A song about the search for my ancestral Mennonite village site in Ukraine in 2009. It describes the final moments before discovery on the Dnieper River.

Shirley Wiebe -  lead vocal
Matt Kennedy - 6 & 12 string guitar, mandolin and octofone
Mark Henning - bass guitar, tambourine and shaker
Dean Sawatzky, Colleen Griffin and Connie Kostiuk - vocal harmonies

Mixed, mastered and recorded by Mark Henning in Vancouver BC at Boutique Empire Studios Oct/24

Follow A Path To The River

Inspired by looking out over the ocean, small islands and seeing ferries traveling across the water, arriving and leaving.

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Another Harbour

An homage to the unique rural landscape of the Canadian prairies, and to the people who live there ... and to the others who 'Drive Right Through'

Some Drive Right Through

A tribute to Jake Seniuk and a life of creativity.

Thank you to Deborah Holland, my songwriting teacher - for her generosity in helping me to learn and develop the craft. She plays first guitar and sings harmony. 
Thank you to Frank Szijarto, the man of my heart, for his support in all things, and his contribution of second guitar with Nashville tuning.
And thanks to Purple House Studios for the first recording of one of my songs.

CHAIN OF LOVE [For Jake]

Longing to be able to see a loved one again

One More Time

Living in Vancouver, thinking about how the city is changing.

My partner Frank Szijarto with beautiful touches on second guitar

We Don't Know

I wanted to write a rockabilly style song to celebrate women who were part of the movement.
Harmonica Joe on the harp!

You got me rockin_1

You Got Me Rockin

Written Down in Red

A childhood story from my family.
Thanks to my sweetheart Frank for adding the beautiful tones with his resonator guitar, and for his vocals on the beatitudes.

Little White Bible

Childhood memory of my father's baptism in the South Saskatchewan River.

Heaven's Cup

Lily White

Runaway TrAin. Joe

Runaway Train

Dedicated to the writings of William Goyen

It all starts with trouble

It All Starts With Trouble

Strong Enough - Joe

Bring Me Back

Going To The Mountains

Going to the mountains

Listen

Memories of magical place in southern Alberta

Red Rock Coulee

Shirley Wiebe is an interdisciplinary artist who began playing a keepsake guitar in 2009. Guided by the notion that a word is worth a thousand pictures, Shirley has been creating original songs since 2011.

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