"The Blackfly Song" is a song by Wade Hemsworth, written in 1949, about being tormented by black flies while working in the wilds of Northern Ontario. It is an enduring classic of Canadian folk music, covered by a variety of other artists. A new version of the song (with accompanying vocals by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) which had a completely different tempo than the original, was made into an animated short film entitled Blackfly by Christopher Hinton and the National Film Board in 1991, and was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 64th Academy Awards, and for Best Animated Short at the 13th Genie Awards, in 1992.
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| - Mouches noires est la version en français de la chanson The Black Fly Song de (en), écrite en 1949 et ayant pour thème le travail dans les étendues sauvages du nord de l'Ontario. Classique de la musique folk canadienne, la chanson a été reprise par plusieurs artistes, notamment par Marcel Aymar et les sœurs McGarrigle dans un court-métrage de l'Office national du film du Canada réalisé par Christopher Hinton, sorti en 1991 et nominé pour l'oscar du meilleur court métrage d'animation en 1992. (fr)
- "The Blackfly Song" is a song by Wade Hemsworth, written in 1949, about being tormented by black flies while working in the wilds of Northern Ontario. It is an enduring classic of Canadian folk music, covered by a variety of other artists. A new version of the song (with accompanying vocals by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) which had a completely different tempo than the original, was made into an animated short film entitled Blackfly by Christopher Hinton and the National Film Board in 1991, and was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 64th Academy Awards, and for Best Animated Short at the 13th Genie Awards, in 1992. (en)
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| - Mouches noires est la version en français de la chanson The Black Fly Song de (en), écrite en 1949 et ayant pour thème le travail dans les étendues sauvages du nord de l'Ontario. Classique de la musique folk canadienne, la chanson a été reprise par plusieurs artistes, notamment par Marcel Aymar et les sœurs McGarrigle dans un court-métrage de l'Office national du film du Canada réalisé par Christopher Hinton, sorti en 1991 et nominé pour l'oscar du meilleur court métrage d'animation en 1992. (fr)
- "The Blackfly Song" is a song by Wade Hemsworth, written in 1949, about being tormented by black flies while working in the wilds of Northern Ontario. It is an enduring classic of Canadian folk music, covered by a variety of other artists. A new version of the song (with accompanying vocals by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) which had a completely different tempo than the original, was made into an animated short film entitled Blackfly by Christopher Hinton and the National Film Board in 1991, and was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 64th Academy Awards, and for Best Animated Short at the 13th Genie Awards, in 1992. (en)
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