Ian Tyson's song about migratory farm workers in Canada. Has been recorded by Ian and Sylvia, Neil YouSarah McLachlan, Hank Snow, The Seekers, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, The Searchers, Teenage Fanclub, John Denver, Bobby Bare, The Brothers Four (in an album by the same name), The Kingston Trio, Waylon Jennings, Chad and Jeremy, Ulf Lundell, The Tragically Hip, Joan Baez, and most recently, Johnny Cash. It was a hit by Bobby Bare in 1964. It was also a big hit in Norway in 1966 in a Norwegian version: "Mot ukjent sted" by The Vanguards and a big hit in Sweden in 1967 in a Swedish version: "Mot ok
änt land" recorded by The Hep Stars. The song is also referenced in A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. The narrator remembers how the main character, Owen, loved to hear that song as sung by the character of Hester. In 2005, CBC Radio One listeners chose this song as the greatest Canadian so
ng of all time on the series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version. The mentioning of Alberta in the lyrics led it to be considered in a contest to choose a provincial song, which it did not win. Additionally, the song is sung on the last night of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival each year. I offer this
as a tribute to my Canadian Grand Father, Stanley Young, from Simco, Ontario

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