Bob Bossin

Not to be confused with Bob Bossie.
Bob Bossin, 2010, photo by Rick Bockner, used with permission.

Bob Bossin (born 1946) is a Canadian folk singer, writer and activist who co-founded the Canadian folk group Stringband with Marie-Lynn Hammond. Bossin is the writer of the songs "Dief Will Be the Chief Again", "Show Us the Length", "Tugboats", "The Maple Leaf Dog" and "Sulphur Passage (No pasaran)". As well, Bossin wrote and performed two solo musicals, Bossin's Home Remedy for Nuclear War and Davy the Punk.[1] The latter is based on the book Davy the Punk (The Porcupine's Quill, 2014),[2] Bossin's memoir of his outlaw father.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ Bossin, Bob (2013). "Davy the Punk". Davy the Punk. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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  5. ^ Flohill, Richard (March 30, 1974). "Stringband's music is homemade and friendly". Canadian Composer.
  6. ^ Penfield, Wilder (May 30, 1977). "Sittin' on a riverboat". Toronto Sun.
  7. ^ Scanlon, Kevin (December 6, 1976). "Immortality on vinyl disc for a paltry five-buck bill". Toronto Sun.
  8. ^ Sebchuck, Barbar (October 24, 1980). "Stringband in a class of their own". Halifax Chronicle Herald.
  9. ^ Wagner, Vit (November 7, 1988). "Bush gains but Bob says don't worry, be happy". Toronto Star.
  10. ^ "Friends and fans fund Bossin's return from Island self-exile". Georgia Straight. August 7, 1994.
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