The premier of Nova Scotia’s “stay the blazes home” call for citizens to practise physical distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has inspired a New Brunswick pharmacist and Nova Scotia songwriter to pen a catchy Celtic jig. “As a health-care professional, I think there is an extra duty to try to demonstrate social distancing,” said David Elliott, a pharmacist in Shediac, N.B., who grew up in Pugwash, N.S.
He said he co-wrote the song Stay the Blazes Home with Nova Scotia songwriter Steve MacIntyre, who lives in the Nova Scotia town of Port Hawkesbury. “If we don’t stay home and try to protect ourselves and our families, this thing will just run rampant,” said MacIntyre.