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Mike Ford graciously donated his services and put on a great concert for a fundraising benefit in 2007.

Mike Ford (ex of Moxy Fruvous) was inspired by Jerry Englar's wind park, to write his Island Song.

THE ISLAND
(words & music Mike Ford SOCAN 2007)

The wind that turns the windmill blades
To light the water’s edge soirees
The panels catch the solar rays, the island

The marsh beside the new lagoon
Where we can lose an afternoon
Behind the stretch of sand and dune, the island

A harbour jewel for us to share
Feel the breeze and breathe the air
Imagination soaring where
There used to be an Airport

The haze that hung is there no more
And gone the turbo engine roar
They found another reason for the island

A speedy flight’s an easy sell
But is that really living well
Soaring through the air propelled
By what we strip the planet bare for

The age of rail came back again
Round about Two-Thousand-Ten
It helped the city to befriend the island

We watch the sails against the blue
And take it down a notch or two
Then bid the setting sun adieu, the island