benefit concerts. Swedish artist Ulf Lundell recorded a translated cover called "Fyra vindar", for his 1985 album Den vassa eggen, which did not make the cut but was later included in a remastered edition in 1998. Another version of Swedish translation, "Mot okänt land", appears on the 2016 album Vid Grinden by Georga. Norwegian band The Vanguards released it as "Mot ukjent sted" in 1965. Canadian legacy The song is performed on the last night of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival each year. Tyson and Gordon Lightfoot performed the song at the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Ian and Sylvia sang the song together at the 50th anniversary of the Mariposa Folk Festival on July 11, 2010, in Orillia, Ontario. On April 5, 2013, a recording of the song by Ian Tyson was played during the funeral of former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, as the honour guard brought his urn into the Jack Singer Concert Hall. The song is also referenced in A Prayer for Owen Meany, the 1989 novel by John Irving that deals with Americans living near or across the Canada–United States border. The narrator remembers how the main character Owen loved to hear that song as sung by the character of Hester. References External links "Four Strong Winds" at The Canadian Encyclopedia 1961 songs Bob Dylan songs Johnny Cash songs Trini Lopez songs Hank Snow songs Judy Collins songs The Searchers (band) songs Neil Young songs Bobby Bare songs Culture of Alberta 1963 singles Songs written by Ian Tyson Canadian folk songs Songs about Canada Works about human migration