Dorion Bible Camp Songs Home Recordings

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Six years ago I began recording Dorion Bible Camp songs (the "card" songs). Recently with "Stay at Home", I've begun catching up.

To Playlist on Youtube

Click here for a songbook containing lyrics and chords for these songs and many others from that era at Dorion.

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Link to Open Mic Crew Post

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Click here to see most of my 2020 Quarantunes!

Because it has so many embedded videos, the page takes a while to load (at least with my slow connection), so I've moved it from being the first page you see. So I've moved it to earlier in the year.

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Open Mic at Lakehead Beer: Oct. 22/26

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I sang the blues:

Every Day I Have the Blues (Sparks/Slim/King),
Darling, You Know I Love You (King /Bihari),
Blowtorch Cat Blues (Pepper),
Folsom Prison Blues (Cash),

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Further On Up the Road (Robey/Veasey),
Tower of Song (Cohen),
At This Moment (Vera), and
For You Blue (Harrison).

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(Not blues) Sing a Song (Raposo),
The Poker Faced Gambler (Gaga/RedOne/Schlitz), and
I’ll Remember You (Dylan).

Spooky photo by Lucy Keetch.

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Mum Playing a Hymn: Oct. 18/26

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Open Mic at The Foundry: Oct. 17/26

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I sang:

What a Wonderful World (Weiss/Thiele),
Make You Feel My Love (Dylan),
Three Little Rivers of Babylon (Marley/Boney M), and
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Peretti/Creatore/Weiss)

Then (sorry, Al Rich), I had to skip out to get to the Cambrian Improv show!

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Open Mic at Lakehead Beer: Oct. 15/26

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I sang Cockburn songs:

All the Ways I Want You,
Love Loves U2,
Tie Me At the Crossroads, and
See My Tears.

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2nd round:

Threw It All Away (Dylan),
St. James Infirmary (Trad.).

Review: Thank you for sharing your skills. - a stranger.

Photo by Mike Yak:

Open Mic at The Foundry: Oct. 10/26

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First time host, Faith. Mainly the "Al/Rich" show. I sang:

Hwy 61 Revisited (Dylan), I Shall Be Released (Dylan),
I’m Too Old (For the NHL) (Pepper),
Bird on the Wire (Cohen), and
The Biggest Toy (Pepper).

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In the Summertime (Dylan),
Summertime (Gershwin/Heyward),
Don’t Be Afraid (Pepper),
Three Little Birds/Rivers of Babylon (Marley/Boney M).

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Cowboy Lament (Pepper), and
Yesterday (Lennon/MCCARTNEY).

Highlights: Dane (pictured) singing Blackbird
Faith’s (the host) relaxed Don’t Think Twice.

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Talent Showcase at The Foundry: Oct. 8/26

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I sang three originals: The Biggest Toy, I'm Too Old (For the NHL), and Don't Be Afraid.

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Open Mic at Lakehead Beer: Sept. 24/26

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My theme was a few days late, Summer:

In the Summertime (Dylan),
Summertime (Gershwin/Heyward), and
The Summer of ‘69 (Adams/Vallance).

Photo by April Brown: me sucking at harmonica.

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Encore round:
At This Moment (Vera), and
Try to Remember (Schmidt/Jones).

Highlight: Singing in harmony with John in the finale: Country Roads, usually done by Kris.

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Cambrian Players Open House: Sept. 22/26

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As background music I sang:

With a Little Help From My Friends (Lennon/McCartney),
What a Wonderful World (Weiss/Thiele),
Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan),
I Will/Yesterday (Lennon/MCCARTNEY),
At This Moment (Vera),
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Kennedy/Simon),
One (U2), and
It Hasn’t Hit Me Yet (Cuddy/Keelor).

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Eight Days a Week (Lennon/McCartney),
Make You Fell My Love (Dylan),
All I Want Is You (U2),
Lost Together (Cuddy/Keelor),
Til There Was You/Goodnight My Someone (Willson),
Where Is Your Heart? (Engvick/Auric),
Superman’s Song (Roberts),
St. James Infirmary (Trad.),
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Peretti/Creatore/Weiss),
Blueberry Hill (Rose/Stock/Lewis), and
Que Sera Sera (Livingston/Evans).

Review: "Your harmonica is too loud."

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Open Mic at The Foundry: Sept. 29/26

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My theme was Kindness:

Try a Little Kindness (Sapaugh/Austin),
Less of Me (Campbell), and
Forever Young (Dylan).

Highlight: Being asked to play harp on Mitch's first public performance of his song "Rose Gold Girl" (for his fiancee).

Pictured: Jared signing up.

