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Alan Mills

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Alan Mills, Canadian folksinger, writer, actor. Born September 7, 1913 (sometimes given as 1912), died June 14, 1977. Best known for popularizing Canadian folk music, he composed the classic folk song I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (with lyrics by Rose Bonne) which was later recorded by Burl Ives, Peter Paul & Mary and many others. Also appeared on several radio and television programs and in movies. Was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1974 for his contributions to Canadian folklore.

Top songs

  1. The Battle of Queenstown Heights
  2. Alouette
  3. Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor
  4. The Maple Leaf Forever
  5. The Alberta Homesteader
  6. Anti-Confederation Song
  7. Sur Le Pont d'Avignon
  8. I's the B'y
  9. (Do) The Hucklebuck
  10. When the Ice Worms Nest Again
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  1. A La Claire Fontaine
  2. Iroquois Lullaby
  3. C'est l'Aviron
  4. Come All Ye Bold Canadians - War of 1812
  5. Animal Alphabet Song
  6. A Ballad of New Scotland
  7. A Saint-Malo, beau port de mer
  8. Come All Ye Bold Canadians
  9. Un Canadien Errant
  10. I's the Boy That Builds the Boat
  11. En Roulant Ma Boule
  12. Shenandoah
  13. Canadian Errant, Un
  14. Eskimo Weather Chant
  15. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
  16. Kelligrews Soiree
  17. The Badger Drive
  18. Rockabilly's Back In Town
  19. Vive la Canadienne
  20. Vive les matelots!
  21. Clear the Track, Let the Bullgine Run
  22. Ah! Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser!
  23. The Golden Vanity
  24. C'est la Belle Françoise
  25. As I Roved Out
  26. General Wolfe
  27. Old John Braddelum
  28. Isabeau S'y Promène
  29. A Great Big Sea Hove in Long Beach
  30. She's Like the Swallow
  31. The Squid-Jiggin' Ground
  32. 12 Days of Christmas
  33. Tickle Cove Pond
  34. Johnny Boker
  35. The Huron Christmas Carol - The Huron Carol - Jesous Ahatonhia
  36. Time to Be Made a Wife
  37. 20 Flight Rock
  38. Duffy's Hotel
  39. Je Sais Bien Quelque Chose
  40. The Angel Gabriel
  41. Monsieur le Curé
  42. The Little Old Sod Shanty
  43. Les Raftsmen
  44. A Fenian Song
  45. Lukey's Boat
  46. Marching Down to Old Quebec
  47. Pork, Beans and Hard-Tack
  48. An Anti-Fenian Song - Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching
  49. Fum, Fum, Fum
  50. Tenaouich' Tenaga, Ouich'ka
  51. À la Claire Fontaine
  52. Mon Père y M'a Marié
  53. Tired of Toein' the Line
  54. The Chesapeake and Shannon
  55. Revolutionary Tea
  56. Alouette!
  57. Le Sergeant
  58. The Battle of the Windmill
  59. Youpe! Youpe! Sur la Rivière!
  60. The Franklin Expedition
  61. Brave Wolfe
  62. An Anti-Confederation Song
  63. Haidom-Haidom
  64. Bring a Torch
  65. Come and Sing
  66. M'en Allant à la Chasse
  67. A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go (Froggie Went A-Courtin')
  68. Petit rocher
  69. La Courte paille
  70. The Winter of '73
  71. O Canada! - Oh Canada! English words by R. Stanley Weir
  72. Saskatchewan
  73. The Friendly Beasts
  74. Marlbrough S'en Va-T-en Guerre
  75. Rio Grande
  76. The Sir Robert Peel
  77. The Wren Boys Sing
  78. The Huron Carol
  79. Ah! Qui Mariérons-Nous?
  80. Two Jinkers
  81. The Klondike Gold Rush
  82. King Herod and the Cock
  83. J'ai Perdu le "Do" de Ma Clarinette
  84. Mary Had a Baby
  85. Cheerly, Men
  86. Sally Brown
  87. Saint Basil
  88. Little Bitty Baby
  89. No Room in the Inn
  90. Michaud est tombé

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