During the Great War, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrea, a Canadian from Guelph Ontario was at the gravesite of his good friend Alex Hemer to pay his last respects when he noticed that the only thing growing amongst all the crosses were poppies. As he sadly gazed around at the final resting place of his friend and the rest of the fallen soldiers buried there, he was inspired to write his immortal poem “In Flanders Fields.”
My old bandmate from The Jury, Bruce Walker (shown below) after enduring the butchering of Mr. McCrea’s poem at a Remembrance Day service recently, decided upon returning home to plug in his guitar and give the famous poem a melody. Bruce dedicates his version of “In Flanders Fields” to all the fallen soldiers from all wars. A beautiful and haunting work Bruce, and know this, the rest of the “The Jury” were there with you in spirit as you recorded it. geo
Thanks George. I’ve been a member of the Legion since 1975. You have a popular Blog and I’m sure your readers and friends will he glad to hear this as a reminder.
Bruce
And a great reminder it is Bruce.
Hey Bruce!!!
Love you for your dedication to our Vets and their suffering.
Robert Woyna
Thanks for the listen, Robert.
Awesome. Beautiful song. Fantastic vocals.
And you would know about fantastic vocals honey. 🙂