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January/February 2006 issue	In this issue Table of Contents Feature: Science of silence In-depth: Ground of music Feature: Bhangra beat Feature: Neighbours in song The Inside Story Editor’s Notebook Reverberations Explorer À la carte CG playlist Mosaic

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Gordon Lightfoot’s “Christian Island (Georgian Bay)” is as close as we sailors in Georgian Bay have to a local anthem: Tall and strong she slips along / I sing for her a song / And she leans into the wind / She’s a good old boat and she’ll stay afloat / Through the toughest gales and keep smilin’ / When the summer ends we will rest again / In the lee of Christian Island.

Peter Ridout

Having lived in Montréal for three years, “Montreal” by Blue Rodeo always brings back wonderful memories of the years my wife and I spent in that vibrant city: Those were the times / That was our life / I probably wouldn’t change / One little thing if I tried.

Keith Brown

There is a line at the end The Weakerthans’ “This Is a Fire Door Never Leave Open” that makes me think of the prairies every time I hear it: And I love this place; the enormous sky / And the faces, hands that I’m haunted by, / So why can’t I forgive these buildings / These frameworks labeled “Home”?

Darcy Cornelisse

“My Home Is a Rome” by The Uncas is an ode to Edmonton. I live in Asia, and this song has become the soundtrack to the last leg of my yearly journeys back home: My home is a Rome on the Prairie / She shines so bright, late at night / I can feel her all the way from Calgary / The screamin’ trains, E-ville pains and me.

James Stuart

“Cape St. Mary’s” and “The Cliffs of Baccalieu” bring up many emotions in me, even when played instrumentally. As a Newfoundlander who lived away for many years, I know the importance of songs to keep one connected to his or her true home. And it was a concert by Great Big Sea in Victoria that finally inspired me to move back home again! I am home for good now.

Susan Rubin

Gary Fjellgaard is a resident of Gabriola Island, B.C. His song “Islanders” (cowritten by Timothy Dean) has become the island’s anthem: Islanders Islanders right to the bone / How could we wander so far from our home / With our true love beside us / We are kissed by the sea / Islanders we’ll always be.

Joan Best