Songwriter Reacts: Colter Wall - Saskatchewan 1881

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Burt Byler
Unit 774
100 E. Lawson Street
Clinton, MS 39056

[SongwriterReacts]

What's your favorite part about this song?

[ReactarooSkidoo]

Man, I spent months learning to play this on guitar. Really fun. Anyway, here's what I found

The darkly comical “Saskatchewan in 1881” recalls a stubborn encounter between a Toronto businessman and a steadfast farmer who cultivates the province’s land.

[Drewmk-sczv]

Colters voice comes over in a warm rich way, God certainly gave him a talent for songwriting and playing .I just love it

[darylkenny]

I’m Canadian and I have a number of friends who are of mennonite descent. The story is that they were mostly farmers who fled from Eastern Europe during Stalin’s reign of terror. A bunch of them settled in the Canadian Prairies and they’re known for being nice to the point of giving you their shirts off their backs, but they also work really, really hard. Only ever 6 days a week but with the way they work they need Sunday to recover. It’s as many hours and doing whatever is necessary.

[jeerod]

10, 000 is coming that’s awesome Burt keep grinding

[joycemcfee]

I like his "I'm just a prairie boy, " and that wonderful guitar picking. I believe the first song I heard by Colter was from the Brewery Sessions, probably Kate McCannon, and then 13 Silver Dollars. My first impression was that he was singing so hard through his nose and would probably ruin his voice, but I just loved him. Colter has returned to Canada and cancelled his Jan. to Feb. shows here. Some were already cancelled due to virus, and it also made it difficult for him to cross the border. I was born in NJ, but can't really think of anything that really got people mad, maybe road rage. Now in NC, where everybody says "hello, " but road rage is here, too. Stay warm, Burt. It was 19 degrees here (NC) for a couple of mornings and felt like NJ again.

[Daniel_Loveland]

I was supposed to be seeing Colter tonight in Tulsa but it’s all good. Thanks for making my evening a bit sweeter Burt.

[electriciantv]

I’m from Saskatchewan and last week we saw a few days in a row of -50 Celsius

[CarolineParkeSongwriter]

This ain't no laid-back country song. You got to remember how polite Canadians are.

He repeats the first verse, because he's trying to make a point. It's the song of protest. Unless you're from canada, and have your ear to the ground politically speaking you wouldn't understand. People over in Toronto have been dictating to people in the West for decades, on how to run our lives, and in exchange, we pay our taxes to them.... Western Canada has never been more than a colony to be pillaged.... It's definitely a song of protest.

[_el_del_bajo_]

I love your reactions can’t believe you only have 9. odd thousand, you’ve got million sub quality wish u the best

[CyberCowboy]

When I was in the PNW cities like Snoqualmie, Skamokawa, Ilwaco. In Texas we have Mexia, Waxahachie, Ysleta, Nacogdoches. Nice shout out from the Discord. Rainbow Stew - Merle Haggard... brother.. get back to the old stuff.. Colter Wall is legit. Legit Cowboy, legit singer, legit player, legit person.

[yournotmydad]

Finalmente you started getting deeper into his catalog... thank you good Sir🍺

[henriquecunha]

Great video Burt. Always enjoy your reactions to Colter.

[LouRegina]

Always enjoy your reaction videos featuring Colter!
Stacey (in Saskatchewan)

[bugvswindshield]

Great channel. New sub.
Thanks man. You remind me of 40 years ago, my good friends cool dad. lol.
He was just a damned likeable guy and well there ya have it.
Have a good'n

[tfodthogtmfof]

Burt you need to do Colter’s song John Beyers also known as the Camaro song.

[queenfoursuited]

Hat tip to all my trucker friends in Canada

[FatalRanger-fogx]

Idaho has loads of them town names. Weippe

[KazuTree]

I'm a few days late to this, but if you like Colter Wall, y'all definitely need to check out Blake Berglund. He's another singer from Sask that hits a lot of the same notes as Colter, but with a little bit more of a raw/unpolished folkish sound at times. He and Colter have even performed together quite a bit! "Where Have All My Horses Gone" and "Pity Party" are great starting points for his music.

[danbgt]

I’m an old guy. (72). I grew up listening to my dad playing old 78’s and LP’s of old his favorite country music. (My dad would have been 100 years old next year!) I have a deep appreciation for these old songs and old style songs. Wall is a young master of a long gone yet wonderful form of music. I am also a fingerstyle guitar player. I don’t think people realize how really simple his playing style is, but how very, very hard it is play that style clean and controlled. Takes a lot of practice.
PS: I live on the Texas Gulf Coast in the Houston area. I can’t grasp that below zero cold stuff either! 🥶