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3 unusual facts about James Keelaghan


Helena National Forest

The forest was the site of the 1949 Mann Gulch fire, which claimed the lives of 13 firefighters and which was the subject of both Norman Maclean's book Young Men and Fire and James Keelaghan's folk song "Cold Missouri Waters."

James Keelaghan

Examples of such themes include "Kiri's Piano", about the internment of Japanese Canadians, and "October 70", about the FLQ crisis, inspired by events and figures in Canadian history.

Richard Shindell

On their eponymous 1998 album, Cry Cry Cry covered an eclectic mix of songwriters, from the well known (R.E.M.) to the lesser known (folk singer James Keelaghan).


Jericho Beach Music

It was formed in 1997 with the release of Compadres, a collaboration between singer/songwriter James Keelaghan and Latino guitarist Oscar Lopez.


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