Fraser Union releases:
Bridging the Gap (2023)
Bridging the Gap is our newest release of six songs presenting the current trio makeup of the group. The album leads off with “The Bridge Came Tumbling Down”, Stomping Tom Connors’ homage to the workers who died in the 1958 construction disaster building the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge linking Vancouver to the North Shore. Both “Bridge” […]
BC Songbook (2009)
BC Songbook is a record of life in this precious coastal land: from the significance of fishing, mining, trucking and log-salvaging, to the joy and beauty of the setting. This collection of traditional and contemporary songs of Canada’s west coast combines songs we have sung over a number of years with some that are […]
This Old World (2006)
This Old World takes its title from a recent song written by Barry, but it is paired with a song that dates from the 17th century. It is an old world, and “The World Turned Upside Down” reminds us that our concerns today are not all that new. As with our previous albums, this one […]
From There to Here (2000)
Fraser Union is known for a meaningful repertoire of Canadian material reflecting the lives, history, and landscape that make up this country. From There To Here is a strong representation of those themes. The title refers to geography and time: the songs span three centuries and move from the Scottish Highlands to Vancouver Island, tracing […]
Hello, Stranger! (1991/2003)
The title Hello, Stranger! took on new meaning in 2003. Besides being the opening line of the opening song of this album, it represents a return. Originally recorded in 1991 and released as a cassette tape, Hello, Stranger! was digitally re-mastered and released as a CD with far better sound quality in 2003. As with […]
Fraser Union (1988)
The self-titled first album • 1988 (Cassette; out of print) Song titles Bank Trollers, Lord Franklin, The Yankee Sails Tonight, Canning Salmon, This Land is Whose Land, Arthur MacBride, God Speed the Plough, Drill Ye Tarriers, Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out, Don’t Cry in Your Sleep/Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle, Children of Africa
Split Shift (1989)
Fraser Union with the Vancouver Industrial Writers’ Union • 1989 (Cassette; out of print) Song titles Bank Trollers, Snap the Line Tight, Grand Hotel, Bosses’ Lament, Truck Driver’s Song, Everything Possible, The Soda Jig, Hard Rock Miner, Canning Salmon, All Used Up.
Solo releases:
In Times Like These (Single)
By Roger Holdstock The single In Times Like These evolved from a song-writing workshop taught by Susan Crowe at a Georgia Strait Guitar Workshop. The lyrics are a reflection on more than 25 years of a relationship, going back over rough and smooth times and the pleasures of long-term closeness. Although written and sung by Roger […]
Song For Robert Dziekanski (Single)
By Barry Truter Contemporary news event of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski’s death at the Vancouver airport motivated this song, reflecting on the misuse of power in the name of security–and its consequences. Buy
Traveller (CD)
By Barry Truter Barry Truter has been a traveller for most of his life. He was born the son of a diplomat whose assignments took his family to a new home every few years. But Truter’s wandering lifestyle didn’t cease when he moved into adulthood; his first job was as a deck cadet on a […]
Traveller: Stories and Songs in the Key of Connection (Book)
By Barry Truter Traveller is a smorgasbord of international offerings with a common theme: connection through music. With its interleaving of 10 nonfiction stories and 15 original songs, a sprinkle of poems, and a dessert of 8 instrumental pieces, this collection flows loosely from tales of land journeys to sea adventures and from short trips […]