Stan Rogers - Live Concert Video 1983 - Three Fishers, 45 Years. 

Stan died before I was even alive.... Yet, I have the privilege of having grown up hearing his music.

First time I heard & saw Stan & his band perform was at the Calgary Music Festival in June 1982 as I was walking with Kate Wolf (who also performed there) out front of the stage and when Stan sang “45 Years”we decided to get married which happened 4 months later. At the end of their set & they began the closing songs, Kate ran backstage to join them. It was the last time I saw Stan but would run into Garnet years later at the Kate Wolf Music Festival where he performed and included Kate’s song “Safe At Anchor” during the weekend festival.

There is absolutely no difference between his voice in this version and the recorded one. What an incredible talent. So many artists sound completely different without thr studio tricks

I got chills reading this was recorded 5 days before Stan passed. May his soul rest in peace.

Stan Rogers is one of the most powerful musicians to ever touch the hearts of so many . When I heard of his passing, I broke down in tears and it took me several months, in fact years, to recover. His lyrics of Saskatchewan farmers and maritime fishermen and the love song to his wife are so moving. I am so grateful for memories of his life made available such as this concert. Love to the memory of Stan .

"There's God in the trees, I'm weak in the knees, and the sky is a painful blue..." God damn right it is. Lots of love. Thanks.

This video is an incredible treasure.

I was born 5 years after his death, but what an impact his music has had on my life as a whole.

It is such an absolute tragedy that this man was taken from us. His voice has brought me so much comfort. I first heard his song "Canol Road" while I was in Rehab 5 years ago. For some reason that song brought so much peace to my mind, which up until that point had been in turmoil. I played that song on repeat the whole time I was there. Then I eventually decided to see what other songs this man had created. "Down the Road" has become another favorite, as well as "Witch of Westmorland" and "Take it from Day to Day." I wish with all my heart he was still with us. It brings tears to my eyes that this fantastic talent was snuffed out too soon.

the melodies, the harmonies, the voices, the humour, the stories, the sounds, the audience laughing along with the joy of having found themselves in the warmth of great and kind musicians.

Stan is the cutest...may your sails be full with air and your cup overflowing with rum! Forever 🇨🇦

Im 19, not canadian, not a sailor, literally have no relation but i LOVE stans music and by reading comments on so many videos he seems to have touched so many hearts

I was born in 1996, never heard of Stan until a choice encounter where a member of my rugby team performed a rendition of Barrett’s Privateers. I’d never came across the song previously, but it peaked my curiosity. Subsequently, I discovered Stan and his music. What a voice, what a song writer, what an artist. 45 years will always hold a place in my heart. Gone too soon, RIP Stan. I hope you found the boat you longed for.

you tube is incredible. i keep finding people i never heard before. today i the firt time i heard him

What a tragic loss. He has been my greatest musical influence since my pre teenage days. Still listen to his music daily at age 41

Incredibly moving hearing Stan's baritone golden voice singing Three Fishers. The live production is just perfect in every way. As the fishermen in the song, Stan died in pursuit of his career and work, fishing for folk songs. Nobody can sing this one like he did. Rest his soul.

Thank you so much for uploading these videos. I am from Nova Scotia, and there is still a Stan Rogers shaped hole in our lives here.

Thank you. I saw him live for the first time at Groaning Board in Toronto. This is the last video of Stan. What a joy to still be able to see. It is a shame it took till 2019 to induct him into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Stan Rogers songwriting, vocals, and guitar, coupled with Garnet’s violin, just superb music. The storytelling ability he had was amazing. I wish everyone could hear his songs.

Its awesome that the audience, albeit small, knew exactly what they were watching! Very appreciative!

Thank you for uploading this video so we could see Stan's smiling face once more.

I played this a few times infront of my family members etc. I never explained what it was, or why I knew it. The only common reactions I have observed are reverence, absolute silence, and applause.

Wish I had been alive to see this absolute legend live

Heaven's folk band has a fine musician.

The audio quality on this clip is absolutely perfect.

Christ I still love Stan Rogers!

What a voice. Never be another.

This is an absolutely marvelous video. Thanks so much for posting it. I live in Cincinnati and I was here in 1983 when Air Canada Flight 797 made an emergency landing at our airport. We lost the best of the best then.