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Open Mic at Lakehead Beer: Sept. 17/26

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My theme was Kindness:

Try a Little Kindness (Sapaugh/Austin),
Less of Me (Campbell), and
Forever Young (Dylan).

Review: That was awesome. - guy at bar.

Pictured: Zach joins Logan on “The Boxer”. Al Rich’s 12th birthday (?!)

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Open Mic at The Foundry: Sept. 12/26

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I sang 3 Blue Rodeos and one Dylan:

Hasn’t Hit Me Yet,
Bad Timing,
Lost Together, and
Make You Feel My Love.

Highlight: Reaction to “Lake Ontario”.

Open Mic at Lakehead Beer: Sept. 10/26

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I sang Blue Rodeo songs:

Hasn't Hit Me Yet ("Lake Ont-aaaaaario!!"),
Bad Timing, and
Lost Together.

Highlights:

Audience member spontaneously joining me on "Lost Together",
Child stand-up comedian,
Logan's fingerpicking in "Big Love" (Buckingham),
Tash (first timer), and
Lots of chances to play harmonica, including on "Danny's Song" (Loggins) (pictured).

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Campfire o' Friends: Sept. 6/26

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I sang:

I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You (Creatore/Weiss),
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Solomon Linda/The Tokens),
Don’t Be Afraid (Pepper),
Make You Feel My Love (Dylan),
Folsom Prison Blues (Cash),
What a Wonderful World (Theile/Weiss), and
I Will (Lennon/MCCARTNEY).

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Lawrence Road Song Circle: Sept. 5/26

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Organized that day. I sang:

Helpless (Young),
It Hasn't Hit Me Yet (Keelor/Cuddy),
Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan),
At This Moment (Vera),
The Biggest Toy (Pepper),
Bird On the Wire (Cohen),
One (Cohen), and
'69 - '74

Review: "That song ('69 - '74) has a lot of words." - One of the guys who left for the washroom partway through, and on return, I was still singing.

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Lawrence Road Song Circle: Aug. 29/26

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I sang:

Three Little Birds/Rivers of Babylon (Marley/Dowe/Farian/Reyam/McNaughton),
9 to 5 (Parton) (twice!!),
I Threw It All Away (Dylan),
Don't Be Afraid (Pepper),
Monsters In the Sky (Pepper),
Make You Feel My Love (Dylan),
Eight Days a Week (Lennon/McCartney),
If I Had a Hammer (Seeger/Hays),
I'm Too Old (For the NHL) (Pepper),
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Kennedy/Simon), and
Hurtin' Unit Blues (Pepper).

Actually, because it was a song circle, I sang & played along with almost all the other singers, and they with me.

Highlights: The people beside me harmonizing along with Don't Be Afraid, even though it was new to them.

Other instrumentalists, esp. Frank's harmonica and Barb's flute.

Picture by Larry Dustin, who invited me & MCed. Thank you.

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Open Mic at Lakehead Beer: Aug. 27/26

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Last night (Aug. 27/26) at Lakehead Beer Open Mic I sang some country songs:

9 to 5 (Parton)*,
Hey Good Lookin'/Jambalaya (Williams Sr.), and
King of the Road (Stevens).
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Folsom Prison Blues (Cash), and
Roseville Fair (Staines).

* with April. Thank you.

Review:
"Great job!" - Ryan McD
"Great job!" - Cale
"Great jorb!" - Coach Z (hypothetically)

Pictured: David and Peter. The latter is from Australia & has lived here 12 months so far.

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Open Mic at Lakehead Beer: Aug. 20/26

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I sang songs in D I had sung at MPC:

Here By the Water (Croegart)
It’s a Beautiful Day (Jermaine), and
I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You (Peretti/Creatore/Weiss).

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Not sung at camp: Don’t Be Afraid (Pepper).

Highlights: Jaedon on violin.
Visiting with the Norrises from the 80s ISCF days.

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MPC Classic Boys Camp 2026

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I arrived Sat. Aug. 1, boated to McKinnon by Major King just before prep time for the LIT Welcome, followed by LIT Welcome, and Dip, followed by a BBQ of many kinds of meat by the Zimbabwe Boys. I got my Caesar shirt from Olivia & chatted with Anna. Violin practice and bed in #1.

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Aug. 2

Included morning meeting, meeting on sundeck to assign prep teams (I helped set up BMP), chapel (I played harmonica), photos of Jesse's Place, rescued overhead lamp from dump, and set up my projector & straightened the screen; Camper Welcome (waves drown Nazgul); played Sensei Wu in Scraper Skit; relaxed during Rotations; talked to camper kc during Royal Roll; Dip & snack; led songs for S & S.

