Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
Robert W. Service
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Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. His poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" helped secure his reputation as the “Bard of the Yukon.” During World War I, Service was an ambulance driver and stretcher bearer for the Red Cross. This volume of poems springs from these experiences during the war. - Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 2 min)
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Dedication & Foreword | 4:06 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
The Fool | 2:26 | Gelesen von Joshua Cabana |
The Volunteer | 2:21 | Gelesen von Joshua Cabana |
The Convalescent | 1:45 | Gelesen von Joshua Cabana |
The Man from Athabaska | 4:39 | Gelesen von Nemo |
The Red Retreat | 4:01 | Gelesen von Nigel Fisher |
The Haggis of Private McPhee | 7:49 | Gelesen von Skip Corris |
The Lark | 1:16 | Gelesen von Joshua Cabana |
The Odyssey of 'Erbert 'Iggins | 5:09 | Gelesen von Nigel Fisher |
A Song of Winter Weather | 1:39 | Gelesen von Nemo |
Tipperary Days | 2:34 | Gelesen von Nigel Fisher |
Fleurette | 5:07 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Funk | 1:36 | Gelesen von Nigel Fisher |
Our Hero | 2:11 | Gelesen von Joseph Tabler |
My Mate | 2:44 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Milking Time | 3:23 | Gelesen von Nemo |
Young Fellow My Lad | 2:57 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
A Song of the Sandbags | 3:43 | Gelesen von Skip Corris |
On the Wire | 4:06 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Bill's Grave | 3:05 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Jean Desprez | 7:52 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Going Home | 1:47 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Cocotte | 4:38 | Gelesen von Erin Grassie |
My Bay'nit | 2:27 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Carry On! | 2:33 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Over the Parapet | 5:15 | Gelesen von Skip Corris |
The Ballad of Soulful Sam | 4:58 | Gelesen von Skip Corris |
Only a Boche | 4:49 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Pilgrims | 2:25 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
My Prisoner | 3:14 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Tri-colour | 2:10 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
A Pot of Tea | 2:34 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
The Revelation | 4:12 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
Grand-père | 1:04 | Gelesen von Joshua Cabana |
Son | 3:08 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Black Dudeen | 4:50 | Gelesen von Skip Corris |
The Little Piou-piou | 2:56 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Bill the Bomber | 5:55 | Gelesen von Nemo |
The Whistle of Sandy McGraw | 6:05 | Gelesen von Skip Corris |
The Stretcher-Bearer | 1:21 | Gelesen von MartinW |
Wounded | 7:10 | Gelesen von Nemo |
Faith | 0:57 | Gelesen von Joshua Cabana |
The Coward | 3:39 | Gelesen von ChadH94 |
Missis Moriarty's Boy | 2:46 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
My Foe | 5:04 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
My Job | 1:55 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
The Song of the Pacifist | 2:25 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
The Twins | 1:01 | Gelesen von Joshua Cabana |
The Song of the Soldier-born | 3:04 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Afternoon Tea | 6:28 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
The Mourners | 2:08 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
L'Envoi | 2:51 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
About the Author | 2:12 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |