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How a Virginia-born singer joined with Al Stewart to write a song about Loyalists who fled to Nova Scotia
Dave Nachmanoff, who grew up in Arlington, teamed with the "Year of the Cat" singer to memorialize the Americans who sided with the king. The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Cardinal News has embarked on …