In A Violent Nature brought me here

As a Canadian, in a violent nature made me so proud.

This song makes me want to yoga near a cliff while a zombie guy in a flannel and an old fashioned firefighter mask is stalking me.

Who’s here after In a Violent Nature?

This is about to have a very different meaning and association for a lot of people thanks to In a Violent Nature lol

In a violent nature made this song amazing than it already was

Who else is having this song on repeat now cause of “In A Violent Nature”?

I came here after watching 'Not Jason Vorhess playing walking simulator with sounds of nature in the background'. The movie

Used perfectly in In A Violent Nature

My bro who watched In violent nature brought me here. Now I’m gonna watch it too. Cool song 🙏

Song so good it has my head in my chest

Perfect song to end the movie on, right up there with “Jeepers Creepers” end credits music!

The only music from In a Violent Nature, so it really leaves an impact. "I'll die with a black fly pickin' my bones" is a haunting lyric. Wish I could find this track to buy somewhere, but it doesn't seem to have been released on an album. 😕

Best tourism advert for Ontario I’ve ever seen.

the credits of in a violent nature got me here this song heat

4:09 What I said to my friend after we finished watching "In a Violent Nature"

love the phrasing On-tar-I-O and the accent. Something so pure about folk music.

"If you tell somebody not to do something, they're gonna go right ahead and do it anyway." *Perfect quote for such a violent film😵💥🩸*

Im here after watching that movie where i watch a guy walk around the woods for 2 hours.

I am 82 & me and my grandson Mark Taylor went up there for a family reunion. We drove through Blind River and the blackflies lifted up our VW car and almost dumped it in the first Thessalon river. But we made it back to Oshawa. Great song!

My teacher in grade 2 played this song we all laughed then we watched The Dog Who Stopped The War... that was a huge teacher mistake. 😢

It is rough living here, but just the fact that this song exists makes it a little nicer.

You have slowed it down to make it actually singable. Great version. For some reason Wade sang it about twice as fast as this. When the late Jack Nissenson played at Folk At The Forum, he told the story of Wade Hemsworth introducing his Black Fly song to the Montreal folk group The Mountain City Four. Kate and Anna McGarrigle said, "Wade, you have too many words in your songs. There's no place to breathe" Wade said, "A singer is supposed to SING, not breathe."

I just got through watching a movie In A Violent Nature. This song played during the ending credits.

0:55 can’t stop listening to this after seeing “In A Violent Nature”

"I don't think I would've liked to be there, would you?" I definitely wouldn't have, Tracy, that's for sure.

Found this by accident and very happy I did ❤

I came here from In A Violent Nature too, but as a rural Mainer, I really do feel this song. 😩

Lol I think I just fell in love, years too late...

I grew up hearing this song in the NFB animation short brodcast on Canadian TV all the time. Your version is my new fave!

This is so cool to see again. I remember watching reruns of “What’s New” on KVZK-TV all the way out in American Samoa in 1970. This song was one of the first folk tunes I remember learning. I’ve been a musician myself for 40 years, have sung across the country in thousands of gigs in all 50 states; but this fun little ditty has always been in the back of my mind. Fun! Stay safe and well, Tracy!

Anyone who grew up in Canada remembers this song! I remember the little animated short the National Film Board made about it in the 90's. Wonderful nostalgia here.

🎉violent nature

In a violent nature Was a awesome movie

In a violent nature was a quiet but absolutely brutal movie. The killings were especially brutal. This song was amazing though.

Love this! We need it on streaming platforms 😩

If North Ontario is unbearable during the warm-weather because of black flies then imagine what it's like during the winter because it's probably parallel with Alaska. The moral of the story, never go to North Ontario at all! LOL.

I'm dedicating this song to my friends in Thunder Bay! Hello from Southeast Manitoba!

Great performance!❤

Fun fact: Tracy Newman was the co creator for the tv show According to Jim.

You're exactly right about the warning! When I hear this song, my skin just crawls. No way I'd take an outdoor job in North Ontario! ;-)

You are a natural on camera!

It's so lovely :)

songs a fucking banger

You are absolutely my new hero! Great song! New for me!

I come back to find more of your work from the 65 show and just love watching your energy and hearing your sweet voice and the fret hand flying around. You are so fun and energic. Wonderful Artist. Thank You D

This song is true

just discovered this song -- so good! the video quality is remarkable

I've worked in the bush and the bugs can get baaaad!, the Black Fly song tells it like it is.

wow, thank you so much!!!! my mom is gonna love this, wade hemsworth canadian icon

Hey, I’m back after watching In a Violent Nature lol

I fondly remember "What's New" and your appearances on it...especially this song! Thank you for posting it!

My friends and I would go for drives in the country listening to oldies, and one of those was the Black Fly song. I recently got a wild hair to listen to it again and found your version, and it’s great. I get goosebumps every time the chorus comes around. Thanks for sharing this!