If it wasn't for my first trip to Epcot as a kid, I wouldn't even know his name. Bring him back into the Canada Pavilion...

There is a song by John Gorka “How Legends Are Made” about him seeing Stan Rogers at Godfrey Daniels. I never knew of Stan Rogers until a couple of weeks ago.

I'm not finished crying

Garnet: "Of, course, I've been communing with spirits for years, [I'm] used to that." I am among the many lovers of Stan's work who came into this world too late to hear him, and, as are all of them, I am saddened that he was taken so young, but grateful he left so much meaningful work behind him. Wayne Griffith, I thank you for uploading this rare footage. I've been looking periodically for years for something like it.

I have an old cassette tape of this entire concert that I played into the ground - I never thought that there was actual video of it, and thank you so much for posting it. I never got to see Stan live, which is one of my true regrets, but his music has changed my life for the better. I like to think that somewhere there’s a big stage where Stan continues to play, and one day we’ll all get to see him again. Until that day, thank you, Stan, for all the great music you left us...

Don't mind me. Just an American who digs Stan Rogers.

I walk in his shadow with every song I write.

I have a particularly exceptional affection for the music of three singer-songwriters who were all about the same age (born in the 1940's, like I was), all of whom had wonderfully captivating voices, and who all died way too young, in the 1980's. From oldest to youngest: Kate Wolf, Steve Goodman, and Stan Rogers. All three of them, first magnitude, and for me, Stan's star is the Alpha in that constellation. Fred

I know all of his songs by heart and I sound just like him when I'm on the hyway by myself!

To think he passed 20 years before I even got the chance to enter this world. Truly spectacular, thank you.

This is vocal resonance…a gift of a voice.

The Rogers brothers and friends. Best folk band ever.

Oh my, oh my. What a voice, what a presence. How can such talent leave us so soon?

I just wanna se...cond all the positive comments on here. And speaking of that song, it's both ironic and bittersweet to realize that, according to the song, he was 23 when he wrote it (b. 1949 Nov 29, so that would have been late '72, or almost any of '73), and *Now* is just about 45 years from then! And at least we get to see *his* smilin' face still, thanks to the likes of you, Wayne. Let's have a round of applause for Wayne, everybody!! Fred

It's hard to believe there is so little video of Stan out there. This is priceless, just a shame at least one full concert can't be found or perhaps doesn't exist.

It is a crime that there is no live album of just the trio..... this is as close as we might ever come.....more, please!

6:25: Simply the finest performance of 45 Years. I love it even more than the Studio version. This footage 5 days before His death is so precious.

Wayne Griffith, THANK YOU for posting this inspiring video. I admit to a tear or two while I watched Stan and his songsters banter, and when Stan's voice rang out. Stan lives on, because of your post.

This song just made me cry

A-MA-ZING! I'm sad I will never be able to see him live.

Truth that god loves some of the best east coast music. Rip you were one of a kind. Way to young.

Incredible document brilliantly produced. Thank You. "and I wanna see your smiling face 45 years from now.."..and killed in an accident 5 days later. Crazy story. At least he got to express that sentiment, is the only consolation.

I’m forever indebted to seeing Stan and Garnet play on the folk music route in New England. It moved me then and still hits my depths. This recording is priceless. Garnet has been coming annually to my area until Covid, ably proving himself as another legendary talent. His self-published book Night Drive describes his and his brother’s development. I bought my copy from Garnet but I’m sure it’s available via a Google search..family business. Thank you for making this recording available.

Anyone else on the verge of tears throughout the entire performance?

Wayne, though I am old enough to have caught Stan performing, I never did. Thanks for this and any other post of Stan so I can now see him perform.

What a voice!!!!!

I got to see Stan live a few times. I had a chance to see him just a few weeks before he died, but I passed because I was busy with my college studies. That is a great regret of mine to this day. I'm so grateful to have these videos from Wayne Griffith, they really take me back to the experience of Stan in an intimate folk club setting!

Thank you so much for this video! I was at the show, and for years, I carried around a cassette of the recording of the show that Roz & Howard Larman aired after Stan's death. It's good to finally have the visual to go with it.

Love this song. Sing it often in the shower along with northwest passage

Man, what I wouldn't give to have seen Stan Rogers perform. Alas, he died years before I was born. If you were lucky enough to have seen him, count yourself lucky.

