Name: Evelyn
Duration: P00H02M51S
Description: Where the Teslin and the Yukon River meet, on Shipyard Island just past Hootalinqua, sits the paddle-wheeler ‘Evelyn’. I painted Evelyn after passing through by canoe when I was 20, during my first summer in the Yukon. Years later, I sat beside Evelyn and wrote this song, trying to say goodbye.

Evelyn

from Better Days Ahead by Kate Weekes

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Where the Teslin and the Yukon River meet, on Shipyard Island just past Hootalinqua, sits the paddle-wheeler ‘Evelyn’. I painted Evelyn after passing through by canoe when I was 20, during my first summer in the Yukon. Years later, I sat beside Evelyn and wrote this song, trying to say goodbye.

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Ten years passed since I traced the lines of Evelyn’s face
She’s not aged it’s me that’s changed but in the same old place
She’s throwing off the undergrowth and still maintains her grace
I feel like time is standing still when I stare at her
A decade of my life gone by and here I am again
To say goodbye to Evelyn
Say goodbye to Evelyn

Ten years ago if I had known I’d still be here
I’d have never come, I’d have turned and run, there’d be too much fear
The dogwood and the roses grow to keep her company
Can I tell her all that’s happened since she last saw me
A decade of this life gone by and here I am again
To say goodbye to Evelyn
Say goodbye to Evelyn

When ten years pass I’ll remember the night you traced my face
Will your lips recall the love they left, each kiss you placed?
In throwing off the undergrowth we still maintained our grace
A decade of this life gone by and here I am again
To say goodbye from Evelyn
Say goodbye from Evelyn

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from Better Days Ahead, released February 3, 2023

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Kate Weekes

Kate Weekes is a songwriter, singer and instrumentalist based in the Gatineau Hills of Quebec. Her songs reflect time spent canoeing the rivers of northern Canada, living as a dog musher exploring life as much as possible. Kate has released 3 solo albums alongside collaborative projects and singles. ... more

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