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Aug. 3

A typical day with coffee alone in Fireside until Morning Mtg at which I would lead Hear O Israel, followed by joining the Int. Section led by Flanders; Breakfast; Bible Study prep with Grader, Expressions, Flanders & Major King would take place right after breakfast during Skills 1; I would play harmonica as Major King leds songs for Bible Study (after Skills 2) & then join Int. Section Bible Study; some days I'd sit with violin during Boats Out (not this day); Lunch; Clubs followed Rest Hour (visited Chill Club), then Tracks (visited Art & Reading led by Grader, drew camper P*****l & he drew me; Supper; usually relaxed or fished during EP (Paranoia this night); skipped Dip this night (rain); Snack, then song prep; led songs for S & S (actually Scores, Songs & Stories, sometimes Scene, Scores, Songs & Stories).

REM posted these pictures of me as evidence that I had been at MPC since the beginning, but had aged very little. I have always been old!!

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Aug. 4

Typical day with highlights: leading Little Cabin after lunch; visited Karaoke & Unc Clubs; brought violin to Art Track; power outage.

The only photos I took this day will be found in my post about the FOTR skits.

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Aug. 5

Typical day with highlights: I hid in Hobart after lunch as REM made presentation on Peps; showed my photos in Ping Pong Club and Art Track; Olympics for EP.

In a washroom stall: leftover from Girls Camp?

O"limp"ics Skit after supper:

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Aug. 6

Typical day with highlights: Practised with Major King in the morning; Peps Banquet (buns & whole veggies) at lunch (played music w Major King, Sonic & Postman/Maksim); had Puzzle With Peps Club in Dining Hall; no scores in the evening, so led many songs.

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Aug. 7

Typical day with highlights: Played violin as trips returned; before lunch outside Grader & I led "All-Star" and then after lunch "With Jesus In My Boat"; in War Canoes to Long Island (short way) for cliff-jumping (I jumped once off the low cliff).

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Aug. 8

Typical day with highlights: During BO violin by Dining Hall again (Formax played it)*; REM "uncked" in his machine; Burger Lunch with Flanders & other leaders who said "please", discussed it; visited Costume-Making Club & Art Track (discussed music & language with Aurochs & Maksim); during Free Swim sang "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" with Formax & Sonic!!; Sippy was teaching a camper Ruby pass on the beach; REM restored at the end of supper; EP was "Heart of Darkness" (no Mud Men) with campers getting "fish oil" from me (Grader actually) as I fished at Senior Point.

* On most days I played my violin by the Dining Hall during Boats Out, and my guitar there (or on the sundeck) during Free Swim.

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Sunday, Aug. 9

Typical day with highlights: led singing in Chapel (including "It's a Beautiful Day" complimented by Emily, Sofia & later Olivia); violin by Dining Hall (Harry tried it); visited Reading Club on sundeck & Ping Pong Club; painted rock in Art Track; guitar with Aurochs by D.H.; talked with Corsair (arborist); tour of Jesse's Place by Pete.

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Aug. 10

Typical day with highlights: Puzzles With Peps #2 (with 4 Seniors); fished off Bunny Pt., heard music, joined Olivia, Sofia & Donna in singing hymns in The Ship; at the end of Royal Roll I was in my cabin & heard the leaders far off singing "Hear O Israel"!!

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Aug. 11

Typical Day until lunch when Senior Day began. Highlights: Boat run with Bandit to landing to put laundry & Peps Puzzles in van, back with Carbon & his parents; because Seniors had gone to Long Island, I had supper (quesadillas) with Ops staff (sat with visitors, JerPer & Joy); Seniors returned & I had more supper with them outside BMP along with skits; led songs & then Grader read a story by Tolstoy; didn't stay for The Dark Knight; so went to #1 just before 2200h.

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Aug. 12

Second half of Senior Day: Amazing Race in the A.M. with me as the Choir challenge on the sundeck; Trip Report Skits in the evening; led many songs at Grader's request despite the late hour; little James sang very loudly!.

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Aug. 13

Typical day with highlights: joined Fishing Club at Senior Point; violin by Dining Hall during Free Swim; Hockey Banquet ("fight" with Major King while protecting Grader, and played harp on "The Hockey Song" with Dusty); "Fresca" with Pete after supper (missed Dip); Scores & snacks in DH; played quiet guitar for entrance to Candlelight.

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Aug. 14:

Last day of Classic Boys: LIT Prank; Super Clubs (no one joined Songs With Peps); campers left; Draft Picks for Clean-up; took some luggage to Outtrip; Debrief; fished Bunny Pt after supper (2 nibbles); more luggage to Outtrip; Sofia's amazing singing in BMP (with Toews); Sundaes; hung out in Dining Hall.

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Official Pix (by Sir Toby?):

I left after breakfast on Sat. Aug. 15th, boated by Byron.

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