Nice rendition. A very different vibe than what I'm used to with this song.

I came after watching the movie called: In a Violent Nature

I assumed they used this in the movie bc it’s in public domain now? And it’s fitting for the end of Canadian Friday the 13th.

This is really catchy song

johnny's anthem now haha

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing little tune

well turn me right side up n put me down ,LOVE Aminita!

treasure - thank you

that was insane

I LOVE! MUSIC❤

You're a good boy, Johnny.

Violent nature

What a wonderful song, thank you Tracy

This song feels both ominous, sentimental, dreadful, happy, sad, and bittersweet at the same time

Wonderful! Thnx for bringing this out of the vault. More please! 😁 Philj

Oh, I love it😘😘😘

trying so hard to find this on spotify

The Devil take the Blackfly, let me be!!!!!!!

Amazing cover

A great rendition!

Me too Naturza.

❤❤❤

Excellent...Love it

I enjoyed this

Who knew about this song before In a violent nature?

They don't make people this cute and articulate anymore.

There is great fishing on the Abitibi, but you will get more bites from the bugs than the fish.

3:03 I keep expecting her to launch into the duck song.

our national anthem as Canadian surveyors

Nice..!

This song was the best part of In A Violent Nature

lmao actually a good quality and it feels like 50fps and nice song

Who else here from In A Violent Nature

I’ll die W/ a black fly pickin @ my bones.

Melodi - super.Music -- super .Hellou in Ural .

Good stuff.

'Twas early in the spring when I set out to go To work up in the woods in north Ontar-i-o The unemployment office said they'd send me through With the Little Abitibi and the survey crew And those blackflies, the little blackflies Always a blackfly, no matter where you go I'll die with a blackfly pickin' my bones In north Ontar-i-o-i-o In north Ontar-i-o Well, the man Black Toby was the captain of the crew He said "I'm going to tell you boys, what we're going to do "They want to build a power dam, so we must find a way To make the Little Ab flow around the other way" And those blackflies, the little blackflies Always a blackfly, no matter where you go I'll die with a blackfly pickin' my bones In north Ontar-i-o-i-o In north Ontar-i-o So we surveyed to the east, we surveyed to the west We tried to make our minds up just how to do it best Little Ab, Little Ab, what shall I do? I'm all but goin' crazy on the survey crew And those blackflies, the little blackflies Always a blackfly, no matter where you go I'll die with a blackfly pickin' my bones In north Ontar-i-o-i-o In north Ontar-i-o 'Twas blackfly, blackfly, everywhere A-crawlin' in your whiskers, crawlin' in your hair A-swimmin' in the soup, a-swimmin' in the tea The devil take the blackfly and let me be With those blackflies, the little blackflies Always the blackfly, no matter where you go I'll die with a blackfly pickin' my bones In north Ontar-i-o-i-o In north Ontar-i-o Well, the bull cook's name was Blind River Joe If it hadn't been for him we'd have never pulled through He bound up all our bruises and he kidded us for fun He lathered us with bacon grease and balsam gum And those blackflies, the little blackflies Always the blackfly, no matter where you go I'll die with a blackfly pickin' my bones In north Ontar-i-o-i-o In north Ontar-i-o Well, now the work is over, Black Toby says we're through With the Little Abitibi and the survey crew 'Twas a wonderful experience, but this I know: I'll never go again to north Ontar-i-o With those blackflies, the little blackflies Always the blackfly, no matter where you go I'll die with a blackfly pickin' my bones In north Ontar-i-o-i-o In north Ontar-i-o

Just curious, does anyone know what kind of video format this is? These kind of 30fps black and white old videos? Isn’t it something like something chrone?

@Tracy Newman, how many men fell in love with you just by listening to you? lol

Bzzz bzzz bzzz bzzz...if it isn't the black flies its the snow flies.

"I think you could look at this song as a warning against going to that part of the country in the spring or the summer" Gee whiz you could've told the kids near the ranger camp that before they got butchered

What does "Little Ab" mean? google is useless and says it means Adult Baby but i doubt they had them back then... is it a body of water? Albany river??

Está flaquita un tanto menudita y, cuánto cabello tiene bajo el sombrero? Es muy abil con la guitarra, estoy buscando tutoriales para tocar guitarra

What an awkward introduction! The Little Abitibi is a river in Northern Ontar (ee)o, Canada, not the name of a dam. My home is not far from there. The songwriter was likely surveying for a railway line, or, less likely, a mining company. I'd much rather be from an area that deals with blackflies than those that present Earthquakes, Tornados, Hurricanes, snakes and alligators, drought, At least you can dress for blackflies.

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Given your opening comments, I don't expect you to do this: Why not fit in one or two of these songs from 57+ years ago in your present-day shows as a sort of tip-of-the-hat to your roots? Maybe not this specific song, but you're doing a trad song and a Dylan song in other videos from this show.