The Blackfly Song

"The Blackfly Song"
Song by Wade Hemsworth
LanguageEnglish
Written1949
Published1949
Songwriter(s)Wade Hemsworth

"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 new accompanying vocals by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) 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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