Jean Shepherd Reads Poems of Robert Service

Robert W. Service (1874–1958), the “Bard of the Yukon,” was one of Canada’s best known and best loved poets. Born and raised in Britain, he moved to Vancouver at age 21 and travelled up and down the western coast of North America. His poems celebrated life in the Pacific Northwest and helped popularize the region among people around the world.

Jean Shepherd (1921–1999) was a humorist and radio host who enjoyed reading Service’s poems aloud on the air. He reads the poems dramatically, and prefaces each poem with a short introduction.

Liner notes include the complete text of the poems and introductions.

Track Listing

101	Introduction to The Ballad of Pious Pete	Jean Shepherd	00:43
102	The Ballad of Pious Pete	Jean Shepherd	08:19
103	Introduction to the Baldness of Chewed Ear	Jean Shepherd	00:36
104	The Baldness of Chewed Ear	Jean Shepherd	06:01
105	Introduction to the Parson's Son	Jean Shepherd	01:07
106	The Parson's Son	Jean Shepherd	04:27
107	Introduction to the Sceptic	Jean Shepherd	00:57
108	The Sceptic	Jean Shepherd	00:24
109	Introduction to the Shooting of Dan McGrew	Jean Shepherd	01:16
110	The Shooting of Dan McGrew	Jean Shepherd	08:15
201	The Cremation of Sam McGee	Jean Shepherd	06:14
202	Introduction to Hard Luck Henry	Jean Shepherd	01:02
203	Hard Luck Henry	Jean Shepherd	05:20
204	Introduction to The Pines	Jean Shepherd	00:59
205	The Pines	Jean Shepherd	02:26
206	Introduction to Ambition	Jean Shepherd	00:41
207	Ambition	Jean Shepherd	01:23
208	Introduction to The Low-Down White	Jean Shepherd	00:51
209	The Low-Down White	Jean Shepherd	02:34
210	Introduction to The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill	Jean Shepherd	01:10
211	The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill	Jean Shepherd	06:56