Much too late I found stan,, buy am a traveler and as I go by you will hear Stan as loud as my speakers will take!

What an incredible genius.

Such beautiful songs and what a beautiful voice! I am glad I found it here 38 years after this concert.

I've been an enthusiastic fol music fan since early 60s, but somehow missed Stan. What a great voice...what a great talent. Thanks

So few videos of a man bigger than life.

Born in 99, discovered Stan when I was younger due to coming upon Northwest Passage here on RU-vid. Found myself working on the lake boats for a time, all thanks to his music. I wish he were around today to thank for his music, because I do greatly believe that I am who I am today due to the songs he wrote and performed. 🇨🇦❤️

The reason we never heard more from Stan is because some brilliant pilot thought he didn’t need to *land immediately* when there was a f*cking *fire on the plane.* Stan was one of the half of survivors who didn’t escape the plane in time before it exploded.

Stunning

If there are more videos from this concert please post them. Video was relatively rare in those days....we were still buying his recordings on vinyl! I saw him concert probably close to a dozen times, between a few clubs and festivals. It nearly killed me when my friend called to tell me he died. I can't say we were close friends but we were friendly and he was full of mischievous fun. A terrible flirt and he meant none of it. The music we have, on the recordings, but the sheer presence of him, and with Garnet, and sometimes Jim....they filled a stage, let me tell you. Waves of charisma flowing out over you. And in the smaller clubs, 2-300 seats, it was almost overwhelming. It was breathtaking, in the true sense of the word. God, I still miss him, and it's been damn near 40 years.

beautiful

Wayne I just want to thank you and your friends for being at this incredible concert way back in '83, having the good sense to record it, and now sharing it with the rest of us. Outstanding.

I've only just (shamefully) discovered Stan Rogers. Wow! What have I been missing? My first thoughts were Gordon Lightfoot, and now I'm hooked. It's such a tragedy and a waste that he died, when he had so much to offer. I'm now a committed fan. Thank you for this video...........

How we miss him!!! A National treasure, a lovely human being and a wonderful performer ...If anyone has video from his performance in Montreal, similar time frame, PLEASE POST!

The very definition of the words " "underrated artist."

Thank you thank you thank you!

I was at this concert and pretty much every other one Stan did at McCabe's! So very, very grateful to Wayne for uploading this and all the other video from that night. All these years later, I remain a huge fan and am in awe of his talent.

God I love Stan Rogers

This is so enjoyable !! Never get sick of listening to the amazing Stan Rogers. Looking forward to Stanfest 2018 this coming summer, where Garnet has been a regular since it's inception back 20+ years now :)

Today I needed this video. I'm so thankful it was here.

For some reason forgot Garnet created the music for this...thanks for sharing.

Amazing. Thank you. Not that I would have ever missed a Stan Rogers show that I could get to, but I bought tickets and attended all four shows at McCabe's that weekend. No premonition, I just loved Stan that much. And still do.

Thanks Wayne Please keep posting. It be great if you can get the whole show up banter and all. I never got to see stan so this really helps and the banter is priceless. Thanks for your dedication to the art Todd

Sublime.

More please....more!!!!

One of the blessings of this outrageous pandemic is that we met Stan last summer on Pandora. What a gift to the soul his music has been to us, and what a magical talent and true human being he so clearly was. ❤

sad...what a great addition to song and life he was. I know his son a bit from Sherbrooke Village and The Road to Stanfest.....good guy, great talent too.

Impressive Upload..thanks from Germany

I saw them a few days before this in Bermuda where I too did the sound. Wasn't lucky enough to tape it though. Thank you for this. CB

I just discovered these, while re-visiting Stan's scant youtube videos on June 2, as I always do. I treasure every memory of every time I heard him play. This brings him back in a wonderful way. Thank you so much - please keep posting!

Awesome. Excellent sound.

This is great on so many levels but that bass keeps catching my eye. RIP Stan!

Years of listening to Stan and loving his music taranctula

Thanks for showing this, what a gift Stan was for so many

Wow. Just wow

This is great

A great find - thank you for posting...

Thank you so much!! There needs to be more videos posted of Stan Rogers Live

Pure magic

What a treat to find this. A real keeper. And a great memory.

So glad I was a fan while he was living.

what a great voice

he was a treasure..