The Robert Service Show at the original cabin, Dawson City, Yukon
Treat yourself to this unique one hour video of the Robert Service Show starring Tom Byrne. Taped live at the original cabin in Dawson City, the heart of the Klondyke Gold Rush.
Tom Byrne is world famous for his recitations of the works of Robert Service. Born in Dublin, Ireland, his acting career has taken him throughout England, Canada, and the United States in Theater, TV, and FIlm. Since 1979 he has been keeping Service alive with his outstanding renditions of 'The Bards' works at the original cabin in Dawson City, Yukon.
Stories include:
The Cremation of Sam McGee
The Shooting of Dangerous Dan McGrew
The Spell of the Yukon
The Quitter
A sourdough Story
Bessie's Boil
Goodbye Little Cabin
Robert W. Service interview (recalling Yukon) Monaco, 1958
In May 1958, Pierre Berton interviewed Robert W. Service at his home Monaco, bv d'Italie for the documentary series 'Close-up' for CBC Canada.
Pierre Berton was not just a journalist but a real Yukoner who grew up just in front of Robert's cabin in Dawson.
In this extract, Robert W. Service explains why he left Scotland for Canada, then what inspired him to write the famous rimes of The Shooting of Dan McGrew in Whitehorse.
As often described, Robert W. Service's tone was a mix of an English inflection, an American drawl and Scottish overtones.
Robert Service- History ISU Presentation
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The Shooting of Dan McGrew Read on the Porch of Robert Service's Cabin in Dawson, Yukon
The Shooting of Dan McGrew Read on the Porch of Robert Service's Cabin in Dawson, Yukon, on Canada Day 2015
Dangerous Dan McGrew
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Dangerous Dan McGrew · Hank Snow
Tales of the Yukon
℗ Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Composer, Lyricist: Robert Service
Producer: Chet Atkins
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Robert W. Service Interview, Monaco, 1958
In May 1958, Pierre Berton interviewed Robert W. Service at his home Monaco, Villa Aurora, bv d'Italie for the popular documentary series called 'Close-up' for CBC Canada.
In this extract, Robert W. Service recall some memories from his Yukon years. The poet shows the view over the Mediterranean see from his balcony, the Larvotto beach and the church Les Carmes.
Pierre Berton was not just a journalist but a real Yukoner who grew up just in front of Robert's cabin in Dawson.
As often described, Robert W. Service's tone was a mix of an English inflection, an American drawl and Scottish overtones
Yukon Gold - Robert Service
Proving that there’s more than one way to profit off the gold rush, Service’s poems were some of the most commercially successful of the century, including “The Cremation of Sam McGee.” Known as the “Bard of the Yukon,” Robert Service was a bank clerk who gloried in the mythology of the Klondike, and wrote poetry to capture its spirit in print.
Alaska Tour - Dawson City, Yukon Terr - Stop #9 - Panning for Gold
Today we made the 330 mile trek from Whitehorse to Dawson City -- home of the Klondike Gold rush!! To get there, we stopped for a break at the Braeburn Lodge and had one of their famous HUGE Cinnamon Buns!
In Dawson City we started with a walking tour that included the SS Keno a retired sternwheeler, an original bank & post office from during the gold rush, a poetry reading from Robert W. Service, and finished with a play at the Palace Grand Theater! The next day we toured Jack London's cabin, saw Dredge #4 (largest gold dredging machine every built), and saw the original Discovery Claim spot that started the whole gold rush!
My favorite part though, was being taught how to gold pan, and actually doing it a couple of times in Bonanza Creek! After all was said and done, Jeannie and I came away with multiple pieces of small gold nuggets!!
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The MILEPOST: Alaska Travel Planner Paperback
Described as the quintessential reference for Alaska travelers, The MILEPOST® offers mile-by-mile descriptions of more than 15,000 miles of road in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alberta. It's 700-plus pages detail accommodations, camping, sightseeing, attractions and services,as well as fascinating facts on the history and wildlife of the North.
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Story Time with Aunt Phil, Life of Robert Service
This episode of Alaska Story Time with Aunt Phil features one of the world’s most famous poets, Robert W. Service, who died on Sept. 11, 1958, at the age of 85 in Monte Carlo. This segment originally aired on CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA Channel 11 Daybreak on Sept. 7, 2017.
Although Service never lived in Alaska, Alaskans loved the Englishman’s poems as they spoke to the adventurousness of all who came north during the Klondike Gold Rush.
