Canadians take to Twitter to share memories of Stompin’ Tom

Canadians took to Twitter to share their memories of Stompin’ Tom Connors and talk about some of their favourite Canuck folk songs. Here’s a sample of what Stompin’ Tom fans — including many celebrities — had to say:

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Reaction to Stompin’ Tom Connors’ death

The Canadian music icon passed away at his home near Georgetown at the age of 77.

Storified by CityNews.ca· Thu, Mar 07 2013 12:35:49

We have lost a true Canadian original. R.I.P. Stompin’ Tom Connors. You played the best game that could be played.Stephen Harper
Sad to hear that legendary Canadian Stompin’ Tom Connors has passed. His legacy lives on in arenas every time "The Hockey Song" is played.NHL
RIP Stompin’ Tom… You’re music will live on foreverSerena Ryder
Stompin’ Tom, the Hockey song lives on. RIP.Bryan Adams
We send our deepest sympathies to Stopin’ Tom Connors Family and friends for the loss of this amazing Canadian Icon. May he rest in peace.The Tenors
Roll on roll onSaskatchewanRIP stompin’ TomThe Sheepdogs
Stomp on #StompinTom May you have a swift rebirth. Thx for shedding some light on our selves and our #canadian culture.k.d. lang
RIP Stompin Tom.Jay Baruchel
RIP Stompin’ Tom Connors. We’ll always remember you for The Hockey Song #LegendToronto Maple Leafs
RIP Stompin’ Tom. What a Maritimer, what a Canadian, what a poet of the quotidian.Mary Kathryn Arnold
RIP Stompin Tom. You were one of the greatest Canadian story tellers ever.John Mauseth
RIP, Stompin’ Tom. I hope a special piece of plywood awaits you in heavenallana
I’ve never seen Facebook and Twiiter so universally given over to love for a recently departed person as I did for Stompin’ Tom. Lovely.Shannon Proudfoot
If The Northern Lights shine out a little brighter these days, I’d like to think Stompin’ Tom Connors has something to do with that.Poncho Parker
Stompin’ Tom taught me the Provinces and Territories, what an amazing Canadian, making this weekend a Sudbury Saturday Night for you Tom!Samantha MacKinnon
Stompin Tom. A Canadian Hero! We toasted Tom @ the Old Maple Taven in Timmins..a month before it closed.That’s where he started.#StompinTomMatt Miller
Introduced some European colleagues to "The Hockey Song" in honour of Stompin’ Tom. They liked the stompin’scotchneat
Stompin’ Tom’s last words to us were very patriotic. Makes me even more proud to be Canadian.Jon Robinson
My favourite Stompin’ Tom memory was his demolishing a sheet of plywood at the 2004 Calgary Folk Festival. What’s yours? @calgaryfolkfestNaheed Nenshi
"You gotta tune your attitude in,If ya don’t get at it when ya get to it, You won’t get to it to get at it again"~Stompin’ TomAndrew Heaton
RIP, Stompin Tom. You would’ve been a kickass mayor.Eric Kim
@CityMelanie Final Leaf game at the Grdens. Huge tent set up outside in which he played; met him backstage. @CityNews @BTtorontoChris Boddy
@CityNews @citymelanie @bttoronto Watching my Grandpa crank up Stompin Tom on his 8 track player! He LOVED Stompin Tom :)Amy W
@CityMelanie @CityNews @BTtoronto #StompinTom will live on in our Pure Canadian Red hearts. It’s his patriotism, the way he was so Canadian.Cameron Stevens
@CityMelanie @CityNews @BTtoronto Singing "The Hockey Song" on repeat with my 3 boys on the way to the 6 year old’s hockey game!Michelle Hamer
@CityMelanie – fav memory of #StompinTom is that my 3 1/2 year old can sing the hockey song word for wordSteve A
@CityMelanie @CityNews @BTtoronto I remember first watching Tom on Market Place on CBC when I was a kid. He would sing in between segments!Lana Bunyan
@CityMelanie @CityNews @BTtoronto Tillsonburg. Cause i was from Tillsonburg My Mom worked in those tobbaccco fields and it was hard workGoergina Neale
@CityMelanie @CityNews @BTtoronto playing in Gravenhurst arena. Packed house Frank and Randy his body guards from GravenhurstSandy Cairns
@CityNews @cathytrue @bttoronto @citymelanie My kids love Margo’s Cargo (and Reggie’s got the rig). #StompinTom will surely be missed!BC

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