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--last letter written by my great uncle Leonard McFadden, months before he was killed by a shell at Vimy Ridge

Some where in France May 23, 1917
Dear Brother Will.
I received your most wellcome letter the day before yesterday, whitch you had wrote on the 22nd of Apr. I also received a letter from home about the same time. I hope you have received some more of my letters before this time. I must write as often as I can, even [if] I have not much to write about as there aint much to write about out here. I have seen quite a deal of the country that the Huns were driven of. I can hear the guns quite plain. The weather has been fine for quite a while, great weather for the crops whitch are looking good. There was some rain the other night, it came just in time to be a good help to the crops. The women folks are busy helping to get the crops sown and other work. They certainly are great workers. I have not learnt a great deal of French yet, just a few words that I can speak fairly well. I wish I could speak French good. The country is rather a pretty looking country. The farms are mostly pretty level and there aint many fences on the farms. a person can see some places that have not a fence to be seen for quite a distance. The barns and houses are small like all old country buildings. The roofs are made out of a kind of brick shingle whitch is kept in place by the weight of them. They will make a very long lasting shingle. If this country had the buildings like we have in Canada it would look just like Canada. My address is no. 5 co. 4th CMR Canadian B n B E F France. You most likely will have received some of my letters before this time. I hope you are enjoying good health as I am here, so is the rest of the fellows. I see Oscar, Joe and a few more of the fellows from around home. I have not had any word from Jim lately. I don’t know whether he is still where we were before. This will be all for this time. Good bye Willie. From your loving brother Leonard McFadden. Will write soon again.

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from Only Connect, released January 30, 2023
Sarah McInnis: letter-reading
Charlie Glasspool: piano

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Many well-known artists have sang Glasspool's songs--Juno award-winners Serena Ryder and Andrea Lindsay, plus Andre Ethier and Lily Frost to name a few. He was a founder of The Silver Hearts.

Currently playing and creating with Evangeline Gentle, Sarah McInnis, Wyatt Burton, Trevor Davis.

Curating LiSTEN MuCH! music series at TTOK and BGO Presents at Jethro's, both in NOGO/PTBO ... more

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