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Personal Name:  Bomhower, Wes  Sort by:  Relevance
Spot #2 and Dad's Pet Pig 
Texts  April 2007  Spot #2 meets more than his match when he ventures into Pet Pig's territory This story is part of the "Out on the First Concession" story collection.
They Called it Calabogie 
Texts  12 March 1995  A song about celebrating St. Patrick's day in the Calabogie area
Black Fly Lament 
Texts  summer 2002  A song written during Black Fly season
When the Irishmen Came to Calabogie 
Texts  March 2006  A poem written by Wes for St. Patrick's Day
Down the Street 
Texts  Autumn 2002  The changing of the seasons in Calabogie
We're Gonna' Hunt 
Texts  Oct 2002  A poem about bear hunting written during Hunting Season 2002
Autumn Colours 
Texts  Autumn 2002  Wes writes about the beauty of the Ottawa Valley in Autumn
In the Moon of Harvesting 
Texts  Autumn 2002  Cheecha runs away into the woods after a lover's quarrel
Reminiscing With Wes Bomhower 
VideosHas Comment?  2012,   This is an interview with Wes Bomhower at his residence in Ottawa in January 2012. Picture quality is best when the clips are viewed in skin mode.
Wild Trilliums Grow 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about wild trilliums growing along the Madawaska.
Mt. St. Patrick Church 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about the church in Mt. St. Patrick. Wes performs it to the tune of an old Irish piece called "Bridge of Tomb." He put new words to that song and called it Mt. St. Patrick Church.
K & P Line 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about train travel on the K & P Line.
Couldn't Find Any Flowers 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about a man who can't find any flowers to take to his beloved's gravesite because it is winter.
Rose of Renfrew County
 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about a special lady considered to be the "Rose of Renfrew County."
Home to County Renfrew 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower's CD about some of the places in Renfrew County that are memorable to Wes.
Boy From Calabogie 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about a boy from Calabogie who leaves on the train to head out west. The song is written by John Henry Drummond. Wes put the music to it.
Green Willow 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about Michael & Sally and the "Green Willow" waltz.
Moonlight on Bogie Lake 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about the `Moonlight on Bogie Lake Waltz.`
The Irishmen Came 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower's CD about the Irish coming to settle in areas such as Shamrock, Mt. St. Patrick and Calabogie.
Green Pines 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower's CD about the green pines growing along the Calabogie shores.
Christmas Eve 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower's CD about a beggar man who comes to the door on Christmas Eve, but is nowhere to be found on christmas morning.
The Trip Rope Broke 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about Wes's misfortune with the trip rope in the hay barn.
Black Fly Lament 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about those nasty black flies.
Timber
 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about logging in the valley.
Man Behind the Plow 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about the hard-working farmer behind the plow.
Pontiac 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about Pontiac County.
Camp #3 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about a lumber camp near Otter Lake called Camp #3.
"Murph" 
Texts  March 2002  A poem about Bernard Murphy, commonly known as "Murph" around Calabogie
Norton Deer Hunt 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower's CD about hunting season and the Norton family
Calabogie 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD. Wes put music to a poem written by Jean Grant Dixon who lived in Calabogie. She later moved to British Columbia around 1938.
Special Forces Lament 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD. It was written by John Milks for his mother in 1951 before embarking for the Korean war.
Calabogie Sur de Lac 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about Calabogie
Sarah's Cow Lost Her Cud 
Texts    A story from the Wes Bomhower Story Collection about how Sarah Lauder's cow supposedly lost her cud.
Centaurs 
Texts    From the Wes Bomhower Story Collection about Bob Millar, Wes's cousin, who claims to have seen a centaur during his travel on a C.P.R. passenger train between Montreal and Eastern Ontario
Tom Sharbot 
AudioHas Comment?    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about Tommy Sharbot, a local resident who played the fiddle.
The Scar On My Leg 
Texts  August 2006  Wes injures his leg in the barn in a "milking" accident. Wes reveals the nickname his mother called him - "Chickey" This story is part of the "Out on the First Concession" series
Burnstown Legend 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about Alex Taylor and Tommy McLaughlin, two men who saved a woman from drowning in the Madawaska River.
St. Paddy's Day in Douglas 
Audio    A song from Wes Bomhower`s CD about the St. Paddy's Day celebrations at the Douglas Tavern in Douglas, Ontario.
Peachy & Canada Post 
Texts  1936  From the Wes Bomhower Story Collection about the arrival of the 6th Bomhower child, Bernice (also known as "Peachy")
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