''From Fresh Water'' is a 1984 posthumous album by

Stan Rogers Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter. Rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his traditional-sounding songs which were frequently inspired by Canadian history and th ...

. It was one of a series of

concept album A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...

s Rogers intended to do about the regions of Canada. ''From Fresh Water'' is about the Great Lakes area of Canada, while ''

Fogarty's Cove ''Fogarty's Cove'' is a 1977 folk music album by Stan Rogers. The CD was one of several Stan Rogers albums reissued in 2011 by Borealis Records Borealis Records is a Canadian record label, founded in 1996 by four Canadian musicians. It is not ...

'' was an album about the Maritimes, and '' Northwest Passage'' was about the western provinces and the North.

Track listing

#White Squall #The Nancy # Man With Blue Dolphin #Tiny Fish For Japan #Lock-Keeper #Half of a Heart #Macdonnell on the Heights #Flying #The Last Watch (on the Midland) #The House of Orange 1984 albums Stan Rogers albums Albums published posthumously {{1980s-folk-album-stub