A Canadian stringband is paying homage to the resilience of Lytton with a new song more timely than ever for the province amid the record-breaking fire season.

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Max Malone plays the upright bass and wrote the piece with the help of his bandmates and his wife. His home is about 15 kilometres from Lytton, and the song was written in response to the fear caused by the wildfire.

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The fatal Lytton wildfire began on June 30, 2021, and destroyed most of the small town and is still in recovery.

Malone is from Toronto, his wife is Californian, and no stranger to wildfire season. He said that he wrote the verses with her all in one go, but the chorus, which he calls 香蕉视频直播減reachy,香蕉视频直播� took him some time.

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Malone and his bandmates, John Showman and Chris Coole, have been playing together in the Lonesome Ace Stringband for 15 years, beginning in Dakota Tavern in Toronto.

Before that, they played brunch gigs together for roughly five years. He said the chemistry they have together comes out when they play.

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香蕉视频直播淧raying for Rain香蕉视频直播� is available to stream on Spotify or Apple Music or to download on the Lonesome Ace Stringband website. The website also has more information on tour dates and tickets.