There’s no question that Service discovered what the public wanted. No other works have been so parodied and anthologized as his. He stayed at the head of best-selling poetry lists for decades, and “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee” have become a part of American folklore.
Famous humorist Will Rogers summed up the popularity of Service when he said that Service served the common man “literary stake, well seasoned with plenty of calories and tasty trimmings!”
Although Service’s life in the New World was spent mostly in Canada, arriving there in 1904, Alaskans adopted the poet of the Yukon, too. Historians say that no one before or since has better interpreted the vastness, power, beauty and cruelty of the North.
The sensitive 30-year-old found Whitehorse – and later Dawson – thrilling environments and composed rhymes describing the North Country. He wrote not only of nature, but of human nature as well — life in a mining camp, rough miners and dancehall girls. Vice, it seemed to him, was more vital than virtue, more colorful and dramatic.
His first book, titled Songs of a Sourdough printed in 1907, introduced the world to characters like the lady known as Lou and the men that don’t fit in. It was later reprinted as Spell of the Yukon and Other Poems.
As he expressed in “Good-bye, Little Cabin,” perhaps the last Yukon poem he wrote, Service said “he heard the world call” in 1912. Stuffing the manuscript of his latest book into a briefcase, he boarded the steamer for Whitehorse and departed forever from Dawson and those “Arctic trails with their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.” He was 36 years old.
He spent the next 48 years, until his death on September 11, 1958, far from the Yukon. He had an adventurous life as a war correspondent and a Red Cross ambulance driver in World War I. He finally settled down on the Riviera with his wife and daughter, writing nonfiction, fiction and poetry. He once stated that he had written more than 800 poems and his goal was 1,000, “if the Lord of Scribes will spare me to finish the task.”
He never returned to the Yukon.
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Yukon: The Klondike Gold Rush
Try your hand at gold panning and explore Dawson City, Yukon under the midnight sun. Hear stories of the Klondike Gold Rush, visit Robert Service’s cabin and travel the Yukon River on a paddle wheeler. Come to My Yukon.
Robert W. Service & Germaine interview (Parisian memories) Monaco, 1958
In May 1958, Pierre Berton interviewed Robert W. Service at his home Monaco, bv d'Italie for the documentary series 'Close-up' for CBC Canada.
Pierre Berton was not just a journalist but a real Yukoner who grew up just in front of Robert's cabin in Dawson.
In this extract, Robert W. Service shared his memories of his travelling in the main European capitals, then his arrival in Paris. He was planning to stay 5 weeks until he met his wife Germaine!
As often described, Robert W. Service's tone was a mix of an English inflection, an American drawl and Scottish overtones.
City of Gold
This classic short film from Pierre Berton depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled gold fields over 3000 km north of civilization. Using a collection of still photographs, the film juxtaposes the Dawson City at the height of the gold rush with its bustling taverns and dance halls with the more tranquil Dawson City of the present.
Directed by Wolf Koenig & Colin Low - 1957
Yukon river Whitehorse Dawson City
This video is about Yukon river Whitehorse Dawson City
The Spell of the Yukon poem by Robert Service
Robert Service, genannt der Barde des Yukon lebte ab 1904 in Whitehores und dann ab 1908 zwei Jahre lang in Dawson City - 10 Jahre nach dem Goldrausch. In seinem Gedicht The Spell of the Yukon schildert Service die verführerische Bannkraft des Goldes, der Zehntausende von Glücksuchern zum Opfer fielen. Damals wie heute ist die Begierde nach dem gelben Edelmetall noch in den Straßen und an den Ufern des Yukon zu spüren.
The Law of the Yukon.mov
If the land could speak' it would say something like this. Robert Service certainly had an ear for the language of the land he loved.
Spell of the Yukon Robert Service Hank Snow
Hank Snow recites Robert Service poem Spell of the Yukon
Photographer: Anton Vogee
Bill Morrison on Dawson City: Frozen Time | TIFF 2017
As part of Reel Heritage, a TIFF initiative devoted to exploring and promoting the importance of film preservation, director Bill Morrison joins us to present his new film — which chronicles the discovery and preservation of 500 nitrate silent films that were found buried in Dawson City, Yukon — and to discuss his work with Library and Archives Canada to digitize this extraordinary treasure trove of footage.
Yukon Tourism Promotion Movie : Robert Service
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