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Captain Tractor is a Canadian folk rock band, based in Edmonton, Alberta. They play a punk-influenced variant of Celtic folk music, similar to such bands as Great Big Sea, The Pogues or Spirit of the West. Their songs are often rich in local, cultural, and geographical references.

The band's most famous songs have been renditions of the folk music classics "The Log Driver's Waltz" and "Drunken Sailor", as well as a cover of the Arrogant Worms' "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate". This song has become so popular that many fans believe, wrongly, that is of their own creation. However, they have also developed a strong following for their powerful brand of uniquely canadian rock, with well-received singles such as "Up the hill", Frozen Puck to the Head, "Another Drinking Song", "The Bastard of Strathcona County".

In celebration of the band's 10 year anniversary, Alley Kat Brewing Company released "Captain Tractor Yellowhead Wheat Ale".

The band consists of five men and their mascot, a deer...

Created by dipity on Jan 31, 2008

Last updated: 03/10/10 at 03:52 PM

• North of the Yellowhead
  2004

  Track listing: #3 Roxburgh StreetBig American HeadlinerHappy to be UnhappyNo SweatThe Southern CrossNorth of the YellowheadJust the Other DayThe Hallelujah SongShiddy DayMaria's Last WordsPompeiiThe Bastard of Strathcona CountryHere Comes a RegularThis Song is Too Long
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Hoserista Box Set - To Finish First, First You Must Finish
  1999

  Track listing: Dublin Lullaby (NZ '96)1000 G'Byes (Demo '96)Bridges (Live NZ '00)The Piggy SongMcPherson's LamentFinnigan's Wake (Live '95)Prime Candidate (Outtake '00)You Ain't No Sherilyn Fenn (Demo '96)The Bastard of StrathCona County (Live '95)South (Demo '99)Minnie's Song (Live NZ '00)Bridges (Demo '96)The Last Sask Pirate (Lana's Class)Up the Hill (Live NZ '00)Dirty Old Town 2000
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Hoserista Box Set - Jonny's Fridge Door Art
  1999

  Track listing: Stupid GirlOne Thing I FindThat Is Why He Got Himself a GangI'm the Only One HereSomeoneHe Was Always ThereWond'ring AloudInterviewHere We Go AgainDublin LullabyLondon CallingJust the Other DayWho's the Dumb OnePhotograph99 LuftballonsHow Do You Figure That
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Hoserista
  1999

  Track listing: SnowmanFollowReciprocateI Don't RemeberTurning Myself Into YouOctoberVowel SoundsTurned AroundCity Of ChampionsPineapple Bomb
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Hoserista Box Set - Crop Circles
  1999

  Track listing: Message From JailThe Bastard of Strathcona CountyFive YearsFriggin' in the Riggin'Memory StreetToo Late#3 Roxburgh StreetI am ThereLast Call at the Vita HotelToo Far to FallFinnigan's WakePaddy on the RailwayBig Joe MufferawFarewell to Nova Scotia400 XThe Wild Rover
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Hoserista Box Set - My Hat and My Baggage
  1999

  Track listing: The Summer of Our DiscontentCarnivalDallas RoadI Love Rock and RollLondon CallingMinnie's SongNothing More than EverythingPour Me AnotherSupercans in My NovaThe Shoals of HerringThe Southern CrossTragicMiss MeDominionCarnival (2)
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Hoserista Box Set - White Toque Eh
  1999

  Track listing: Figure That?Legal Age LifeOblivionRocky RaccoonDance BreakPuckBig FallFreeHow D'ya FigureShloochatChewPrime CJesusBon HommeGypsy MusicSound's StrangerBoo Dah
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Celebrity Traffic Jam
  1998

  Track listing: The Summer of our DiscontentEmpty PageGwenivereIcarus WingsBridgesDyingHow do you figure that?Too Far to FallOne Good Drop of PoisonTragicMiss MePour Me AnotherAnother Drinking Song
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Hat Trick
  1997

  Track listing: Up the HillJohnny's GhostSomedaySound StrangeGhostridersMary DonnelFrozen Puck to the Head40 Miles of PainWest Coast RainPitcairn IslandLondon Calling
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Bought the Farm
  1996

  Track listing: Here We Go Again1000 GoodbyesSomedayThis Time TomorrowDublin LullabyFrozen Puck to the HeadI Remember YouMary Donnel40 Miles Of PainGotohellCaptain Bleeding HeartIf I Were A Rich ManGypsy Music
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• East of Edson
  1994

  Track listing: Up The HillFree Yo'SelfWho's The Dumb OneWest Coast RainThe Last Saskatchewan PirateLord of the DanceTalkLondon CallingLonely InanimateThrough The ForestJesus And The Thieves[silence][silence][silence][silence][silence]Come out of the Hayloft MabelDrunken Sailor
  http://www.captaintractor.com/

• Land
  1993

  Track listing: Pictairn IslandNot In This TownThis Is Not A Sad SongSound StrangeGive It Back, My HeartGhost RidersFishMinistryMmm DonutThe Rose Bowl SongThe Road AheadHold Me400XJug O' PunchThe Logdriver's Waltz
  http://www.captaintractor.com/