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“Mukluk Shoe” by Stompin’ Tom Connors

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Tuktoyaktuk is referenced numerous times in the Stompin’ Tom Connors song “Mukluk Shoe”.

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One of the iconic figures in Canadian music, Charles Thomas “Stompin’ Tom” Connors was a country and folk singer-songwriter. Connors is credited with writing more than 500 songs, many based on actual events and people. Tom travelled to almost every corner of Canada– from the rocky coastline of Newfoundland to the Arctic West – and a hundred thousand points in between.

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