#the stanfields

The Stanfields - Ghost of the Eastern Seaboard

Ships in the night on a Tangier shore Flashing signals back and forth Old hands on the smuggler's run Mexican drugs and American guns

The pay is better than jiggin' a line Or wasting away in a deep coal mine A regular guy getting what he can A 21st century unemployed man

Even though they'll never catch me They never have and they never will I'm the ghost on the eastern seaboard Living the life, getting my fill

I wish my daddy could see me now He withered away at the furrow and plow He hoped for his boy like every man does To become the man he never was

My brother called me from the city today He told me his boy was blown away The shire town is overrun With Mexican drugs and American guns

McNeil blasted “reckless and selfish” Nova Scotians for continuing their shopping habits, business-as-usual. He said that kind of behaviour risks community spread of the virus.

“And then everyone is putting pressure on the public health to solve it, our healthcare system to deal with it, and government to pay for it, when all we have to do is stay the blazes home,” he said before getting up from his seat, walking out of the broadcast camera’s frame.

That was Friday. By Saturday, the Landrys wrote the lyrics, with nods to the premier and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health. That afternoon, they shared a recording to a kitchen party-themed Facebook group where it was a hit.

“We’ve been professional musicians for 15 years and, you know, work on albums that can’t even get that kind of traction half the time,” he said.

By Sunday, the local radio station was asking for a studio version of the song.

The Stanfields

From left to right: Dillan Tate, Jason MacIsaac, Jon Landry, Calen Kinney, and Mark Murphy 

Jon Landry

Canadian rock music group, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Described by some sources as "the bastard children of AC/DC and Stan Rogers", the band blends a hard rock style with elements of traditional Atlantic Canadian folk music.

Musical career

Formed in 2008, the band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Landry, bassist Dillan Tate, guitarist Jason MacIsaac, bouzouki/fiddle player Calen Kinney, and drummer Mark Murphy. The band formed and started out by playing Rock, Folk, and Country music cover songs during open mic performances at the Seahorse Tavern in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They quickly gained local notoriety for their rowdy, entertaining live performances and were signed to Halifax independent label Groundswell Music in February 2010.

The Stanfields released their debut album Vanguard of the Young & Reckless in 2010, and followed up with Death & Taxes in 2012. A third album, For King and Country was released on October 15, 2013. The album contained 10 new songs written, performed and recorded completely acoustically.

The band's fourth full-length record, Modem Operandi, was released on September 18, 2015.

The band is known for its powerful live show, and have toured mostly in Canada and Germany. In 2012 the band signed a distribution deal with Cologne based punk rock label, Rookie Records.

Awards

2014 Music Nova Scotia Awards Folk Recording of the Year for For King and Country

2013 East Coast Music Awards- Group Recording of the Year for Death & Taxes and the Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year.

When I was young I wished to be

Up to my neck in a fantasy

The blood still stains my lips

The grief still chafes my soul

But my thoughts are mine alone