In this "I Was There" segment, Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson tells the story of how he wrote "Four Strong Winds," which would go on to become a hit in Canada when he recorded it as one half of Ian & Sylvia.

Eighty years old and still going strong, Tyson is touring western Canada and the United States this summer and fall.

Want more Ian Tyson? Check out his Best Story Ever, about turning on Bob Dylan (who turned on The Beatles).