

from The Orcadians of Hudson Bay by Graham Rorie

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This tune is written for the town of Stromness. The last stop for ships heading from London before they reached Hudson Bay. A canon, which can still be found in the South End of Stromness, was fired to welcome the Company’s ships to the town. While the community of Orkney did benefit from workers bringing back their earnings from the Hudson’s Bay Company, the result of losing so many from the community would have been very hard. Families would have been broken up for a minimum of two years, often much longer and in some cases, the men would not return at all. The ships calling in to Stromness must have brought a sense of adventure and new beginnings, an opportunity for better prospects. However, for those left at home the pain and worry of what the future would hold would have been ever-present.

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from The Orcadians of Hudson Bay, released May 28, 2021

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Graham Rorie Glasgow, UK

Orcadian fiddle and mandolin player Graham Rorie is an award-winning folk musician based in Glasgow.

As well as being a founding member of folk band Gnoss, Graham has recently collaborated with pianist Rory Matheson for an album titled, We Have Won The Land as well as releasing his own solo record, The Orcadians of Hudson Bay, available here! ... more

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