Header image - A view of the steamer SS Marion in Sydney, ca. 1900. Beaton Institute - reference number: 77-584-718. The first time I heard the song "When I First Went to Caledonia" (the traditional Cape Breton song alluded to in the title of this article), I was listening to the group Open The Door … Continue reading The Wrong “Caledonia”: the Origins of a Traditional Cape Breton Song and How It Was Popularized in the U.K.